Cambodia to boost clean energy use – but coal plants planned too
PHNOM PENH (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Cambodia will push ahead with plans to use hydropower and coal to electrify the entire country by 2020, but solar energy will play some role, especially in remote areas, an energy ministry official said on Wednesday. The Southeast Asian nation has electrified rapidly since 2000, when only 16 percent […]
Cambodia to boost clean energy use, including hydropower
Cambodia will push ahead with plans to use hydropower and coal to electrify the entire country by 2020, but solar energy will play some role, especially in remote areas, an energy ministry official said on Wednesday. The Southeast Asian nation has electrified rapidly since 2000, when only 16% of the population had access to power, […]
Cambodia to buy 200 megawatts from Laos
Cambodia will buy 200 megawatts from Laos to feed rising demand for power in the Kingdom. Electricite du Cambodge has signed an agreement to purchase 200 MW from Laos from 2019 to 2021. The tariff at which the power will be sold has not been revealed. .. With power consumption on the rise, Cambodia needs […]
Cambodia to have ‘at least 10’ EV stations by December
Cambodia aims to have “at least 10” operational electric vehicle (EV) charging stations nationwide by end-2022, in the capital and “key provinces”, according to the public works minister on March 22.
Cambodia to have first wind farm
Cambodia’s Khmer Times and Phnom Penh Post have carried stories about the Blue Circle’s project to build a wind farm in Kampot province – the first of its kind in the country. Victor Jona, director-general of the Ministry of Mines and Energy’s General Department of Energy, said this month, the Singapore-based company will discuss with […]
Cambodia to promote commercial biogas technologies
The Credit Guarantee Corporation of Cambodia (CGCC) has partnered with the Biogas Technology and Information Center (BTIC) to promote the investment of commercial biogas technologies.
Cambodia to receive 450 megawatts of solar power by 2022
The Australian Embassy in Cambodia will support the generation of up 450 megawatts of solar energy by 2022, as the sun is one of the most economical and environmentally friendly energy sources on earth.
Cambodia to reduce hydropower and develop coal and solar capacity
Cambodia, which relies heavily on hydropower, has witnessed power shortages due to droughts and lower water levels in the dams.
Cambodia to start extracting first drop of oil next year: PM
PHNOM PENH, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) — Cambodia will start pumping its first drop of crude oil from one of its offshore oilfields next year, Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen said on Monday. “Our first drop of oil will be extracted in 2020, and I will announce the exact date later,” he said in a […]
Cambodia to strengthen ASEAN cooperation and promote post-crisis economic recovery
As the Chair of ASEAN in 2022, Cambodia will strive to play a more active role to further strengthen ASEAN cooperation with all partners in order to promote post-crisis economic recovery in an inclusive, sustainable and resilient manner towards achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.