Coal would be one of the quickest ways to ramp up power generation, but the option is unpopular in Burma.

Coal would be one of the quickest ways to ramp up power generation, but the option is unpopular in Burma.
Generators are expensive. Pact says one hour of diesel power in rural Burma costs roughly the same as 24 hours of power in Rangoon.
Burma looks to hike the planned share of hydropower in its energy mix at the cost of polluting coal as it tries to attract foreign investment.
Devi Thant Cin of the Myanmar Green Network explains why she opposes planned coal plants and what environmental reforms an NLD government should introduce.
A Thai government-backed utilities provider is awaiting approval from the Burmese government to launch a new ‘clean-coal’ power plant in Myeik.
DVB speaks with Ye Min Aung on the potential benefits of the Myeik coal-fired power plant.