ENERGY PROFILE

Myanmar
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOAL 7: ENERGY INDICATORS (2017)
Renewable energy (% of TFEC) 60.6 Access to electricity (% of population) 69.8
Energy efficiency (MJ per $1 of GDP) 3.2 Access to clean cooking (% of population) 25
Public flows renewables (2017 USD M) 125.9 Per capita renewable capacity (W/person) 62.8
TOTAL PRIMARY ENERGY SUPPLY (TPES)

TPES 2012 2017 Total primary energy supply in 2017

Non-renewable (TJ) 175 090 357 513
Oil
Renewable (TJ) 494 228 502 233
Total (TJ) 669 318 859 746 21%
Gas
Renewable share (%) 74 58
Nuclear
Growth in TPES 2012-17 2016-17
58% 18%
Non-renewable (%) +104.2 -4.2 Coal + others
Renewable (%) +1.6 +7.5
Total (%) +28.5 +2.3 Renewables
2%
Primary energy trade 2012 2017 Renewable energy supply in 2017
Imports (TJ) 60 619 166 441 0% 0%
Exports (TJ) 365 345 499 627 Hydro/marine
9%
Net trade (TJ) 304 726 333 186 Wind
Imports (% of supply) 9 19
Exports (% of production) 38 42 Solar
Energy self-sufficiency (%) 146 139
Bioenergy
Net trade (USD million) + 746 + 126
91%
Net trade (% of GDP) +1.2 +0.2 Geothermal

RENEWABLE ENERGY CONSUMPTION

Consumption by source 2012 2017 Renewable energy consumption in 2017

Electricity (TJ) 33 163 39 168
8% Electricity
Heat (TJ) 0 0
Bioenergy (TJ) 451 681 458 235
Solar + geothermal (TJ) 0 0 Heat
Total (TJ) 484 844 497 403
Bioenergy
Electricity share (%) 7 8

Consumption growth 2012-17 2016-17 92% Solar +

Renewable electricity (%) +18.1 +13.9 geothermal
Other renewables (%) +1.5 +7.6
Total (%) +2.6 +8.0 5% 5%
Industry
Consumption by sector 2012 2017
Industry (TJ) 35 214 22 883 Transport
Transport (TJ) 0 0
Households (TJ) 449 630 451 932 Households
Other (TJ) 0 22 588
91%
Renewable share of TFEC 60.6 Other
 ELECTRICITY CAPACITY AND GENERATION
Capacity in 2019 MW % Renewable capacity in 2019
Non-renewable 2 989 47 0%
3%
Renewable 3 397 53 Hydro/marine
Hydro/marine 3 304 52
Solar 88 1 Solar
Wind 0 0
Bioenergy 5 0 Wind
Geothermal 0 0
Total 6 386 100 Bioenergy
97%
Capacity change (%) 2014-19 2018-19 Geothermal
Non-renewable + 118 + 6.6
Renewable + 14 + 1.2 Net capacity change (MW)
Hydro/marine + 11 0.0
Non-renewable Renewable
Solar + 1 303 + 85.1 700
Wind 0 0.0
Bioenergy + 197 0.0 600
Geothermal 0 0.0
Total + 46 + 3.7 500
400
Net capacity change in 2019 (MW)
Non-renewable Hydro and marine 300

+ 185 0 200
100
Solar Wind
0
+ 40 0 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Bioenergy Geothermal Capacity utilisation in 2018 (%)

0 0 Fossil 38
Nuclear
Generation in 2018 GWh % Hydro/Mar 43
Non-renewable 9 304 43
Solar 17
Renewable 12 507 57
Hydro and marine 12 414 57 Wind 38
Solar 70 0 Bio 57
Wind 0 0
Bioenergy 23 0 Geo
Geothermal 0 0
0 20 40 60 80 100
Total 21 811 100
Per capita electricity generation (kWh) Renewable generation (GWh)
Total Renewable Hydro/marine Solar Wind Bio Geo
500 15 000
400
10 000
300
200
5 000
100
0 0
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
 TARGETS, POLICIES AND MEASURES
3 7 4
Most immediate clean energy targets & NDCs
year target unit
Renewable energy:
Renewable electricity: 2030 9 %
Renewable capacity:
Renewable transport:
Liquid Biofuel blending mandate:
Other transport targets:
Renewable heating/cooling:
Renewable Hydropower 2030 9 400 MW
Off-grid renewable technologies:
Energy efficiency (Energy):
Energy efficiency (Electricity): 2020 12 %
Latest policies, programmes and legislation

