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Cummins to supply hybrid power systems to Myanmar

Fri, 09/05/2014 - 10:27 -- Anonymous
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Cummins Power Generation is to provide solar hybrid, battery hybrid and diesel generator systems to Myanmar’s Irrawaddy Green Towers (IGT).

The products will be delivered to over 750 mobile-tower sites that IGT will install during the next year. Two-thirds of the sites will be off the country’s primitive power grid and located in remote locations.

Cummins Power Generation’s hybrid power systems are designed to decrease capital expenditure while lowering the cost of ownership and ensuring uninterrupted operations. According to the critical power provider, the integrated battery storage allows the operators to reduce generator run time and save fuel costs. Myanmar’s poor road infrastructure makes refueling the generators more difficult and expensive.

"While there are no shortages of renewable hybrid solution providers, we chose Cummins Power Generation for their technical expertise as well as their local service capability and coverage," said Charbel Abou-Jaoude, CEO of IGT.

Telecom provider Telenor Myanmar, who won a license along with Ooredoo to roll out a mobile network in Myanmar in 2013, contracted IGT. Cummins Power Generation also has a supply agreement with telecom startup Ooredoo.

APR launches 100MW power generation plant in Myanmar

Mon, 06/09/2014 - 14:30 -- Anonymous
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American power supplier APR Energy has announced its 100MW thermal power plant, based in Kyaukse, Myanmar, is now ready to deliver power to Myanmar Electric Power Enterprise (MEPE).

The facility is fueled by natural gas resources and features 68 CAT low-emission mobile gas power modules (GPMs). The plant is projected to provide power for six million people with a guaranteed minimum of 82MW.

Clive Turton, Managing Director of Asia Pacific at APR said: “The commissioning of our thermal power generation plant is an important first step towards establishing adequate reliable power generation capacity in Myanmar.” 75% of Myanmar’s population lacks access to electricity, according to US Secretary of Commerce, Penny Pritzker.

APR has been awarded the contract in February this year, being the first agreement between a US company and the government of Myanmar for power generation since sanctions were lifted in 2013. The contract is expected to run through to late 2015. It is a bridging solution for the medium term while the country develops its long-term infrastructure.

The growing demand of electricity in Asia brought APR a contract for four power plants totaling 130MW in Indonesia last year.

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