Energy Sector: Union Minister meets Kazakhstan Energy Minister

Union Minister for Energy U Ko Ko Lwin during his trip in Kazakhstan met the Minister of Energy of Kazakhstan Mr. Satkaliyev Almassadam and discussed issues to enable the two countries to cooperate in the energy sector.

During the meeting, the Union Minister emphasized that although coal is produced in Myanmar, it has not been able to be used effectively and, because of the need for electricity in the country, attempts are being made to generate electricity using coal as the fuel.

He also stressed how to generate electricity from coal without harming the environment, technology and human resources, especially petroleum exploration, petroleum engineering, petrochemicals, and metallurgy to help with on-the-job training courses, not just academics.

The Kazakhstan’s energy minister discussed that they will cooperate to meet Myanmar’s energy needs and that there will be a bilateral meeting of energy ministers in the future. The Union Minister also visited the coal and natural gas power plant in Astana City, Kazakhstan, and observed the process of power generation using clean coal that is environmentally friendly.

The plant requires 4,000 tonnes of coal or 84 million cubic feet of natural gas for a day’s operation and produces 510 megawatts of electricity per day.