🌚 Darkness in Nyaungshwe

In Burma (Myanmar), the country falls into darkness after sunset. From what I've heard, there have been power outages for many years, but the problem has worsened since the military junta's coup in 2021. There is only one coal-fired power plant and several hydroelectric power plants in the entire country, but due to the lack of investment in infrastructure and the ever-increasing demand for energy, there is simply not enough electricity. As a result, most of the evenings and nights the country falls into darkness. Some shops and pubs have huge and loud power generators, but the rest of the residents are left with candles 🕯️.

The lack of light also means that the streets empty out after dark - the photos I'm posting are from an evening walk around Nyaungshwe (7 p.m.)Læs mere