Yaung Chi

Funded by Chevron, Pact worked with 70 unelectrified villages in the Mandalay Region of Myanmar to advance economic opportunities for rural women and village entrepreneurs over a two-year period. This project supported energy innovation through the development of captive solar systems for businesses and facilities (schools and health clinics). Support was provided for building the local governance capacity for administering loan schemes for productive use equipment and the operations and maintenance of roof-top solar projects for facilities by community members. Through the Yaung Chi project Pact provided job training and business skills development to ensure that entrepreneurs can start and successfully run businesses that productively use energy, with a focus on women’s entrepreneurship. Pact also provided support for assessing the feasibility of solar projects, procurement, and construction of solar installations – supporting competitive procurement.