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.
Hong Lai Huat, CMEC to co-develop 200-MW solar project in Cambodia
April 26 (Renewables Now) – Real estate developer Hong Lai Huat Group Ltd (SGX:CTO) and China Machinery Engineering Corp (HKG:1829), or CMEC, have teamed up to realise a 200-MW solar project at the Aoral Eco-City in Cambodia.
KrisEnergy restructuring plan no longer viable as Apsara oil field shows ‘disappointing’ results
THE CONTINUED “disappointing” results of KrisEnergy’s Apsara oil field in Cambodian oil concession Block A means its restructuring plan is no longer viable, the troubled oil and gas group said in a bourse filing on Tuesday. There remains “material uncertainty” over the company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
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 […]
Three solar power stations now ready to connect to grid
The construction of three solar-generated power stations has been completed, while another project’s construction has fallen behind schedule, according to Victor Jona, the director-general of energy at the Ministry of Mines and Energy. No reason was cited in regards to the failure of the fourth station to meet its scheduled completion. The four solar projects […]
Banteay Meanchey solar farm adds 39MW to national grid
A 39MW solar power plant in far northwestern Cambodia’s Banteay Meanchey province has been successful brought to the national grid, Shenzhen-listed solar development company JA Solar Technology Co Ltd said in press release on March 10.
