MIC meeting approves seven new projects including power plant construction project

MIC meeting approves seven new projects including power plant construction project

Posted on 31 March 2022

(30th March 2022, Nay Pyi Taw)

The Myanmar Investment Commission held the meeting (2/2022) yesterday afternoon in Nay Pyi Taw. The meeting was attended by State Administration Council Member Myanmar Investment Commission Chairman Lt-Gen Moe Myint Tun and the commission members.

The meeting approved seven new projects from the hotels and tourism sector, industry and services sectors and electricity and energy sector, including a capital increase of 12 ongoing investment projects. These projects are worth US$85.759 million and K43,327.455 million and will create job opportunities for local workers.

The projects approved by yesterday’s meeting included the construction of a 20-megawatt solar power plant during the six-month construction period.

As of March 2022 from October 2021, 48 foreign-invested companies were approved with US$684.686 million investment in Myanmar. As for Myanmar citizen investment, 38 businesses were approved with a total of K468,393.528 million and 42,880 jobs were created.