The Asian Development Bank has approved a $171.27 million loan to Myanmar’s accelerated rural electrification project. It will help Myanmar expand its electricity access and plans to construct 44 medium voltage substations and 1,006 km of distribution lines across Kayin state and the Ayeyarwady, East Bago, and Magway regions. The project is expected to expand the electric grid to enable electrification of 400,300 households in 2,815 villages. Myanmar’s first computerised distribution automation system will also be set up under it. It will optimise power distribution through real-time monitoring and the management of network faults.
