Commencement of Meikhtila-Taungoo 500 kV Transmission Line Project in Myanmar

Commencement of Meikhtila-Taungoo 500 kV Transmission Line Project in Myanmar

On local time March 17, Myanmar Meikhtila-Taungoo 500 kV Double-Circuit Transmission Line Installation Project executed by Energy China got groundbreaking. Mr. U Win Khaing, Minister of Electricity and Energy of Myanmar (MOEE) attended the commencement ceremony.

U Win Khaing expressed his appreciation and gratitude to Energy China for their active participation in Myanmar’s power construction as well as their contribution to Myanmar’s social and economic development. He expects to facilitate more cooperation with Energy China in various fields in the future, and promote mutual economic cooperation and bilateral relations between China and Myanmar.

Meikhtila-Taungoo Transmission Line Project, with the length of 234 km from Meikhtila to Taungoo, is the first 500 kV double-circuit transmission line in Myanmar. This transmission line is constituting the 500 kV domestic backbone network in Myanmar. The project is contracted by HEPDI and constructed by AEPC2, both of which are subsidiaries of Energy China. Working as a power hub, this project shall play a significant role in solving the unbalanced power distribution between the north and the south of Myanmar and improving the local economic development.