In 2013, Thailand went from a country increasingly wary of coal to one actively pursing it for power generation. Late in the year, the Energy Policy and Planning Office said that it would be updating its Power Development Plan (PDP), and that coal would play a larger role in the country's energy future than was outlined in the previous version...
Judging by the size of its mineral deposits, you would expect a bonanza: Myanmar has an abundance of gold, silver, platinum, tin, tungsten, zinc, copper and gemstones. Yet very little of this has been exploited. Insurgent activity and poor transport have made the more ore-rich areas of the country hard to reach, while a host of foreign sanctions...
Whilst investment has increased immensely since the easing of sanctions, the mineral-rich soil of Myanmar’s landscape remains significantly underexplored. Red tape, incomplete surveys, inconsistent record keeping and intermittent ethnic conflicts have restricted the growth of the sector. However, potential remains high in the eyes of most...
Gems are, as ever, a boon to the Myanma economy. The sector employs thousands and raises millions, for the state as well as for insurgent groups. Sanctions and civil war – let alone nationalisation, military control and international campaigns – have greatly affected the sale of precious stones. Jade, rubies and sapphires have nonetheless...
New projects are welcome given the country’s weak domestic grid and isolation from regional power supplies. With the exception of electricity being sold across the border to China, Myanmar is largely cut-off from its neighbours. While its main grid may lack connections to others, the country is in a very good position to begin linking up with...
The energy sector is the great, untapped potential on which much of Myanmar’s hopes are pinned. One of the world’s first oil producers, Myanmar is emerging in the 21st century as a key producer of natural gas. With the lifting of international sanctions and the resolution of a maritime border dispute with Bangladesh, the government has moved to...
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