Thai firm to build plant in Cambodia
PHNOM PENH (The Phnom Penh Post/ANN) – To cash in on the high demand in Cambodia Thai-based Precise Electric Manufacturing Co Ltd is planning to build an electric equipment plant in Pursat province. Thai-based Precise Electric Manufacturing Co Ltd is planning to build an electric equipment plant in Pursat province to cash in on the […]
Struggling to keep the lights on
The government pledged that this year all villages in the country would be electrified and at least 70 percent would have access to reliable energy sources within 10 years. Its policy is to attract energy investment that can help provide efficient, trustworthy power and lower tariffs. After many power cuts in 2019, the government is […]
‘Buy local appliances,’ says energy minister
VP.Start Technology produces GSM products for electric motors. Supplied Minister of Mines and Energy Suy Sem on Wednesday called on distributors and consumers of electronics and appliances to support Cambodian manufacturers by purchasing locally-made products. Sem made the call during the annual meeting of the Electricity Authority of Cambodia in Phnom Penh. “The Ministry is […]
Cheaper electricity on the way for businesses and families
The electricity regulator will continue to bring down the cost of electricity tariffs for households and enterprises in Phnom Penh and a number of provinces from Feb 1, according to a senior official from the Electricity Authority of Cambodia (EAC). Yim Viseth, chairman of the Electricity Authority of Cambodia, told Khmer Times yesterday the government […]
Firm completes purchase of solar project in Banteay Meanchey
Thailand-based energy company B Grimm Power Plc’s wholly-owned subsidiary, B Grimm Solar Power 1, has completed its acquisition of Cambodia’s Ray Power Supply Co Ltd. “[Ray Power] would like to update the progress [of the transaction]. The share transfer has officially completed and approval from relevant authorities has been granted,” it said in a filing […]
How dams and climate change are choking Asia’s great lake
KAMPONG LUONG, Cambodia — For more than half a century, January meant prime fishing season for Pang Bin. He took his wooden boat out into Cambodia’s largest lake, his catches and their sales sustaining his family for much of the year. This month, the 75-year-old decided to call it quits, but not because of age […]
No power shortages next dry season, says energy minister
Minister of Mines and Energy Suy Sem has assured the public that Cambodia will not suffer power shortages during the next dry season. Speaking on local TV on Tuesday, Sem projected a rise in power demand during 2020’s dry season – which starts in November and ends in April 2021 – but claimed the government […]
Toyota to use Prius parts in SE Asia carts
The Environment Ministry and Toyota Tsusho Corp. have jointly begun a project to reuse parts from hybrid vehicles in Southeast Asia that have reached the end of their product life cycle. The aim is to reuse the electric parts from hybrids that are scrapped, to provide a means of transportation for tourists and to reduce […]
