Myanmar harnessing solar energy after damaged power plants disrupt supply

- Illustrative photo: Reuters file

YANGON: (Bernama) Myanmar located in the sunbelt is shifting to solar energy to ramp up its energy supply after its power infrastructures were damaged by natural disasters and the ongoing conflict in the country.

Damaged transmission lines and power plants are unable to cope with rising demand for power in the second-largest Southeast Asian country, home to nearly 55 million people.

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