AFD lends a hand in energy-transition

Agence Francaise de Developpement (AFD) has granted €300,000 to the Kingdom of Cambodia to draw up a model of energy-transition scenarios to 2050, the French development agency revealed in a statement published on April 1. AFD has supported the Ministry of Economy and Finance and other line-ministries to develop a long-term energy trajectory-modelling tool to […]

Global calls for green action

The drumbeat is growing louder for a shift to green technology and infrastructure throughout the world, including in Cambodia, which is still mostly reliant on “brown” energy consumption as it hopes to balance cost-efficient development with sustainable technology.

ADB annual meeting to focus on green recovery

The Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) 54th annual meeting scheduled for May will focus on pursuing a sustainable and environmentally friendly recovery from COVID-19 in the region. The conference will be hosted virtually from May 3 to 5 and feature government, industry and academic leaders for three days of workshops centred on green recovery, according to […]

Poor output at Cambodia’s first oil well puts operator at risk

PHNOM PENH — Four months after becoming the first company to draw oil from a Cambodian well, Singapore-listed KrisEnergy is warning that its future as a going concern is at risk. The company revealed last week that production at the offshore concession, known as the Apsara oil field, was far lower than forecast, creating “material […]

Air base substation commissioned as hottest months near

State-run energy supplier Electricite du Cambodge (EdC) has commissioned a 115kV high-voltage substation to supply Phnom Penh residents with power as demand soars, according to its director-general Keo Rottanak. He said the facility, also known as “Grid Substation Airforce”, is located on 3,375sqm just north of the Pochentong Air Base compound, in Por Sen Chey […]