Myanmar green energy summit kicks off in Yangon
Xinhua, August 17, 2015 Adjust font size:
The 2nd series of the Myanmar Green Energy Summit kicked off in Yangon on Monday aimed at exchanging ideas with the industry experts while being updated on the latest policies, regulations and developments of Myanmar's green energy industry.
Organized by the Confexhub Sdn. Bhd of Malaysia and supported by the Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry, the two-day summit 2015 was attended by international green and renewable energy industry players, potential investors and experts from over 25 countries.
Main points at the top of the discussion were related to renewable energy, natural gas industry, powering electrification and hydropower development.
In the realm of energy access and energy poverty, the official electrification rate of Myanmar is at 13 percent and a majority of households with close to 95 percent depend on solid fuels such as wood and rice husk for cooking and heating, according to the summit.
In the rural context, the national power grid network covers only 7 percent of the country, said the summit. Endi