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Myanmar

With a power score of 1.64, Myanmar ranks number 81 among Emerging Markets and number 20 in the Asia-Pacific region

Power score

1.64/5

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Score over time

2021 - 2024

70
2021
47
2022
73
2023
81
2024

Overview

Myanmar has a power score of 1.64, which puts it at rank 81 in the Emerging Markets power ranking. In comparison to 2023, Myanmar has dropped in the power rankings by 8 places, from rank 73, to rank 81.

At 1.64, the power score of Myanmar is worse than than the regional average of 1.94 in the Asia-Pacific region and puts it at rank 20 in the region.

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Myanmar

Power

Power policy

Myanmar implements policies in 3/9 power policy categories tracked by Climatescope, including Renewable energy target, Import tax incentives, and VAT incentives.

Power policies

Renewable energy target
Renewable energy auction
Feed-in tariff
Net metering
Import tax incentives
VAT incentives
Priority grid access
Renewables mandate
Renewable Energy Certificates

Power prices and costs

The average electricity price in Myanmar has dropped from 54.67 USD/MWh in 2022 to 49.99 USD/MWh in 2023. Since 2017, the average electricity price in Myanmar has fluctuated between 49.99 USD/MWh (2023) and 76.08 USD/MWh (2020).

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Power market

The top amount of capacity installed in Myanmar in 2023 was in Natural Gas at 49.44%, down from 50.03% in 2022. The technology with the biggest increase in capacity installed in 2023 was Utility-scale PV at 2.83%, up from 2.15% in 2022.

Installed capacity (in MW)

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Electricity generation (in GWh)

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The top amount of electricity generated in Myanmar in 2023 was in Large Hydro at 57.79%, down from 68.72% in 2022. The technology with the biggest increase in electricity generated in 2023 was Natural Gas at 29.47%, up from 21.67% in 2022.

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Investment in clean energy in Myanmar was around $47.50 million in 2023, a decrease of 74.99% from 2022 ($189.95 million). Between 2018 and 2023, the highest investment in clean energy was in 2018 at $290.47 million, while the lowest was in 2023 with $47.50 million.

Utility privatisation

Which segments of the power sector are open to private participation?

generation: Yes
transmission: No
retail: No

Doing business and barriers

Type

Question

Availability

Currency of PPAs

Are other PPAs (eg. corporate PPAs) signed in or indexed to U.S. Dollars or Euro?

Yes

Type

Question

Availability

Bilateral power contracts

Can a C&I (Commercial and Industrial) customer sign a long-term contract (PPA) for clean energy?

Yes

Type

Question

Availability

Fossil fuel price distortions - Subsidies

Does the government keep the wholesale price of electricity from fossil fuels artificially low through subsidies?

No

Type

Question

Availability

Fossil fuel price distortions - Taxes and carbon prices

Does the government significantly�increase the wholesale price of electricity from fossil fuel through targeted taxes and/or carbon prices?

No

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