Ministry of Electricity and Energy will upgrade Hlawgar power plant before the summer of 2019. Upon completion, the power plant can generate an additional 336,000 kilowatt-hours a day.
Hlawgar power plant is one of the important power plants in Yangon. The commercial operation of the power plant launched in 1995. Now it can generate about 70 megawatt on average even though it has an installed capacity of 154 mw. The power plant is in need of major repairs and maintenance.
On November 30, the ministry signed an agreement with Golden Green Energy Co., Ltd to upgrade Hlawgar power plant under Rehabilitation, Joint-Operation, Maintenance and Management (ROMM) system.
The ministry invited the tender for the upgrade and maintenance of the power plant. The ministry chose Golden Green Energy Co., Ltd as the company’s per unit cost is the lowest. The company will repair gas turbine in cooperation with US-based General Electric (GE) which produced the gas turbine.
On June 30, the ministry issued the letter of acceptance to the company in order that it can carry out repairs and maintenance of gas turbines in the Hlawgar power plant alternately.
Under the contract, the company will have to implement the first phase (59 mw) on January 19, 2019 and the second phase (84 mw) on May 19.
