Energy cooperation between Myanmar and China under One Belt One Road: Current state, challenges and perspectives
Title
Energy cooperation between Myanmar and China under One Belt One Road: Current state, challenges and perspectives
Subject
Energy policy
Myanmar-China cooperation
One belt one road
SWOT-PEST analysis
Description
Energy cooperation plays an important role in One Belt One Road (OBOR) initiative, which has attracted global attentions since it was firstly announced by China. However, studies focused on China-Myanmar energy cooperation under OBOR has not been explored yet, Myanmar usually acts as a geo-strategic link along OBOR while its power grid construction benefits from OBOR to a large extent. This paper aims to close this gap and provide a comprehensive analysis on China-Myanmar energy cooperation under OBOR. Current status of the two countries’ respective energy systems is investigated to show their motivations for cooperation. Then, SWOT analysis and PEST analysis are integrated to uncover the roots of the past or ongoing successful and unsuccessful energy projects, and to provide invaluable insights about opportunities and challenges caused by the most up-to-date global issues, including COVID-19 and U.S.-China trade war. Lastly, practical suggestions are given with respect to political, economical, social and technological domains, such that stakeholders, engineers, researchers and investors can adapt to the post-crisis era.
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Creator
Yang, Bo
Swe, Thidar
Chen, Yixuan
Zeng, Chunyuan
Shu, Hongchun
Li, Xin
Yu, Tao
Zhang, Xiaoshun
Sun, Liming
Publisher
Energy
Date
2021
Type
journalArticle
Identifier
0360-5442
10.1016/j.energy.2020.119130
URL
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0360544220322374
Citation
Yang, Bo et al., “Energy cooperation between Myanmar and China under One Belt One Road: Current state, challenges and perspectives,” Lamar University Midstream Center Research, accessed May 13, 2024, https://lumc.omeka.net/items/show/26742.