The Senate today endorsed and approved four draft government proposals to guarantee the payment of nearly $1 billion in energy investment projects.

Senators yesterday unanimously agreed to pass the National Strategic Development Plan of 2019-2023 worth $57.7 billion in capital. In order for the budget plan to be finalised, it will need to be reviewed by the Constitutional Council and approved by the King. The vote was held during yesterday’s plenary session when senators also unanimously approved […]

The minister said that, with the assistance of the UN Development Programme, the ministry would now look to install charging kiosks in Battambang and Siem Reap provinces.

SINGAPORE and Cambodia have agreed to cooperate to advance solutions relating to clean energy due to the countries’ shared interest, the two governments said in a joint statement on Friday (Sep 16). This came out of a virtual meeting between Cambodian Minister for Mines and Energy Suy Sem and Manpower Minister and Second Minister for […]

Cambodia is feeling the squeeze from the soaring global coal and oil prices. Electricity du Cambodge (EDC)would certainly be hurting from this reality, and most likely re-assessing its plans to add more coal power stations.

The amount of solar energy transmitted through the national grid is around 10 per cent higher than in the same time last year, and authorities are encouraging more investment in clean and renewable energy, according to the head of the state electric utility. Electricite du Cambodge (EdC) director-general Keo Rottanak told The Post on February […]

Electricite du Cambodge (EDC), the national electric utility, is aiming for a considerable increase in the amount of renewable energy produced in the country within the next few years, a senior official said Friday. For in depth analysis of Cambodian Business, visit Capital Cambodia . Cambodia mostly generates energy from coal-fired power plants and hydropower dams. […]

In February of 2021, the UNDP energy team made its first visit to Pa Tang village in Ratanakiri province. A young man named Mr Veth acted as their guide, taking them by motorbike into the forest to assess potential sites for pico hydro, i.e., sites with less than 5 kW capacity of hydropower, that could […]

The production of more than $58 million worth of 60-megawatt solar-panels has begun in Kampong Speu province after the project was approved in May by the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC), provincial governor Vy Samnang said. Developed by Schneitec Renewable Co Ltd, the project is a joint venture between Cambodian and Chinese investors […]

Around 372 megawatts (MW) of additional solar farmland will be put into operation in 2021, which makes up 9 percent of power in the country and 14 percent of the total installed capacity and peak demand respectively, according to data from Electricite du Cambodge (EdC).