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Karen Hayes
vice president, environment, energy & extractives
khayes@pactworld.org
Matthew Cullinen
senior director, renewable energy
mcullinen@pactworld.org
Richard Harrison
ceo, smart power myanmar
richard@smartpowermyanmar.org
“We can find our way around any barriers”: The women driving change in Myanmar’s energy sector
August 7, 2020
by Lyndal Pearce
If there was ever a mountain to climb, Myanmar’s energy transition represents the Hkakabo Razi of all challenges. With just 50% of the country able to access reliable power, mostly...
Q&A with Smart Power Myanmar CEO Richard Harrison: Part 2
July 16, 2020
This interview was first published on the Myanmar Energy Monitor by FMR Research and Advisory.
Q&A with Smart Power Myanmar CEO Richard Harrison: Part 1
July 16, 2020
This interview was first published on the Myanmar Energy Monitor by FMR Research and Advisory.
Miller Center, Smart Power Myanmar & Chevron launch mini-grid accelerator program
June 23, 2020
SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 17, 2020 – Leaders from 13 Myanmar energy access enterprises are set to gain access to experienced business executives from Silicon Valley and South East Asia as part of an...
Pandemic priorities: Is access to energy one of them?
April 24, 2020
The huge disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted how much
Changing rural agriculture businesses with electricity
January 10, 2020
Rural entrepreneurs without access to electricity rely on diesel generators to run their businesses. The average cost of power generation can be very high — up to MMK 1,200 (USD 0.80) per unit. This...
Quadrupling sales through reliable electricity access
December 12, 2019
Khin Cho Wint lives in a rural village in Myanmar with electricity access supplied through a decentralized mini-grid. She took an interest-free loan from Smart Power Myanmar’s Energy Impact Fund and...
To electrify Myanmar, build the grid from the outside in
June 19, 2019
In this Forbes article, learn how Smart Power Myanmar, implemented by Pact, is rethinking rural electrification in Myanmar to end energy poverty.
New market analysis shows high potential for sustainable, successful mini-grid solutions for electrifying Myanmar
June 3, 2019
As part of ongoing efforts to bring electricity to every household and business in Myanmar, Smart Power Myanmar, a national platform with a mandate to advance a modern energy ecosystem in country,...
Ahlin Yaung: Lighting a path to prosperity and development
December 6, 2018
U Kyaw Htay, a villager in Myanmar’s Myeik township, Tanintharyi Region, used to only do business when the sun was up.
With his wife, he runs a small café shop that caters to his neighbors in Ashae...