Cambodia’s rooftop solar installers are pushing for the industry to have more favourable energy tariffs, as well as exploring more accessible business models to offset the high initial investment in rapidly developing solar photovoltaic (PV) technology. The push comes after a global campaign was launched to promote the economic advantages of solar PV, with organisations such […]

THE National Assembly of Cambodia yesterday approved a draft provision of a state guarantee for three new power projects, one of which is a 700 megawatt (mW) coal-fired power plant investment to be undertaken by the Royal Group. All three power projects are contracted under a power purchase agreement with Electricite Du Cambodge (EDC). The agreement […]

Royal Group, Cambodia’s largest conglomerate, was granted permission last week to conduct a feasibility study on a 700-megawatt coal-fired power plant in Preah Sihanouk province. For in depth analysis of Cambodian Business, visit Capital Cambodia . Victor Jona, spokesman at the Ministry of Mines and Energy, yesterday said that permission to proceed with the study […]

Local conglomerate Royal Group of Companies Ltd has received in-principle approval from the government to dredge sand in the Prek Sre Ambel River in northern Koh Kong province to fill some of the areas in the company’s Botum Sakor Special Economic Zone development project and 700MW coal-fired power station.

The Royal Group of Cambodia and partners China Southern Power Grid and China Huaneng Group on Tuesday said they will continue work on a project to build high voltage transmission lines in the Kingdom. The project will contribute to the transmission network in the country’s northeast and enable energy exchanges with Vietnam and Laos. A […]

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.

Russia’s largest natural gas producer, Pao Novatek Co, has expressed interest in investing in Cambodia’s Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), especially in the areas of supply, storage station construction and conversion. Ministry of Mines and Energy secretary of state Dith Tina welcomed the news and advised the company to research social, economic and technical possibilities, as […]

Singapore-based Indochina Energy Partners is focusing on rooftop solar installations in three Southeast Asian nations, including Cambodia. For in depth analysis of Cambodian Business, visit Capital Cambodia . According to a report by ScanAsia released Monday, IEP is working on rooftop photovoltaic panel installations in Vietnam, Myanmar and Cambodia. Thomas Jakobsen, IEP managing director, said the […]

Saudi Arabia’s ACWA Power is eyeing to invest $10 billion in 10 countries this year, including Cambodia, its CEO said on Saturday. ACWA Power – which is backed by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign investment fund – already holds substantial assets in 12 countries and has bid for renewable energy projects in Cambodia, among other countries, Paddy […]

For two decades or more, alarms have been sounding for the Mekong Delta. It is being hammered by climate change, by a proliferation of upstream dams, by unsustainable and inappropriate farming practices, by greed and political expediency. The punishment the Delta’s taking has been well reported, first in scholarly papers, then in specialized publications and […]