Solar, power expo kicks off in Myanmar's Yangon

People visit the second Myanmar Power and Solar Energy Storage Lighting Expo 2025 at the Yangon Convention Center in Yangon, Myanmar, May 1, 2025. The expo kicked off on Thursday at the Yangon Convention Center in Yangon. (Xinhua/Myo Kyaw Soe)

YANGON, May 1 (Xinhua) -- The second Myanmar Power and Solar Energy Storage Lighting Expo 2025 kicked off on Thursday in Yangon.

The expo featured a wide range of products, including lithium batteries, inverters, solar panels, power stations, generators, solar fans, solar lights, pumps, and other power products.

More than 80 companies from around the world will showcase hundreds of brands at the expo, said Wang Zhang Cheng, general manager of Myanmar DPES Exhibition.

The expo, which included the latest advancements in solar and power technology, serve as a key platform for the power storage and energy industry, he added.

The first day of the event attracted thousands of distributors, retailers and customers. The four-day event will run until Sunday.

People visit the second Myanmar Power and Solar Energy Storage Lighting Expo 2025 at the Yangon Convention Center in Yangon, Myanmar, May 1, 2025. The expo kicked off on Thursday at the Yangon Convention Center in Yangon. (Xinhua/Myo Kyaw Soe)