On Oct 10, 2022, a ceremony was held to fire the first gas turbine of Myanmar's Kyaukpyu gas combined cycle power station, invested and built by Power China Corp., marking the countdown to the project's commissioning. Aung Zeya, Deputy Minister of Energy of Myanmar, Chen Hai, Chinese Ambassador to Myanmar, relevant officials of the company and representatives of partners attended the ceremony.

In her speech, Aung Zeya pointed out that the investment and construction of Kyaukpyu project is of great significance in easing the regional electricity shortage, boosting the local economy and promoting employment. Since the project started construction, the company has actively fulfilled its social responsibilities and carried out public welfare activities such as donation for education, anti-epidemic relief and so on, winning wide praise from all walks of life. He expressed the hope that Power China will continue to take advantage of the whole industrial chain of "investment, construction and operation" integration and further promote the extensive cooperation between Myanmar and China in the field of renewable energy.

Chen expressed congratulations on the official ignition and commissioning of the first gas turbine of Kyaukpyu gas power Station. He pointed out that the investment, development and construction of the Kyaukpyu project have attracted great attention from the Chinese and Myanmar governments and brought tangible benefits to both sides. During the construction of the project, relevant parties have worked together to fight the epidemic, help each other, overcome difficulties, made outstanding contributions to the development of various undertakings in the Rakhine State of Myanmar, vigorously pushed forward the cooperation between the two countries on the Belt and Road Initiative and the China-Myanmar Economic Corridor, and added glory to the heritage of China-Myanmar Paukphaw friendship and the building of a China-Myanmar community of shared future.

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Sheng Yuming, chairman of Power China Offshore Investment Company, said that Myanmar is a key market that Power China has been working on for many years. The Kyaukpyu project is an important infrastructure project that affects local people's livelihood and industrial development, and plays a significant role in benchmarking. Power China will make full use of its advantages in the whole industrial chain of "investment, construction and operation", make good investment, construction and operation of the Kyaukpyu project, and make it a demonstration project of China-Myanmar cooperation in the power sector. Editor/Zhao E