Renewable energy accounts for 40 pct of Cambodia’s total energy: PM
Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen said on Thursday that renewable energy from hydropower, solar energy and biomass energy has accounted for 40 percent of the kingdom’s total energy.
Cambodia ready to host 1st ASEAN green economic zone: PM Hun Sen
Supporting the idea of ‘green economic or investment zones’ in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen recently said his country is ready to host the first of its kind hub. He said this at the opening ceremony of the second day of the 2022 ASEAN Leadership and Partnership […]
Tourism operators in Cambodia urged to use renewables in business
A Cambodian official and conservationists on Wednesday called on tourism operators to use renewable energy sources like the rooftop solar in their business operations. Speaking at the launching ceremony of a Swiss-funded project entitled “Building Back a Climate Friendly and Inclusive Tourism Sector in Cambodia”, Cambodian Tourism Ministry’s Undersecretary of State Kuch Panhasa said the […]
Cambodia, UNDP jointly launch SDG Investor Map to accelerate sustainable development
The Cambodian government and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) on Wednesday jointly launched the Cambodia SDG Investor Map, a market intelligence tool that identifies viable investment opportunity areas aligned with the Cambodia Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Experts forecast resumption of overlapping claim area talks
Energy experts say Thailand and Cambodia will resume talks to settle their dispute on an overlapping claim area (OCA) in order to jointly benefit from a new petroleum source and relieve the impact of energy price fluctuations.
Cambodian minister calls on people to buy electric vehicles
Cambodia’s Minister of Public Works and Transport Sun Chanthol on Thursday called on people to use electric vehicles (EVs) as some 155 new EVs were registered in the first seven months of this year.
Cambodia’s oil products import up 25 pct in H1
PHNOM PENH, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) — Cambodia imported oil products worth 1.91 billion U.S. dollars in the first half of 2022, up 25 percent from 1.52 billion dollars over the same period last year, according to a report from the General Department of Customs and Excise.
Cambodia’s petroleum demand expected to reach 4.8 mn tons by 2030
Phnom Penh: The demand for petroleum products in Cambodia is projected to rise to 4.8 million ton in 2030, up from 2.8 million ton in 2020, the country’s Mines and Energy Minister, Suy Sem said.
