Delayed LNG projects set to deliver first power as govt approves contract

After months of delays, the first phase of a 400-megawatt liquefied-natural-gas-to-power project in southeastern Yangon’s Thaketa Township is expected to come online in the next week, officials have told Frontier. But a second LNG-to-power project at Thilawa in nearby Thanlyin Township, with installed capacity of 350MW, is still yet to be completed, and both projects could be several months away from full operations due to delays in building a permanent jetty at the Thilawa site.