ADB-supported solar project on the horizon
A 60-megawatt solar station, supported by a $7.64 million loan from Asia Development Bank (ADB) is scheduled to be built later this year in Kampong Chhnang province, north of Phnom Penh.
Energy Lab’s stimulus plan for clean energy investment
Energy Lab has suggested two immediate “stimulus suggestions” to support clean energy investment easily.
Launch of heavy fuel oil power plant sees delays
The first phase of a $380 million 100MW heavy fuel oil power plant in Kandal province’s Lvea Em district has been delayed from this month until June, a Ministry of Mines and Energy spokesman told The Post on Thursday.
‘No plan’ to reduce electricity bills nationwide
Despite the reduction of electricity tariffs for factory workers suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Electricity Authority of Cambodia (EAC), the autonomous government agency responsible for managing and administering electric power in the country, has said that “a general plan for electricity bill reduction has yet to be raised.”
Sunseap’s solar energy offsets 58k tonnes of carbon emissions
Home-grown firm Sunseap has said that the solar power it generated last year made a huge impact on the environment – equal to planting nearly a million tree seedlings over a decade.
Cambodia’s grid-connected PV capacity grows to 150 MW – report
Cambodia’s installed solar power capacity has increased by 60 MW after a new photovoltaic (PV) park was tied to the national grid, the Phnom Penh Post reports, citing a government official.
Commercial financing for power transmission in Cambodia underway
MIGA, a member of the World Bank Group, has issued guarantees that will support the refinancing of existing power transmission infrastructure in Cambodia’s capital, Phnom Penh, and its surroundings.
Royal Group’s 700 mW coal-fired power station gets Senate nod
The mega 700 Megawatt (mW) power plant owned by the Royal Group one was the main ticket in a Senate session which gave approval for this and two other power projects in its sitting yesterday.
