Power production has decreased by about 55 megawatts due to the mine attack at the Zawtika-Kanpauk-Myaingkalay-Yangon gas pipeline, announced the Yangon Electricity Supply Corporation.

The announcement said mine attack occurred at the Zawtika-Kanpauk-Myaingkalay-Yangon near Zout Thut Village, Bilin Township and the pipeline caught fire at 4:30 am on March 9.

Due to the attack, the power generation and transmission capacity of the natural gas-fired turbine in the power system was decreased by about 55 megawatts. Due to the university entrance examination period, the reduced electricity will be produced by hydroelectric power generators, and the amount of electricity used by industrial zones will be regulated and the public will be provided with regular electricity, it said.

The Yangon Electricity Supply Corporation announced that it will continue to manage the normal distribution of electricity to industrial zones after the university entrance examination is over.