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Changelog

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v1.3.4
16-Sep 2025
Myanmar 1-node model added to Scenario Builder

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Model scope

  • Base year: 2023
  • End year: 2050
  • Spatial resolution: National (1 node only)
  • Temporal resolution:
    • Low resolution (24-hourly and yearly) - 1 timeslice
    • Medium resolution (3-hourly and 3-monthly) - 32 timeslices

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Data sourcing table

Input variableData sourceData standard
Demand profiles - currentShape of the demand at the national-level synthetically generated from a historical year (2015)Silver
Demand profiles - futureShape of the demand profile does not change in the future.Bronze
Annual demand - currentHistorical electricity system demand (source)Gold
Annual demand - futureTransitionZero in-house estimatesBronze
Renewable profilesTransitionZero in-house methodology (https://www.transitionzero.org/insights/from-vision-to-voltage-with-tz-apg)Bronze
Renewable potentialsTransitionZero in-house methodology (https://www.transitionzero.org/insights/from-vision-to-voltage-with-tz-apg)Bronze
Technology costs - currentIndonesia Technology Catalogue by Danish Energy Agency and The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resource, VietNam Technology Catalogue by Danish Energy Agency, BNEF Malaysia Technology Cost, and The 8th ASEAN Energy Outlook by ASEAN Center of EnergySilver
Technology costs - futureIndonesia Technology Catalogue by Danish Energy Agency and The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resource, VietNam Technology Catalogue by Danish Energy Agency, BNEF Malaysia Technology Cost, and The 8th ASEAN Energy Outlook by ASEAN Center of EnergySilver
Commodity costs - currentTransitionZero in-house methodology (https://www.transitionzero.org/insights/from-vision-to-voltage-with-tz-apg)Silver
Commodity costs - futureTransitionZero in-house methodology (https://www.transitionzero.org/insights/from-vision-to-voltage-with-tz-apg)Silver
Electricity trade cost - currentMarginal cost of neighboring countries exporting electricity to/from Myanmar based on TZ APG studyBronze
Electricity trade cost - futureMarginal cost of neighboring countries exporting electricity to/from Myanmar based on TZ APG studyBronze
Efficiency / LossesIndonesia Technology Catalogue by Danish Energy Agency and The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resource, VietNam Technology Catalogue by Danish Energy Agency, BNEF Malaysia Technology Cost, and The 8th ASEAN Energy Outlook by ASEAN Center of EnergySilver
Minimum generation levelDefault, technology-specificBronze
Planned outages / AvailabilityNREL ATB 2024Bronze
Discount rateDefault (5%)Bronze
WACCIEA Cost of Capital ObservatoryBronze
Power plant data - current (location, capacity, fuel, technology, start year, end year)Data served as initial and planned capacities from 2023 to 2050. This data is curated and validated by TransitionZero. See the following: China Daily, China National Machinery Industry Corporation, ChinaAid, ERIA Research Project Report FY2021 No. 10, GE Vernova, IFC Baseline Assessment Report Hydropower, Myanmar Insider Newspaper, Myanmar Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation, Myanmar Ministry of Electric Power, Myanmar Ministry of Information, Offshore Magazine, Power Technology, PowerChina, Renewable Energy Magazine, Renewable Energy World, Sembcorp, Sumitomo, TTCL Power Myanmar, UNFCCC, UPP Holdings, World Bank Documents, Myanmar Energy Sector Update June 2024, Xinhuanet, YondenGold
Power plant data - futureData served as initial and planned capacities from 2023 to 2050. This data is curated and validated by TransitionZero. See the following: China Daily, China National Machinery Industry Corporation, ChinaAid, ERIA Research Project Report FY2021 No. 10, GE Vernova, IFC Baseline Assessment Report Hydropower, Myanmar Insider Newspaper, Myanmar Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation, Myanmar Ministry of Electric Power, Myanmar Ministry of Information, Offshore Magazine, Power Technology, PowerChina, Renewable Energy Magazine, Renewable Energy World, Sembcorp, Sumitomo, TTCL Power Myanmar, UNFCCC, UPP Holdings, World Bank Documents, Myanmar Energy Sector Update June 2024, Xinhuanet, YondenGold