The historical background of the Ministry of Electric Power:

        Electricity, supplying in Myanmar was started by private licensees in 1908 and the Electricity supply Board founded in 1951 after the Independence gained. In the regime of the Revolutionary Council 1972, The Electricity Supply Board was reorganized as the Electricity Power Corporation. In 1989, the State Law and Order Restoration Council took the responsibility of the state and established the Myanmar Electric Power Enterprise. Finally the State Peace and Development council transformed the Myanmar Electric Power Enterprise into the Ministry of Electric Power on the 15th of November 1997 to work out more effectively in Electric Power sector.

1. To employ gas turbmi  power generator only for short term and to rely on hydroelectric power as one vital source of  energy sufficiency.
2. To generate and distribute more electricity or economic development
3. To reduce losses and conserve electric energy for future energy sufficiency of our nation.
4. To promote electricity production from new and renewable sources of energy.

Objectives

1. To identify all the hydropower resources in Myanmar and conduct feasibility studies.
2. To utilize internal expertise and equipment as well as imported machinery to develop mini hydropower
3. Depending on the feasibility studies, development of large hydropower projects must be urgently implemented.
4. To utilize hydropower as base load and that from gas turbine as peak load.
5. In order to reduce the use of natural gas  for power generation, combined cycle power plants are to be implemented.
6. To expand the National Grid System gradually to cover Industrial zones and towns and villages which are currently supplied by diesel  generating sets.

National Hydel Resources

    Myanmar with many rivers topographically is endowed with abundant hydropower resources. Yet Myanmar Electric Power Enterprise has already identified 267 places with the total capacity of 39,624 MW.
    Existing hydro Power Stations constitute only (320)MW and hence only 1% of the total resources has been developed.

Transmission Line
    Total (4427)miles of 66KV, 132KV and 230 KV transmissions lines were in service before 1988 and the total (4969.63) miles have been extended to date.

Projects for export of power to neighboring Countries Htamanlthi Hydro electiric Power Project
    Located at Chindwin river, north of Homemalin in Sagaing Division. Joining with an India Power Delegation Team, Myanmar Electric Power Enterprise launched preliminary investigation and site survey on November 1999. Power generated from Htamanlti will be used locally and will be exported to India.

Hutgyi Hydroelectric Power Project

Surveying and investigation works have been done at Hutgyi, in Thanlwin River Basin, Shan State. Possible exploration of proposed site was surveyed by Marubeni/NEW JEC led construction and the project has to be implemented phase by phase power generated will be exported to Thailand and used locally some part of it.

Tasang Hydroelectric Power Project

This project site is also located in Thanlwin River Basin, Shan State and named Tasang. GMS Power Public Co, of Thailand and Lehmeyer of Germany studie the Field investigation works. Power generated from Tasang is also to be exported to Thailand and used locally.

Tanintharyi Hydroelectric Power Project

Reports on the prelinunary study of (5) promising sites on Tanintharyi river in Tanintharyi Division was done by Nippon Koei Company of Japan had been submitted in February 1997.After developing the Project excess power can be exported to Thailand.

Nam Kok Hydroelectric Power Project

Nam Kok, one of the prospective site of Hydro Power resources would be on Thai-Myanmar border, had been completely investigated about the preliminary study.

Transimission lines

Total 4427 miles of 66kv,132 kv and 230 kv transmission lines were in service before 1988 and the following transmission lines of total (4969.63) miles have been extended to data.

Distribution Lines

    For the distribution system between 1988 and year 2000 33KV, 11 KV and 400V lines are extended as follows:-