1. Off-grid Electrification Department of Rural Development
in Myanmar
Republic of the Union of Myanmar
7 states, 7 region and 1 union territory
330 townships
63899 township
Ratio of villages to township= 70:30
Area= km2
Population= 51.4 million
Presented By
Dr. Soe Soe Ohn
Director
Department of Rural Development

2. Introduction Rural electrification in Myanmar is about 33%
improve the rural electrification, expansions of on-grid and off-grid power sources must be developed.
Renewable energy sources are being utilized as off-grid power sources for rural electrification.
DRD (Department of Rural Development) under the MOALI has overall responsibility to promote the rural electrification.

3. Difference between Rural and Urban Area
Category comparison
Urban
Rural
Poverty gap
0.047
0.023
Access to water ratio
65.2%
81.4%
Malnutrition
33.7%
25.4%
Food poverty
2.5%
5.6%
Poverty index
15%
29%
Electrification rate
89%
16-18%

4. Electricity installed capacity
Current situation of electrification in Myanmar
Electricity installed capacity
Sr.
Resource
Installed Capacity 1.
Hydro Power
3005 MW 2.
Gas
1236 MW 3.
Coal
120 MW 4.
Renewable (Mini- hydro, solar, Bio)
5 MW
Total
4356 MW
23034 villages out of villages are electrified in Myanmar up to 2015~2016 Fiscal Year
Current Situation of Rural Electrification
Household electrification rate is 26% Rural household electrification rate is 18% Urban household electrification rate is 89%
(23%)
(57%)
(10%)
(5%)
(5%)

5. Least Cost Power Expansion Plan for Myanmar
Natural resources
2015
(4271MW)
2030
(16112MW)
Hydro electricity
48%
55 %
Natural Gas
44%
15%
Coal 2%
16 %
Renewable Energy 6%
14 %
6,328 MW from 38 new hydropower plants
First 500 MW coal-fired power plant added in 2023
Solar power is competitive in the future with 2,300 MW added to the system from 2025

6. Energy and Power Sector Support by Development Partners
The Government is supporting strategic development and reforms in the Energy and power sector.
- The National Energy Efficiency and Conservation Policy
- Energy Master Plan
- National Electricity Master Plan
- National Electrification Plan

7. National Electrification Plan (NEP)
To achieve universal access to electricity in Myanmar by 2030
National Electrification Rate
100%
- In areas where grid will arrive later, off-grid “pre-electrification” can provide basic electricity service in the near to medium-term
- Over the long-term, grid extension is the least-cost option for more than 90% of households.
76%
47%
33%
517,000 new connections each year till 2030
- The total cost of National Electrification Program is estimated at US $5.8 billion (grid and off-grid) till 2030
- In addition, GW of generation capacity will be needed to meet new residential demand
- At the current tariff, the funding gap is $2.2 billion (assuming all loans are concessional, at 1.25% rate, 25 years repayment and 5 years grace) but disappears at the tariff level closed to Vietnam (about 5cents/kWh)

8. Least-cost recommendation for 2030
By 2030, the majority are grid connections
This represents 7.2 million households
Total cost is estimated at US $6.0 billion (US$800 per connection, average)
Additional investments needed for generation & transmission
Note: This map shows all settlement points the same size (regardless of population), overstating electrification with non-grid options (mini-grid and off-grid / solar home systems)

9. National Electrification Project Phase -1 (2016-2021)
Leading Ministries
MOEE Grid Extension (310 Mil USD)
Dense areas (Phase 1, 2 and 3) require less MV per connection and will be connected first.
MoALI Off-grid (90 Mil USD)
Remote communities areas (Phase 4, 5) have higher cost per connections and will be connected later.

10. Budget Allocation of IDA 90 million for Off-grid Electrification
Mini-grid
Solar Home System
Public Institution
Technical Assistance
Total
IDA USD
million 7 53 20 10 90

11. Off-grid electrification by IDA 80 million
Phase 1 ( )
Off-grid electrification System
Solar Home System
Mini-grid (Solar, Hydro and Bio)
Result Indicator
Number of Households for Solar Home System - 456,500
Number of Households for Mini-grid System - 35,500
School, Clinic and Religious Building - 11,400
Street Light -19,000

12. Technical Assistance by IDA 10 million
Strengthen institutional and personnel capacity within Government agencies and the private sector.
Improve the policy and regulatory framework.
Support development of a Geographic Information System (GIS) Framework for electrification planning, results monitoring and impact evaluation.
Capacity building will span:
Union, State/Region, District, Township, Village.
Technology option assessment ,technical design, economic and financial analysis, environmental and social impact management, procurement and financial management.

13. SHS
Indicative portion of system cost covered by grant, customer contribution, and financing during Phase I.
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Portion of cost covered by project funds
90%
85%
80%
Portion covered by customer contribution
10%
15%
20%
Mini-grid
Indicative portion of system cost covered by grant, customer and mini-grid business contribution, and financing during Phase I.
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Portion of cost covered by project funds
80%
60%
50%
Portion covered by customer contribution
20%
40%
Public Facilities
Each village that participates in the SHS program shall receive 100% grant funded
public lighting for street lights, medical clinics, temple/church/mosque, schools in the village.

14. Off-grid Electrification (Implementation) 2016-2017
Electrification Item (9 items)
House-hold Electrification
(small, medium Large)
Rural Health Centre
School (Primary, Middle, High)
Religious Building
Rural Street Light

15. Coordination with Development Partner
JICS (The Project for Rural Electrification )
Grant- $ 9.7 million
31 villages in Chin and Shan State
ADB (Capacity development and technical assistance)
Grant- $ 2 million
12 villages in Sagaing, Magway and Mandalay region
KfW (Rural Electrification Program)
Grant- EURO 9 million
Southern Shan State
GIZ (Technical Assistance and mini-grid project for rural electrification)
Grant- EURO 2 million
ICDF (Technical Assistance for Solar PV mini-grid Systems for lighting)
Grant- $ 350,000
3 villages in Sagaing and Magway

16. Multi -Sector Participation in Off-Grid Electrification
Ever Green Project under DRD
Local Private Sector
International Private Sector
National Electrification Plan
(Off-grid. DRD)
CDD Project under DRD
Other Donar

17. Challenges and Barriers
Simultaneous Efforts by Government (especially- DRD, MOEE, MOE (Formerly MOST), MOI), developers, banks and regulatory authority
Lack of institutional capacity
Lack of private sector participation in remote areas
Lack the Rules and Regulations of Rural Electrification Law
Lack of feasibility datas and effective business models for mini-grid
Need to scale up mini-grid deployment
Operation and maintenance cost, collection of tariff, rule and regulations and lack of knowledge in business energy models of communities
To scale up capacity builiding

18. Way Forward Institution and capacity building
- Local technical officers
- Mini-grid project developers
- Procurement for off-grid solar and mini-grids
Safeguard measures
Public outreach and awareness creation
Access to commercial financing
Policy and regulatory framework
- Rural Electrification Law
- Mini-grid and small power producer regulatory framework
- Innovative business models
Electrification planning, monitoring and evaluation
- Geospatial electrification planning
- MIS, monitoring and evaluation
Standards, specifications and quality assurance
Cooperation with related ministries , development partners and private sectors not to overlap the project site

19. THANK YOU