Washington, Dhu Al-Qa'dah 2, 1435, Aug 28, 2014, SPA -- A US-based company will build two solar power plants in Myanmar that will produce 10 to 12 per cent of the country's energy needs, dpa quoted a US official as saying Thursday. The solar stations, which will produce a total of 300 megawatts in the Mandalay region, are a scaled-down version of what had originally been projected to be a 1,000-megawatt project. In a telephone briefing from Myanmar, US Trade Representative Michael Froman said the 480-million-dollar project follows up on a promise by US President Barack Obama to support Myanmar people with economic development. The solar project will bring to about 1 billion dollars the total of US investments in Myanmar, Froman said. --SPA 20:07 LOCAL TIME 17:07 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w