Cambodian biomass power plant on track to go online by July
A major rice husk biomass power plant in south-eastern Phnom Penh’s Chbar Ampov district is still on track to be completed and start operations by July. Designed to contribute to the Kingdom’s emission reduction efforts, the plant broke ground on December 8, 2021, in collaboration with Singapore-based Berkeley Energy Commercial and Industrial Solutions (BECIS), with capital […]
Electric vehicles: On the road to sustainable mobility in Cambodia and beyond
Electric cars (EVs) are taking the world by storm – an electric storm. In 2020, according to the International Energy Agency, there were more than 10 million electric cars on the roads – a 43 percent increase over 2019. Quite notably, during a period when overall new car registrations fell because of the pandemic, global […]
Senior transport authorities call on Cambodians to embrace EVs
The minister said that, with the assistance of the UN Development Programme, the ministry would now look to install charging kiosks in Battambang and Siem Reap provinces.
Cambodian suppliers reduce energy and water use
Garment factories in Cambodia have reduced their energy and water consumption with support from the International Finance Corporation’s (IFC) Cambodia Improvement Programme (CIP).
Cambodia to have ‘at least 10’ EV stations by December
Cambodia aims to have “at least 10” operational electric vehicle (EV) charging stations nationwide by end-2022, in the capital and “key provinces”, according to the public works minister on March 22.
In a Kingdom far away, effects of the war are starting to be felt
Cambodia grapples with an impending inflation hike as oil price and US dollar surge amid the crisis Ripples created by the Russia and Ukraine war are starting to wash ashore in Cambodia. A net oil importer, the Kingdom is being gripped by surging oil prices as well as the US dollar strengthening on the back […]
CHINT Cambodia Factory is Now Open, Assisting in the Southeast Asia’s Green Energy Development
SHANGHAI, March 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — SchneiTex x CHINT officially opened their Cambodia joint venture factory on February 28th local time. The factory will accomplish the localization of CHINT products, from manufacturing to delivery. It will also further improve the layout of CHINT’s global supply chain while expanding production capacity, which will help drive the development of the local power industry.
Electricity Trade Boosts Cambodia-Lao PDR Bilateral Trade
Electricity trade between Cambodia and the Lao People’s Democratic Republic raised the annual value of bilateral trade to more than $100 million in 2020 from a previous value of $10 million-$20 million. This was noted by Cambodia Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Prak Sokhonn and Lao Foreign Affairs Minister Saleumxay Kommasith in their meeting on 16 February. […]
