First commercial gold mine online
Australian miner Renaissance Minerals (Cambodia) Ltd on June 21 began the commercial operation of its $120 million Okvau Gold Project in the northeastern province of Mondulkiri, becoming the Kingdom’s first gold producer.
Kingdom’s sustainable energy plans may be empowered as oil and gas industries stumble
Cambodia’s plans to develop sustainable energy generation may get a boost from international investors eyeing the region for opportunities. Japan’s Mitsubishi Corp has just announced plans to develop Southeast Asia’s largest wind farm in neighbouring Laos. It is investing in Impact Energy Asia Development Ltd (IEAD), through its Hong Kong subsidiary Diamond Generating Asia Ltd.
Cambodia promotes green transportation to save energy
Cambodia is boosting its transport sector to sustainable transport by reducing the use of fuel-run vehicles to green transport that uses electric vehicles (EVs) to reduce operating costs and avoid greenhouse gas emissions.
Royal Group to dredge sand
Local conglomerate Royal Group of Companies Ltd has received in-principle approval from the government to dredge sand in the Prek Sre Ambel River in northern Koh Kong province to fill some of the areas in the company’s Botum Sakor Special Economic Zone development project and 700MW coal-fired power station.
Crackdown on illegal gold mining to be stepped up
The government is on the alert to crack down on illegal gold mining activities as the country’s first commercial gold mining is set to start operations this month.
Interview: Pou Sothirak on protecting the Mekong and powering Cambodia
Previously secretary of state at the Foreign Affairs Ministry for the Cambodian government, Pou Sothirak is executive director of the Cambodian Institute for Cooperation and Peace. He is a tireless campaigner for the ecology and communities of the Lower Mekong and particularly Tonle Sap, Southeast Asia’s largest lake and one of the most productive inland […]
Project set to power rural solar shift
Czech NGO People in Need, with support from the EU and the Czech Development Agency (CzDA), launched the Switch to Solar project, aiming to support sustainable and inclusive economic growth in the Kingdom’s rural areas, CzDA said in a press release.
Kingdom set to be a gold producer
Cambodia will soon join the roster of gold producing countries after the government announced the commencement of commercial gold mining operations in the Okvau area in southwestern Mondulkiri province’s Keo Seima district from June 21.
