Electricity generation is not a task that can be carried out overnight, and the government needs to approve all the budgets the Ministry of Electricity and Energy has demanded, said Deputy Minister Dr Tun Naing.

The deputy minister's remark came after the question of a member of parliament at a parliamentary session of the Lower House held in Nay Pyi Taw on April 29.

MP Nay Myo Htet for Kyauktada Township Constituency questioned how many megawatts were used in March and April in 2019 and whether there was any measure to ensure that there is no power cut in summer.

"It is also necessary to all the amounts of budget our ministry has demanded. Electricity cannot be generated overnight," said Dr Tun Naing.

He said that it took about seven or eight years to build a power station, adding that Myanmar's electricity demand would be met only after efforts of 5 or 10 years for power generation.

"It is not true there is no power cut in other countries. Even in Singapore, it took days to bring back power after power cut. In one case in the United States, there were about two weeks of power cut. In our country, we can make efforts to bring back electricity in hours after it went out," the deputy minister commented.

As dam water deceases now, electricity is being provided on a quota basis this summer, he added.