Myanmar
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Contacts
James Grall
regional director
jgrall@pactworld.org
Peter Newman
program officer
pnewman@pactworld.org
Fact Sheet
Use of technology in Myanmar programming
Pact has been pioneering community-led approaches to advance social development outcomes in Myanmar, particularly in the areas of health, education and livelihoods. The Covid-19 pandemic and...
General Resource
Rural energy resilience trends in Myanmar: Snapshot of analysis and insights in response to major events
This January 2022 technical brief summarizes Smart Power Myanmar’s analysis of data from 29 mini-grid sites and 14,000+ household surveys. Our findings reveal that – despite all that has...
Report
Energising agriculture in Myanmar: A guide to prioritising energy access investments into agricultural value chains
As an agrarian society, Myanmar’s economy is tied to its currently underperforming agricultural productivity. Mechanisation and improved farming practices will boost the sector, but both rely on...
General Resource
Smart Power Myanmar Applied Energy Lab brief: Consumption trends
For the fourth installment of its Applied Energy Lab’s Technical Brief series, Smart Power Myanmar, managed by Pact, analyzed 18 months of data from eight rural villages with mini-grids to help...
Report
State of the global mini-grids market report 2020: Overview and key recommendations for Myanmar
Mini-grids have an indispensable role to play in the integrated approach to electrification that Myanmar needs in order to achieve universal energy access by 2030. From the arid plains of the Dry...
General Resource
Smart Power Myanmar Applied Energy Lab brief: Consumer financing
One of the fundamental problems with mini-grids profitability in Myanmar is that electricity consumption of rural customers is very low. Insufficient demand creates a very real risk for mini-grid...
General Resource
Smart Power Myanmar Applied Energy Lab brief: Appliance demand
Mini-grid electricity consumption among rural customers in Myanmar is in some cases lower than what is required for a viable mini-grid, as low consumption results in low revenues. With the goal of...
Report
The state of artisanal mining in Myanmar
Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) in Myanmar provides a livelihood for a minimum of 500,000 ASM workers who are directly employed in the sector, and this economic activity supports an estimated...
Report
Decentralised energy market assessment in Myanmar
Smart Power Myanmar’s mission is to help align all players across sectors to support the growth of decentralised energy solutions in Myanmar so that every rural household and business can access and...
Report
Bridging the energy gap: Demand scenarios for mini-grids in Myanmar
Myanmar’s future growth and prosperity depends largely on reliable, affordable and high quality access to electricity throughout the country. More than two-thirds of Myanmar’s 53 million people lack...