A nation of some 55 million and growing as of a 2014 census, just 42% of Myanmar households had access to electricity, according tothe first, June 2019 nationwide assessment of distributed energy market potential in Myanmar, which was produced by Smart Power Myanmar, a national. Rising electricity demand, rapid demographic growth and rapid growth of installed solar power capacity in neighboring. State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi in June 2018 officially commissionedthe first, 50-MWdc/40-MWac, phase of Myanmar's inaugural commercial solar power facility, the 220-MWdc/170-MWac, US$297 million Minbu Solar Power Plant. The project is being carried out. Finding ways of making mini-grid access affordableto local residents and businesses is key to the success of Myanmar's rural. Similarly, Smart Power Myanmar's Decentralized Energy Market Assessment demonstrates that solutions such as mini-grids can play a crucial role to bring reliable power to off.