Energy

A new wave of mining exploration is getting under way in Myanmar, and it has been a long time coming. With a few exceptions, Myanmar has been generally cut off from developments in the international mining industry since the days of the British Empire.

Mining is expected to be a top driver of Myanmar’s economic development in the decades ahead thanks to the country’s unusually diverse and largely untapped geological resources. While the government has been reluctant to allow outsiders into the world’s richest jade and ruby mines, Myanmar appears poised to attract a flood of foreign investment into its underexplored...

Myanmar's unexplored but rich natural resources have transformed it into one of the fastest-growing countries in the region. The government set an agenda for economic reforms in 2011, alongside an uptick in growth, the removal of international sanctions and an influx of foreign investors, particularly in the energy sector. The country's strategic location within the...

Deep in the heart of Myanmar is the town of Yenangyaung, which is famous for two things: it produces the best onions in the country, and it is the site of one of the world's oldest producing oil fields. With this historical backdrop, Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise (MOGE), the national oil company, has signed more than 100 production contracts so far.

As reforms aimed at integrating Myanmar into the world economy gather pace, the country is making efforts to boost its power generation capacity. The Myanmar National Electrification Plan (NEP) aims to achieve 100% electrification by 2030, an ambitious plan given that as of September 2014, only 33% of the population had access to electricity, the peak load is 2171 MW and...