STATE Administration Council Member Deputy Prime Minis­ter Union Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office Admiral Tin Aung San, in his capacity as Chairman of the Electricity and Energy Development Commis­sion, yesterday inspected the solar-powered plants in Meiktila District and checked the dam­age and repairs in the aftermath of the Mandalay earthquake, and the new solar-powered plants which are under con­struction.

The Deputy Prime Min­ister first went to the Thazi 30-megawatt solar-powered plant of Great Success Energy Co Ltd in Thazi Township and heard the report of relevant of­ficials regarding construction of Thazi 30 MW, Thabyaywa 30 MW and Thabyaywa-3 30 MW, quake-stricken solar panels, Pile Cap Foundation, completed and ongoing repair works, and power connection with National Grid, Thazi 40 MW and Thabyay­wa 40 MW power plants.

After the reports, Admiral Tin Aung San urged officials to complete the operations in time and store the reserve materi­als in case of natural disasters. Then, he observed the com­pound of the power plant.

On arrival at Thabyaywa-3 30 MW and Thabyaywa 30 MW solar-powered plants, he in­spected the power transmission and expansion of solar panels in the new Thabyaywa 40 MW plant and provided the staff with foodstuffs.

Due to the Mandalay earth­quake, Thazi 30 MW, Thabyaywa 30 MW and Thabyaywa-3 30 MW power plants were affected, and the power generation rate de­clined. After the rapid repairs, 80 per cent of electricity can be generated and transmitted to the National Grid. The remain­ing recovery measures are now ongoing to supply electricity in full. — MNA/KTZH