Accelerated Rural Electrification Project

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The proposed Accelerated Rural Electrification Project will construct 48 new medium-voltage facilities, including 48 substations of 66/33/11 kilovolts (kV), and 715 kilometers (km) of 66 kV and 438 km of 33 kV distribution lines in Ayeyarwady region, Bago (East) region, Kayin state and Magway region in Myanmar. The project will establish, for the first time, a computerized distribution automation system (DAS) to improve operational efficiency and management of the distribution systems. The project will increase electricity supply to support Myanmar's inclusive and sustainable development and to achieve the country's plan of universal electricity access by 2030 as stated in the Myanmar Sustainable Development Plan 2018 - 2030. It will enable the government to electrify an additional 446,000 households in more than 3,300 villages in these four states and regions. The project is included in the Country Operations Business Plan 2020 - 2022.