CNI News

25 June 2025

The country will be able to meet its electricity needs as soon as possible through domestic production of high-quality solar panels and solar-powered electricity generation, said the SAC Chairman Senior General Min Aung Hlaing.

He said this during an inspection visit to the Shwe Katha Company Limited's solar panel factory in Yangon Region on June 21, 2025.

“We can get the electricity we need for our country as soon as possible through solar power generation. We need to work to produce the raw materials needed for solar panels domestically. For example, we need to find ways to produce raw materials such as silicon domestically. By producing enough solar panels domestically, we can meet much of the domestic electricity needs,” he said.

Since it is a renewable energy source and does not harm the environment, it should be encouraged. Moreover, domestically produced solar panels should be of equal quality to those imported from abroad. 

Furthermore, solar production technologies that are changing and improving in line with the times should be continuously studied and upgraded, he said.

Armed conflicts have emerged in Myanmar due to the changing political landscape since February 1, 2021.

Then, due to the destruction of electricity towers, the halting of hydroelectric projects, and the increasing need for foreign exchange, the distribution of electricity within Myanmar has declined significantly.

Therefore, Myanmar had to distribute electricity on a schedule of 4 hours on and 4 hours off per day, or 4 hours on and 8 hours off per day.

These conditions have led to widespread use of inverters and solar panel installations in Myanmar.