Like any developing economy, one of the most important building blocks for Myanmar’s economic development will be access to electricity. Without power, Myanmar’s industry will not reach its full potential. The government is keen to build its internal capacity, and has the opportunity to learn from the experiences of its neighbouring countries in developing its power sector. In addition, the appetite is there in a project finance lending community that has seen fewer opportunities come to market in South- East Asia in 2013 than might have been hoped for.