Myanmar: Thai-Backed Power Plants in Burma Face ‘Difficulties’ Getting Coal

Sep 4, 2014 | William Boot, The Irrawaddy
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Proposals by Thailand-based companies to build large coal-burning power plants in Burma might prove hard to implement because of logistical difficulties in delivering adequate fuel supplies, an industry newspaper said.

Two plants have been proposed in eastern Burma with a total electricity generating capacity of 3,780 megawatts—more than the country’s present overall capacity.