1 TA-8356 National Energy Efficiency and Conservation Policy, Strategy and Roadmap for Myanmar 2016
The Foreign Investment Law
2 2012

References to sustainable energy in Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC)

Conditional Unconditional unit
- Renewable energy
- electricity 30 %
- transport
- heating/cooling
- Energy efficiency
ENERGY AND EMISSIONS
Energy-related CO2 emissions by sector Elec. & heat generation CO2 emissions in 2018
Elec. & heat Other Industrial Transport Other Buildings
40 +115% 6% 9% Coal + others
Mt CO2 Emissions

30

20
7 Gas
Mt CO 2
10
Oil
0.0 85%
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Avoided emissions from renewable elec. & heat CO2 emission factor for elec. & heat generation
Emitted CO2 RE Avoided CO2 MMR Asia World
20 800
Mt CO2 Emissions

15 600
tCO2 /GWh

10 400
319
5 200 178

0.0 0.0
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Avoided emissions based on fossil fuel mix used for power Calculated by dividing power sector emissions by elec. + heat gen.
 RENEWABLE RESOURCE POTENTIAL
Distribution of solar potential Distribution of wind potential
World Myanmar World Myanmar

100% 100%

80% 80%

Proportion of land area

Proportion of land area

60% 60%

40% 40%

20% 20%

0% 0%
<1200 1200-1400 1400-1600 1600-1800 1800-1900 1900-2000 >2000 <260 260-420 420-560 560-670 670-820 820-1060 >1060
Annual generation per unit of installed PV capacity (kWh/kWp/yr) Wind power density at 100m height (W/m2)

Biomass potential: net primary production Indicators of renewable resource potential

5 6
Solar PV: Solar resource potential has been divided into seven
4 7 classes, each representing a range of annual PV output per unit
of capacity (kWh/kWp/yr). The bar chart shows the proportion
of a country's land area in each of these classes and the global
3 8 distribution of land area across the classes (for comparison).
Onshore wind: Potential wind power density (W/m2) is shown
in the seven classes used by NREL, measured at a height of
9 100m. The bar chart shows the distribution of the country's land
2
area in each of these classes compared to the global
distribution of wind resources. Areas in the third class or above
are considered to be a good wind resource.
1 10
Biomass: Net primary production (NPP) is the amount of
8.5 carbon fixed by plants and accumulated as biomass each year.
0 11 It is a basic measure of biomass productivity. The chart shows
tC/ha/yr the average NPP in the country (tC/ha/yr), compared to the
global average NPP of 3-4 tonnes of carbon per year.
= Global average of 3-4 tC/ha/yr

Sources: IRENA statistics, plus data from the following sources: UN SDG
Database (original sources: WHO; World Bank; IEA; IRENA; and UNSD); UN
World Population Prospects; UNSD Energy Balances; UN COMTRADE; World
Bank World Development Indicators; EDGAR; REN21 Global Status Report; IEA-
IRENA Joint Policies and Measures Database; IRENA Global Atlas; and World
Bank Global Solar Atlas and Global Wind Atlas.

Additional notes: Capacity per capita and public investments SDGs only apply
to developing areas. Energy self-sufficiency has been defined as total primary
energy production divided by total primary energy supply. Energy trade includes
all commodities in Chapter 27 of the Harmonised System (HS). Capacity
utilisation is calculated as annual generation divided by year-end capacity x
8,760h/year. Avoided emissions from renewable power is calculated as
renewable generation divided by fossil fuel generation multiplied by reported
emissions from the power sector. This assumes that, if renewable power did not
exist, fossil fuels would be used in its place to generate the same amount of
power and using the same mix of fossil fuels. In countries and years where no
fossil fuel generation occurs, an average fossil fuel emission factor has been used
IRENA Headquarters to calculate the avoided emissions.
Masdar City These profiles have been produced to provide an overview of developments in
P.O. Box 236, Abu Dhabi renewable energy in different countries and areas. The IRENA statistics team
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