How much electricity is consumed in Yangon & Naypyidaw?

Electricity load of Yangon, Mandalay and Naypyidaw account for 61% of the total, while the remaining 39% are consumed at rural areas. In 2019, only 43.8% of total population can get access to electricity from national power grid, as illustrated in Fig. 4. Besides, electricity supply shows a spatially imbalance with respect to the demand.

What is the power grid in Myanmar?

Myanmar Power Grid consists of national interconnected power grid and isolated power grids in remote areas. It mainly includes four voltage levels of 230 kV, 132 kV, 66 kV, and 33 kV. Existing generation condition in Myanmar is shown in Fig. 1, including four major types of sources: hydropower, natural gas, coal, and diesel.

How many hydropower projects are in China's Ayeyarwady basin?

Hydropower development in China's Ayeyarwady basin Currently, CAB has 174 HP projects ≥1 MW, 169 of them are in located in Yunnan's two prefectures of Dehong and Baoshan ( Fig. 2 ). AB's largest HP project (Daying-4, 875 MW) is directly located on the border between China and Myanmar.

What is the hydropower potential of Ayeyarwady basin?

Hydropower and the water-energy nexus The Ayeyarwady basin, one of Asia's largest transnational river basins, shared by Myanmar, China and India, has an immense theoretical hydropower potential of 45 GW. Currently hydropower projects with an approximate capacity of 33 GW are already in various stages of development.

Why is there a power gap in Myanmar?

Meanwhile, out-of-date electrical power facilities in generation, transmission and distribution in Myanmar result in a huge technique gap in fulfilling the country’s energy development ambitions. For example, there is no ultra-high-voltage transmission line in Myanmar while the old power grid has large power losses with a rate of nearly 21%.

What is the current power system in Myanmar?

Overview of Myanmar existing power system and projected system plan. Myanmar central power grid extends around Yangon-Mandalay load center and covers most of central provinces. Electricity load of Yangon, Mandalay and Naypyidaw account for 61% of the total, while the remaining 39% are consumed at rural areas.