ADB boosts Cambodia’s energy with $7.6mln for solar park
A $7.64 million loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) will see an additional 100-megawatt (MW) of solar power added to the Cambodia National Solar Park Project (CNSPP), pushing investment to more than $18 million. In 2018 Cambodia’s total electricity capacity — generated and purchased — totalled 2,650-MW, a YoY increase of 15.29 per cent. […]
Hydropower project in Cambodia helps fish to come home
Stung Treng – In early April in Sesan district of Stung Treng province, Cambodia, the reservoir of Lower Sesan II Hydropower Station was sparkling with water merging with the azure sky. On the right bank of the dam, a clear stream flows through the woods downstream of the saddle dam. This is the nature-like fishway […]
As Power Cuts Cripple Cambodia, Generator Sales Soar
PHNOM PENH — As the hot season scorches Cambodia’s capital, its 1.5 million residents have struggled to stay cool without air conditioning, while business and factory work frequently grinds to a halt as a result of the worst power outages in many years. For several months now, Phnom Penh has been crippled by cuts that last […]
ADB loans $7.6M for Solar Power Construction
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on May 24 approved a $7.64 million loan to support the construction of a 100-megawatt (MW) solar power park in Cambodia to help in a contribute to the development of renewable energy and diversify the power supply that can improve the country’s competitiveness. ADB Principal Climate Change Specialist Mr. Pradeep Tharakan […]
Ministry asked about Mekong plan
A member of the Supreme Consultation Forum told The Post on Thursday that he had questioned the Ministry of Mines and Energy over its position regarding a proposed project to develop a sizeable stretch of the Mekong River. Pich Sros, president of the Cambodian Youth Party, also raised the subject of the recent increase in […]
CCambodia’s Dam Troubles, Power Woes Seen as Arguments For More Solar Energy Use
When the lights literally went out in many parts of Cambodia in February and stayed off in some areas during the following months, people immediately pointed their fingers at Prime Minister Hun Sen. They accused the mercurial autocrat who has ruled the country for more than three decades of orchestrating the blackouts in middle- and […]
Petroleum product imports up 10 pct in 2018
Cambodia imported 2.5 million tonnes of petroleum products in 2018, a 10 percent year-on-year increase, according to the Ministry of Mines and Energy. Diesel and gasoline are the most imported petroleum products, according to Sok Khavan, the ministry’s secretary of state, who spoke during a conference on the oil and gas sectors held at Phnom […]
France to support development of Cambodian electrical grid
France will support the development of the Kingdom’s power transmission network with $30 million in financing. According to a press release from the Ministry of Economy and Finance, Minister Aun Pornmoniroth and Remi Riou, general manager of the French Development Agency (AFD), will sign a financing agreement in the near future. “As planned, the Minister […]
