GE has been selected for one of the first projects in Myanmar since the U.S. government recently lifted sanctions on U.S. investment in the country. A fast-track project, the new CCGT power plant facility will enter commercial service no later than the second quarter of 2013 and will produce about 100 MW to help meet Myanmar’s rapidly growing power requirements. GE will supply two LM6000-PC Sprint aeroderivative gas turbine-generators and technical advisory services for the plant, located in Alhone Township, Yangon City. Independent power producer TOYO Thai Power Corp. in Singapore (TTPSG) is the owner/operator of the plant and will sell the power to Myanmar’s Ministry of Electric Power.
Myanmar is planning to add 450 MW of gas-based capacity as part of an initiative to double the country’s installed electricity capacity by 2015. Currently, more than 20% of the country’s installed capacity is natural gas-based power generation.
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