She said sustainable and renewable energy should be adopted and utilised efficiently through the use of technology and innovations in the generation, storage, supply and use of energy. Aung Myint, general secretary of Renewable Energy Association Myanmar, recommended improving the use of solar power as a sustainable energy source. He said that commercialisation of renewable energy was in its early stages in Myanmar and urged the government to set a proper regulatory framework to encourage private investment in it. Akarin Suwannarat, director for thermal power and renewable |energy business at Poyry Energy, |said Myanmar had the potential |to exploit wind energy in high-|land and coastal areas. Akarin considered grid interconnection a major challenge for Myanmar, as wind potential lessened in unfavourable locations further away from existing transmission lines.

Source: The Nation Bangkok August 21, 2017 12:45 UTC