With an abundance of resources, especially coal, oil, natural gas, hydro and geothermal, solar is not an obvious choice for Myanmar. Solar power, however, is an excellent source of energy for the country and could help it meet some of its more pressing energy needs in the near and mid-term. Solar may also have a role to play in Myanmar’s long-...
Few issues stir as much interest in Myanmar as hydroelectric power. For some, the significant number of potential dam sites are untapped opportunities to bring the country into the developed world, while for others, hydropower projects challenge the preservation of traditional cultures, ecosystems and homelands.
Among the most important economic developments in Myanmar since political reforms began in 2010 is the new administration’s effort to accelerate oil and gas exploration. Almost the entire offshore shelf that is not already under contract is being offered by the government, setting aside only the Mergui Archipelago region, a natural preserve and...
Possessing some of the region’s most impressive reserves of mineral wealth, the Philippines has the potential to forge itself into one of the world’s premier mineral extraction and export nations. Situated along the Pacific’s famed Ring of Fire, the country boasts mineral reserves estimated at $850bn, including the third- largest gold reserves in...
Caught in the crossfire between a maelstrom of competing interests and agendas, policy makers attempting to hammer out a new regulatory regimen for the mining sector have had a tough go of it in recent years. In an attempt to find a middle ground, the central government has tried time and again to introduce reform and revise the legislative...
Already producing more than one-quarter of its electricity from renewable energy sources, the Philippines has a proven track record in developing large-scale, economically viable green energy projects. But while earlier power plants have consisted almost exclusively of hydro and geothermal power, the country’s new National Renewable Energy Programme...
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