Wednesday, 8 May 2013

Sagaing regional government offers to buy electricity from Manipur




Sagaing regional government offers to buy electricity from Manipur









Sagaing regional government has informed Manipur Chief Minister its desie to purchase  electricity for Tamu Township, Sagaing region.


"When we went to discuss about it, Manipur Chief Minister agreed to sell electricity to us. He told us he will inform about the proposal to the central government. He also wanted to improve bilateral relationship. Tamu has been currently given with generator and there is not enough electricity," Kyaw Win, Minister of Electric Power of Sagaing regions said.


The regional government will buy about 2 MW or 3 MW of electricity from Manipur to distribute in Tamu.


"If we are able to make the purchase, we will organize a public company and sell electricity to citizen. We will know the rate after we discuss with them how much we have to pay. Currently the township electricity office is distributed electricity about 3.5 hr per daily to Tamu and private generators are distributed electricity about 4 hr per daily to Tamu," Myo Nyunt, District Engineer of Tamu said.

Source: http://www.news.myanmaronlinecentre.com/2013/05/08/sagaing-regional-government-offers-to-buy-electricity-from-manipur/

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