Myanmar to Have More Electricity in Next Five Years

　　YANGON, January 13 (Xinhuanet) -- There are so far over 10 hydro-electric power projects under implementation in Myanmar, aimed at easing the country's electricity shortage problem, according to the country's state-run Myanma Electric Power Enterprise (MPPE).

　　As part of the projects, a total of 470 mw of generating capacity will be added to the country after five of the projects are successively completed by the end of 2004.

　　Of the five projects, a 30-mw one near Kantbalu in northwesternSagaing division is expected to be put into service early this year, while another two, which are of 280 mw and 25 mw in capacityand located respectively near Pinmana in northern Mandalay division and Nyaunglaybin in southern Bago division, are due to open in 2003.

　　The remaining two, which are of 75 mw and 60 mw and are respectively situated in central Magway division's Saytottaya and southern Bago division's Phyu, will be commissioned in 2004 as planned.

　　According to official statistics, the installed generating capacity of the MPPE remained at 1,172 mw so far and electric power generated totaled 2.418 billion kilowatt-hours in the first half of 2001. Enditem