"...A year of dramatic political changes after half a century of isolating military rule has convinced the West to start lifting sanctions imposed years ago in response to human rights abuses, encouraged by this month?s historic by-elections that saw Nobel Peace Prize-winning dissident Aung San Suu Kyi win a seat in parliament. But the lack of a cheap and reliable energy supply could slow an expected economic boom, forcing consumers and businesses to rely on costly private generators and imported fuel..."