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 REAM is one of an active work
group (officially registered in
Myanmar) operating on Renewable
Energy related services for
Rural Development and
Environmental Conservation.
Idea to establish this
association was evolved since
1993 with the activities of
basic need power fulfill
function at remote villages. In
1995, founders group was
actively participating in “State
Fuel Wood Substitution
Committee” as private members
and did many public education
activities on practical
application of Renewable
Energies to alleviate the energy
shortage problem and also aiming
to protect the environment.
Those activities became more
efficient in 1998 due to State
encouragement on private sector
participation to solve the
current problems of fuel and
environmental conservation.
Organization set-up activities
started in that year and
application for official
registration was made in 1999 as
a national NGO under Myanmar
Association Law. At the moment,
the association is functioning
thoroughly in implementing the
aimed objectives and work plans
together with other private
associations (NGOs), business
farms, and international
organizations and also with
government departments.
REAM believes that efficient
coordinating action - with
others including local
inhabitants, professionals,
technicians, micro or small
enterprises and same objective
oriented organizations - is a
real necessity in combating
energy and environmental
problems. At this preliminary
stage of organization
establishment, we are practicing
a local networking strategy with
prompt and flexible management
system with adaptable tactic to
suit current local situation of
project area. REAM participates
in possible collective functions
with network partners by
executing together
systematically as mutually
agreed plan or respective
project regulations.
To be sustainable in development
functions with proper
achievement, applicable
network-scheme and work
procedure become important and
now REAM and partner groups are
exercising to exploit a workable
networking scheme by practicing
some joint actions.
Ultimate aim of REAM is to
upgrade the awareness and living
standard of people who live in
remote areas of Myanmar by
exploring and promoting
Renewable Energy Technology
(RET) application activities. At
the moment, we focus
particularly upon accessible
remote places where the
situation of inhabitants’ daily
energy requirement is
threatening their environment to
deteriorate. Ecological backlash
of this happening will lead to
enormous bad consequences to the
whole area. This kind of
ecosystem deteriorating pattern
is common. Proper energy source
is their critical need.
Effective fuel substitution and
making them convinced themselves
by providing suitable project
funding with necessary services,
technologies, materials and
education trainings are
necessary right now, before the
whole ecosystem is damaged.
Varieties of activities had been
done in such remote areas. We
find and believe that the
projects without community
participation – top down plan -
cannot get good result and
sustainable achievement even
high expenditure is applied.
Community participation cannot
be created without practically
adopted system management and
locally acceptable work
procedure.
Our (REAM) hypothesis is
mutually beneficial networking
strategy among practicing
atmosphere, including inhabitant
community is essential for
success.
THREE
MAIN OBJECTIVES OF REAM
(1) to alleviate the energy
problem by using RET
(2) to protect the environment
and save the natural resources
(3) to get development of
grassroots by utilizing RET
THREE
MAIN SERVICES OF REAM
(1)
INFORMATION
Collection and dissemination of
information on RET and its
related affairs
(2)
EDUCATING
Educating on RET development and
its related Environmental
Conservation affairs
(3)
COMMUNICATION
Services between RET System
provider(s) and user(s) who want
to materialize particular
project or activities of RET
application and development
Ream is Now Trying to Practise
A Workable Networking Scheme by
Implanting Small Development
Projects
SOME
PROMINENT ACTIVITIES OF REAM
▌
Public Educating functions by
series of exhibitions with
related ministries and private
enterprises (1992 to update)
▌
Project feasibility survey works
on village RE application for
project providers of UNDP, NGOs
and private bodies (1995 )
▌
Academic Education and Training
supports to Institute of
Technologies (1995 – update)
▌
Radio broadcasting program for
public education on RE
(1995,1998, 2000 )
▌Paper
presentations on “ Practical
Application and
Commercialization of Renewable
Solar Energy in Myanmar” at
State Seminar of Fuel Wood
Substitution Committee, Ministry
of Forestry (1998)
▌Participation
in National Report writing
committee on United Nations
Convention to Combat
Desertification (UNCCD),
organized by NCEA, ministry of
Foreign Affairs ( 2000 )
▌Coordinating
with JICA –RE Study team - by
sharing experiences to do FS and
finding possible development
ideas for rural development (
2001-2002 )
▌Participation
in BIMST- EC (Energy Sector),
Meeting of Committee of Experts/
Officials at Ministry of Energy
(2002 - update)
▌Project
potential survey and project
preparation of “ Village
Electrification by Rice Husk
Engine “ in Samalauk village ,
Ayarwaddy Division, by EOJ
Grant.(2002 )
▌Establish
a work group on “Mangrove Action
Plan” and organize to promote
academic knowledge of Mangrove
Ecosystem to support the current
management on Mnagrove Resources
of Myanmar. (2003 to update )
▌Paper
presentations on “Renewable
Energies for Rural Development
in Myanmar” at State Industrial
Development Seminar (2002-2003).
▌Participation
in Upper Myanmar Industrial
Exhibition in Mandalay for wind
and solar energy application in
villages (2003)
▌Participation
in MYANMAR NATIONAL TEAM for
Capacity Building on Integration
of Energy and Rural Development
Planning organized by Division
of Environmental and Sustainable
Development, ESCAP (2003 –
update)
▌Survey
and Planning program for Rural
Industrial Development by RE for
Department of Cottage
Industries, Ministry of
Cooperative (2003 – update )
▌Joint
function with University of
Singapore Student Volunteer
Group for field survey work on
“Water and sanitation project”
in Latpan-pyar village track,
Myingyun Township ( 2003 )
▌Participating
in Renewable Energy Technology
Development Functions of ASEAN
Center for Energy (ACE)
organized by Ministry of Energy
( 2003 – update )
▌UN/WFP
assistance programme in
emergency food assistance
project (EMOP) and Protracted
Relieve and Recovery Operation
(EMOP) to ex-poppy farmers in
Paloung Special Region No.7,
Northern ShanState ( 2003 –
2009)
▌UN/WFP
assistance programme in
emergency Protracted Relieve and
Recovery Operation (EMOP) at Dry
Zone, Magwe Division, Nat Mauk
and Panks Townships, Dry Zone,
Magwe Division ( 2004 - 2009 )
▌
close coordination and
cooperation with, UN agencies,
International Organizations,
INGOs and LNGOs in
materialization of environmental
conservation for public and
renewable energy related village
development program with basic
concept of grassroots community
participation action ( 1993 to
update )
Contact
address :
Renewable
Energy Association Myanmar
(REAM)
Room (2), Building (8),
Anawrathar Housing Estate,
Pazun-daung Tsp., Yangon,
Myanmar
160’ 5th floor, 2nd Thiri
Avenue, Ahlone P.O., Yangon,
Myanmar
Ph
: 95-1-223405; 95-1-212486;
95-1-292012
Email
:
am-ream@myanmar.com.mm
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