B.Grimm’s solar project sees 20 percent complete
Thailand-based Energy Company B.Grimm Power said its solar project in Cambodia is 20 percent complete after the firm took over the project from a local power company late last year. B.Grimm completed the acquisition of local company Ray Power Supply Co Ltd last November for $300,000.
Energy conservation and cost-cutting measures
As the majority of the population opts to stay home during the pandemic, the domestic demand for energy has been running high. Data from the Mines and Energy Ministry stated as of last year, around 2.68 million households, or approximately 75 percent of the country’s households, are receiving electricity – all of which are expected […]
Cambodia Invites Firms for 4 Coal Mining Concessions
Cambodia’s Ministry of Mines and Energy is set to review applications soon for rights to four coal mining concession areas totalling 794 square kilometre, it opened late in March in the Kingdom’s north. It said “Interested national and international companies can apply for a mining licence at the General Department of Mineral Resources. It will […]
Bids sought for coal mining licences
The Mine and Energy Ministry has called on local and foreign companies to bid for the Kingdom’s coal mining exploration licences in Oddar Meanchey. The announcement wants both local and foreign private companies to apply for a licence to explore coal mines within a 200 square kilometre area in the province’s Ou Svay commune in Trapeang […]
KrisEnergy secures $87 million loan facility for Phase 1 of Apsara oil fields in Cambodia
KrisEnergy (Apsara) Company Ltd, the concession holder for Cambodia’s Block 1 offshore oil field has secured a credit facility agreement of $87 million. The credit facility agreement was signed with Kepinvest Singapore Pte and constitutes project financing for the funding of the funding of the development of the Group’s near-term development project at Cambodia Block A, […]
$8 million solar bike investment unveiled
The Korea Energy Agency (KEA) has announced it is planning to invest in a project supplying electric bikes and building solar charging stations in the Kingdom. KEA, a government agency carrying out national energy policies for energy efficiency improvement and renewable energy dissemination, plans to inject 10 billion won ($8 million) in its project, local media […]
No power shortage during dry season: Ministry
The Ministry of Mines and Energy said there is no shortage of electricity during this year’s dry season as compared to last year. Even so, the ministry said it would continue to boost electricity access in all households across the country by at least 78 percent this year. Speaking in a press conference held at the […]
Winds of change for energy industry
A leading Southeast Asia energy firm’s plans to create the Kingdom’s first wind turbine farm are one step closer to being realised. Singapore-based The Blue Circle are in the early stages of negotiation with the state-run electricity supplier Electricite du Cambodge (EDC) to thrash out a power purchase agreement (PPA) over the farm, which will be […]
