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Chinese power firms lobby Myanmar to buy Russian gas

Power lines are seen near Pathein, Myanmar. (Photo: mohigan via Wikimedia Commons)

Chinese companies operating in Myanmar’s electricity generation sector have asked the junta for assistance in importing liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Russia, the news outlet Frontier Myanmar reported Thursday.

Citing a leaked memo from the Ministry of Electric Power in July, the magazine reported that Chinese companies involved in power project requested but failed to get “help” to import Russian LNG following a supply and cash crunch.

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