China-Myanmar Economic Corridor construction yields fruitful results under BRI

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"China and Myanmar have developed fruitful cooperation in the infrastructure construction of China-Myanmar Economic Corridor (CMEC) under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). China has been supporting Myanmar in advancing the transportation infrastructure construction including railways, roads, airports, ports, electricity and telecommunication, to inject strong impetus for Myanmar's economic development. It is noted that an offshore pilotage stand in Myanmar under the CMEC was completed recently, which is of considerable significance to Myanmar's economic development. The pilotage stand, located about 20 nautical miles in southwestern of the Yangon River estuary in Myanmar, can provide safer and more efficient pilotage services for all types of ships entering and leaving the port. As for capacity cooperation, the two countries have jointly built a gas-fueled power plant in Myanmar under the CMEC, to relief the power supply issues in Myanmar. It is noted that the gas-fueled power plant is capable of generating an estimated 1.274 billion kilowatt-hours of clean electricity annually, feeding power demand of 2.7 million Burmese. The Myanmar government reveals that the country will continue to develop power construction to achieve full coverage of electricity across the country by 2030..."

Source/publisher: 

"Xinhua Silk Road Information Service"

Date of Publication: 

2019-08-01

Date of entry: 

2019-08-15

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  • Individual Documents

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Countries: 

Myanmar, China

Language: 

English

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text

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    • Good