Stretching from the Himalayas in the north to the Andaman Sea in the south, Myanmar’s diverse terrain offers a wealth of untapped mineral resources. Following the easing of international sanctions and major legal reforms, the authorities now have the opportunity to rehabilitate some of the mines that were neglected during the socialist period. Despite the risks, grey areas and bottlenecks,...
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Myanmar’s energy sector is set to remain on a steady headline growth trajectory in 2018, with rising domestic electricity and fuel consumption, abundant renewable resources, and a strategic geographic location at the crossroads of India and China continuing to offer opportunities to foreign investors. Although the upstream oil and gas segment’s near-term outlook is subdued given current global...
La signature au mois de février d’un accord portant sur la réalisation d’un gazoduc entre des partenaires éthiopiens et chinois constitue une avancée capitale dans les efforts déployés actuellement par Djibouti afin de se doter d’un terminal d’exportation de gaz naturel liquéfié (GNL), dont la construction s’est vue retardée, et de se positionner en tant que hub énergétique dans la région.
Occupying a strategic position at the crossroads of India, China and Thailand, and now in its seventh year of sweeping economic liberalisation and political transition, Myanmar remains one of the fastest-growing economies in South-east Asia.
Although Bahrain has faced economic headwinds in recent years, the modest recovery of oil prices in 2017 bodes well for the future in addition to the non-oil sector driving growth, with activities unrelated to hydrocarbons extraction forecast to expand by 3.9% in 2018.
Large-scale commitments by the Philippine government will increase sustainable power’s already significant contribution to the energy mix.