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More thief, more karma for Myammar folks as reported in YANGON (Reuters): 

Myanmar's electricity generation has dropped to about half the normal figure, as rebels have damaged critical transmission networks, causing lengthy blackouts in wide swathes of the South Asian nation, state media said on Friday. 

Natural gas shortages in the war-torn nation have also helped take production down to just 2,200 MW a day, from the usual figure of 4,000 megawatt (MW), they added. 

It was a rare admission junta's inability to manage critical infrastructure nearly four years after the powerful military ousted an elected civilian govt, triggering a civil war that has engulfed the impoverished nation.

1. "Currently, electricity is being supplied to Yangon region at 48%, Mandalay region at 17% & the rest, including Naypyidaw, at 35%," the Global New Light Of Myanmar newspaper said, referring to the two main urban areas & the capital. Power cuts have worsened this year in commercial capital of Yangon.
   
2. Yangon, with supply limited to ONLY 4-hour blocks, followed by 8-hour shutdowns, in a plan the power ministry unveiled last week.
   

"We need to schedule cooking & washing at specific times," said Aung, a 33-year-old resident of the city, Myanmar's largest home to 7.3m. "We can't sleep well because there is no power and phone connections don't work well because mobile telephone towers always experience black outs," added Aung, who gave only his first name, out of concern for his security.

https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/ase...orsen-power-crisis