17 May 2025
According to the Ministry of Electric Power, efforts are underway to reopen the LNG-fired power plants Thilawa (Thanlyin) and Thakayta in Yangon Region.
When the LNG-based power plants return to operation, electricity will be prioritised for distribution to industrial zones in the Yangon and Mandalay Regions. LNG-imported companies are also working with the ministry to enable this distribution.
Although the country has an installed generation capacity of 6,878 megawatts, only around 2,300 megawatts—approximately 50 per cent of the national electricity requirement—are currently being generated daily.
As of May 2025, the ministry noted that available electricity is being distributed proportionally: 52 per cent to Yangon Region, 17 per cent to Mandalay Region, and 31 per cent to other regions and states.
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