Tuesday, August 07, 2012
Myanmar will cooperate with South Korea in building a
natural gas-run plant in Tharkayta township here aimed to fulfill the
electricity demand of the country, local media quoted Ministry of
Electric Power-2 as reporting Tuesday.
Agreement will be signed on implementing the project of 500-mw gas-fired power plant later this year, said the Yangon Times.
Besides, S. Korea will also carry out projects of gas-fired power plant and waste-thermal power plant in Thilawa Industrial Zone.
According to earlier reports, Myanmar's Ministry of Electric Power-2 has planned to build power plants with General Electric Co. and Caterpillar Co. of the United States and J Power Co. of Japan.
There are 19 hydropower-, one coal-fired and 15 gas-fired power stations totalling 35 in Myanmar, generating 2,660 megawatt(mw), 120 mw and 714 mw of electricity respectively.
Source: Xinhua
Agreement will be signed on implementing the project of 500-mw gas-fired power plant later this year, said the Yangon Times.
Besides, S. Korea will also carry out projects of gas-fired power plant and waste-thermal power plant in Thilawa Industrial Zone.
According to earlier reports, Myanmar's Ministry of Electric Power-2 has planned to build power plants with General Electric Co. and Caterpillar Co. of the United States and J Power Co. of Japan.
There are 19 hydropower-, one coal-fired and 15 gas-fired power stations totalling 35 in Myanmar, generating 2,660 megawatt(mw), 120 mw and 714 mw of electricity respectively.
Source: Xinhua
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