Kyaukphyu Township
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Kyaukphyu Township ({{langx|my|ကျောက်ဖြူမြို့နယ်}}, also spelt Kyaukpyu Township) is a township of Kyaukphyu District in the Rakhine State of Myanmar. The principal town is Kyaukphyu.{{cite web|url=http://www.themimu.info/docs/MIMU555v01_100813_Kyaukpyu_Ramree%20Ts-Rakhine%20State_A1.pdf|format=PDF|title=Map of Kyaukpyu and Ramree Township~|publisher=Themimu.info|accessdate=6 November 2014}}{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
At Ma Day Island of Kyaukpyu Township, a deep sea port was being built by Aisa World Company by investment of China National Petroleum Corporation.[http://www.mmtimes.com/no375/n007.htm] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614220214/http://www.mmtimes.com/no375/n007.htm|date=June 14, 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://www.arakanrivers.net/?p=1021|title=February Updates – Shwe Gas Project and Kyauk Phyu Port -|publisher=Arakanrivers.net|accessdate=6 November 2014|archive-date=30 April 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110430001926/http://www.arakanrivers.net/?p=1021|url-status=dead}}
Kyaukphyu Special Economic Zone
{{main|Kyaukphyu Deep-Sea Port|Kyaukphyu Special Economic Zone}}
The Kyaukphyu SEZ plan is included an industrial zone, residential housing estates and a deep-water port and to cover about {{convert|11|mi}} near Sit Taw and Si Maw Village.{{cite web|title=Kyaukpyu SEZ Delayed for 13 Months|url=http://www.ramree.com/2014/05/13/kyaukpyu-sez-delayed-13-months/|work=Ramree.com|publisher=13 May 2014|accessdate=3 July 2014}} {{convert|1200|km}} roadway and railway will linked between SEZ and Yunnan Province of China. But it will be relocated near to Kani Village because of finding an active mud volcano in initially planned area. Nippon Koei, China's CITIC group and Burma's Htoo Trading are expected to investment this project.{{cite web|title=Mud Volcano May Force Relocation of Kyaukpyu SEZ|url=http://www.ramree.com/2014/06/20/mud-volcano-may-force-relocation-kyaukpyu-sez/|work=Ramree.com|publisher=20 June 2014|accessdate=3 July 2014}} CPG Consultancy Ltd., a Singaporean company, is appointed as adviser in selection of investment proposals.{{cite web|title=CPG Signs As Advisor For Kyaukpyu SEZ|url=http://www.ramree.com/2014/03/22/cpg-signs-advisor-kyaukpyu-sez/|work=Ramree.com|publisher=22 March 2014|accessdate=3 July 2014}}
Shwe Gas Project
{{Main article|Shwe Gas Project}}
It is one of the Burma's largest natural gas projects. A USD 3 billion gas pipeline and onshore tanker terminal project was built by Daewoo, China National Petroleum Corporation and Burma's state-owned Myanmar Oil and Gas Enterprise. It can pump about 12 billion cubic meters of gas annually to Kunming, Yunnan Province of China. It is planned to pump 22 million tonnes of crude oil annually. The dual oil and gas pipelines run over {{convert|800|km}}from Kyaukphyu to Kunming.{{cite web|title=Myanmar plans its own ‘mini Singapore’|url=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/76d2e3fc-6bb8-11e2-a700-00144feab49a.html#axzz36Pbfedu1|website=www.ft.com|publisher=Gwen Robinson|accessdate=3 July 2014}}
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.ramree.com/ Ramree Island Business and Travel News]
- [http://kpsez.org/ Kyauk Phyu Special Economic Zone]
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{{Rakhine State}}
Category:Townships of Rakhine State
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