Myanmar - Belarus : Cooperation in the electricity and energy sectors

Union Minister for Electricity and Energy U Ko Ko Lwin met with Belarus’s Minister of Energy in Minsk on October 28 to discuss cooperation in the electricity and energy sectors.

The meeting focused on implementing the bilateral energy cooperation roadmap, including technical training, power transmission and distribution, and reducing electricity and natural gas losses. The Union Minister expressed interest in sending engineers and skilled workers to Belarus for on-the-job training in power plant operations, high-voltage transmission systems and maintenance.

The two sides also discussed the use of advanced composite cables to replace aging high-tension cables, as well as cooperation to improve fertilizer plant performance and expand production facilities. Belarus’s energy minister shared the country’s experience in nuclear power generation and electricity and natural gas distribution, and expressed readiness to cooperate with Myanmar.

On October 28 and 29, the Myanmar delegation also visited electricity transformer manufacturing plants, power and gas network design facilities, control centers, cable factories and a petrochemical facility in Minsk to learn about their technologies and operations.