Rakhine State news, recently, Ruokai many places of electricity is seriously insufficient, in order to ensure the daily use of electricity by residents, the power sector can only take turns to supply electricity. At present, the capital of Rakhine State, Sittwe, has to cut off power 2 to 3 times a day on average, and the power supply of the Ministry of Electricity is facing difficulties.
Due to frequent power outages, the demand for charcoal in Rakhine gradually increased. According to local people, the price of charcoal has also risen due to frequent power outages. According to merchants selling charcoal in Sittwe and Kyaukphyu, the price of a bag of charcoal produced in the Dongge region used to be 3,800 kyats, and now the price has risen to 5,500 kyats per bag.
Charcoal in the Sana region, which used to be priced at 6,000 Kyats per bag, has now risen to 9,000 Kyats per bag. In addition, the Sana charcoal in Rakhine is out of stock, and the charcoal merchants are unaware of the out-of-stock Sana charcoal.
A charcoal merchant in Situi Township said that the purchase price of charcoal has risen a lot, and recently, Sana Charcoal is out of stock and can only sell charcoal produced by Dong Pigeon. In the past, it was Sana charcoal that was sold more, but it is not known why it is out of stock.
A woman who runs a restaurant said that the price of a bag of charcoal rose to 9,000 kyats after the demand for charcoal rose, and it was very inconvenient for our restaurant industry to lose power from time to time. Now, we can only rely on charcoal, and after the price of charcoal rises, we can only adjust the price of meals appropriately.
The recent rotational power outage is related to the decline in national electricity energy production capacity, in order to supplement the domestic demand for electricity, the Ministry of Electricity has been operating the power station at maximum power to solve the current situation. Since mid-November 2021, a large number of towns and districts in Rakhine State have frequently lost power, with an average of 2 to 3 times a day, and the power outage time is about 2 to 3 hours.