Electricity is provided every four hours, and lists of some townships in Yangon Region that will be given priority distribution of electricity have been released, sources said.

"Currently, YESC is supplying electricity to townships every four hours. It seemed that the townships which have been prioritized will be announced by the relevant township electricity offices. We have not been notified yet. Currently, we are providing electricity every four hours," replied the Call Center of the Yangon Electricity Supply Corporation (YESC).

According to the information published by the Ahlon Township Electricity Board on their social network page, 16 townships have been declared as priority level (A).

They are Yankin, Tamwe, Thingangyun, South Oakkalapa, Kyauktada, Pabedan, Latha, Lanmadaw, Dagon, Ahlon, Kyimyindaing, Sanchaung, Mayangone, Hlaing, Kamaryut and Bahan townships.

In addition, public groups A and B will be alternately provided with load-reduced electricity between 9 am and 4 pm. Full power will be provided from 4 pm until 9 am the next day. The industrial zone in South Okkalapa Township will only be supplied with electricity from 9 am to 5 pm, according to the statement of the Ahlon Township Electricity Board.

Since last Thingyan period, electricity has been distributed in a rotating system, and it has just been released without any prior announcement of the current system.

The Myanmar manufacturing PMI survey released by S&P Global Market Intelligence for November 2022 stated that companies are struggling to meet manufacturing needs due to the shortage of raw materials and power outages.

The decline in the performance of the entire manufacturing sector has weakened the confidence of manufacturers this month. Shortage of raw materials, power outages and a devaluation of Myanmar kyats put pressure on expectations, with only three percent of respondents expecting to expand production over the next 12 months, the survey said.

"In industrial zones, electricity is only available from 9 am to 5 pm," said a businessman.

U Thaung Han, the Union Minister for Electricity Power, said that it will not be possible to meet the demand for electricity in the coming summer, and plans must be made to supply it on a part-time basis.

He said the above in a consultation meeting held on November 27 at the Yangon Electric Power Corporation office regarding the plans to distribute electricity in the summer in Yangon Region.

Union Minister U Thaung Han said that it is not possible to meet the daily power needs of the public during the coming summer, but it is necessary to establish measures to distribute the power so that everyone can share the electricity they get. He said that the role of substations is important to prevent power outages in order to obtain full power at the times when power consumption can be supplied according to the time period, and it is necessary to carry out maintenance and repair works in advance.