Myanmar, Thailand to cooperate in generating electricity from wind

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Thursday, 12 March 2009
Myanmar Ministry of Energy and its Thai counterpart have agreed to cooperate in generating electricity from wind in Myanmar's coastal regions during this year as a follow-up of a solar-system electricity production cooperation project, sources with the Myanmar Hydrology and Meteorology Department said yesterday.
Under a memorandum of understanding between the two parties, Thai electrical experts will come to Myanmar in the near future to make feasibility on installation of energy measurement apparatus.
Last year, the two parties had constructed five solar energy measurement towers in five regions of Yangon, Mandalay, Shwe Bo, Meikhtila and Pyay, the report said.
Meanwhile, Myanmar is making endeavors to apply tidal wave to generate electricity to electrify coastal villages in cyclone-hit region, according to engineering circle.
The project will be implemented by organizations led by the Myanmar Engineers Association during this year.
Such way of generating electricity was once applied in 2006 to affect Ngaputaw village in Ayeyawaddy division but due to cyclone Nargis last year, the project was put off.
Meanwhile, application of bio-digesters, which produce bio- energy out of animal waste, became widespread in 2007 after innovation years ago.
According to local report, since bio-digesters were introduced in Myanmar's two divisions of Bago and Ayeyawaddy, it has electrified over 2,000 houses in 12 villages.