PRE-FEASIBILITY STUDY OF WIND ENERGY RESOURCES IN MYANMAR

Abstract

In this study, the wind power density of MERRA analysis data for weather and the ASTER DEM 30m enhanced with satellite data for terrain elevation are employed as input data to get wind resources distribution in Myanmar with the simulation of ArcMap 10, ArcGIS software. The simulated result shows that Yakhine State, Ayeyarwaddy, Yangon and Tanintharyi Regions are the best wind resource regions in Myanmar from the output color-coded wind power density map at 50m above ground level, of which the wind power density ranges from 80-126W/m2 in some part of these regions; while the better wind resource regions are: Sagaing, Mandalay, Magway Regions and Mon State, the wind power density ranges from 20 to 80 W/m2 . The overall output of wind power density map shows the highest in the south and southwest coastal area in Myanmar.