New $231M Pursat dam built
Groundwork is underway on South Korean-owned SPHP (Cambodia) Co Ltd’s massive $231 million Stung Pursat I hydroelectric dam in Pursat, provincial deputy governor Khoy Rida told The Post on Monday. Ministry of Mines and Energy senior official Victor Jona said the dam is located in Veal Veng district’s Pramuoy commune and will be able to produce […]
As Tonle Sap Drys Up, River Commission Urges More Data Sharing to Address Low Mekong Levels
PHNOM PENH — The Mekong River Commission asked countries along the waterbody to share data of falling water levels in the river, especially in light of the record dry conditions witnessed in the Tonle Sap Lake. The river commission released a press release on Friday urging the six countries along the Mekong River to address record low […]
Mekong River Water Levels Hits Record Lows for a Second Year
The Mekong River Commission has urged China and lower Mekong countries to share more data on hydropower dam operations. Because water flow in the Mekong River has hit record low levels for a second consecutive year. A report by the commission attributes the low water level to two years of reduced rainfall and the operations of […]
Lao DPM calls for dam action
Ministries concerned were told to intensify action to manage hydropower projects to prevent poor quality development of dams and potential disasters following a deadly collapse of a dam in southern Laos in 2018. Addressing a meeting in the southern Attapeu province on Monday, Deputy Prime Minister Dr Bounthong Chitmany told the ministries to amend existing and […]
Prac restructuring won’t slow solar
Thailand’s renewable energy developer and operator Prime Road Power Public Co is establishing a new subsidiary to support the company’s expansion in Cambodia, Japan’s NNA news agency reported. NNA News said Prime Road will transfer its assets to the new subsidiary, which will have 32 million baht ($1 million) of registered ordinary shares, according to a […]
Power provider set to go public on CSX
Power transmission provider Pestech (Cambodia) Plc put on a roadshow on Monday in preparation for going public on the Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) on August 12. Pestech Cambodia, a 100 per cent owned subsidiary of Malaysia-based Pestech International Bhd, hopes to raise approximately $3 million from the listing.
Government to power-up 133 villages
The government has decided to build nearly 3,000km of sub-transmission electrical lines to cover all rural villages, with a total project cost of about $82 million in the form of a soft loan from the Chinese government. The project was disclosed during a videoconference between Deputy Prime Minister and co-chair of the Cambodia-China Intergovernmental Coordinating Committee […]
Fishermen without fish as Cambodia’s river reversal runs late
KAMPONG KHLEANG, Cambodia (Reuters) – Crucial water flows to the Tonle Sap, Southeast Asia’s largest lake, have been delayed for a second consecutive year according to river experts, severely disrupting fishing and threatening the food supply of more than a million people.
