For economic development in Myanmar, one of the most important building blocks will be access to electricity. Minister for Electric Power, U KhinMaungSoe, recently said the country’s chronic electricity shortage is set to continue with Myanmar’s power consumption increasing annually by 15 percent, and was predicted to hit 2370 megawatts this summer. It is forecast to rise to 2844MW in 2015 and about 3950MW in 2016.