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Get a quoteMyanmar’s power sector will likely continue to experience significant challenges. To sustain the current level of power supply would require adding 300-500 MW every year until 2030. Scenario analysis on the power supply–demand gap illustrates that available generating capacity is projected to not meet the growing demand.
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Myanmar’s power sector has been severely afected by the ongoing political turmoil. The power sector has been spiralling downward since 2021 with prolonged electricity blackouts throughout the country. Electricity generation has been declining, resulting in a widening power supply–demand gap.
Such projects are governed by general Myanmar law, including the Myanmar Contract Act, the foreign investment law and various land laws. A Presidential notification addresses the process of public procurement in general. Power projects are generally structured as joint ventures or on a BOT basis.
Atacks on energy infrastructure (August 2021 – February 2023) Source: Myanmar Institute for Peace and Security. The reported number of conflict-related incidents on electricity infrastructure has been declining following the peak in late 2021 and early 2022, but grid network capacity remains vulnerable.
As of early 2025, Myanmar’s power generation has plunged to around 2,800 MW daily, meeting just 50-55% of demand. Peak output sometimes drops below 2,000 MW, causing severe blackouts—up to 20 hours daily in major cities like Yangon, Mandalay, and Naypyidaw. Rural and conflict-affected areas face near-constant outages.
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