Trilateral Ministerial Meeting for Electric Power Trading Initiative between

Myanmar-China-Bangladesh

Trilateral Ministerial Meeting for Electric Power Trading Initiative between Myanmar-China-Bangladesh was held in Horizon Lake View Hotel, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar on March 9, 2018.

H.E. U Win Khaing, Union Minister for Electricity and Energy of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, H.E. Mr. Li Fanrong, Vice Administrator of National Energy Administration of the People’s Republic of China, H.E. Dr. Tawfiq-e-ElahiChowdhury BB, Advisor to Prime Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Affairs of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh and Senior Officials on Energy from esteemed countries attended the meeting.

The intention of the meeting is to enhance the trilateral and Myanmar-China bilateral cooperation on electric power trading through promoting the interconnection of power grid and infrastructure development among these three countries.

The meeting in plenary discussed to kick-start Myanmar-China-Bangladesh Cross-border Power Trading and its implementation mechanism.

By initiating and collaborating in Electric Power Trading between neighboring three countries, we can make reciprocal benefits not only in the improvement of energy security, sharing of electricity resources, infrastructure development, capacity development of officials and job opportunity, but also strengthening of long term friendship and fulfilling the basic requirements of electricity supply to support the economic development for each countries.