Sunseap’s solar energy offsets 58k tonnes of carbon emissions
Home-grown firm Sunseap has said that the solar power it generated last year made a huge impact on the environment – equal to planting nearly a million tree seedlings over a decade.
Sweden Alumni Network in Cambodia discuss renewable energy for sustainable business
According to a recent update from The Embassy of Sweden in Phnom Penh, renewable energy for sustainable business was the theme for this year’s gathering of the Sweden Alumni Network in Cambodia (SANCam).
Swedish government funds solar energy project in Cambodia
The Swedish government has provided funding for a pilot project for a solar energy micro grid launched by The Ministry of Mines and Energy and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) in Cambodia.
Switch Garment joins Cambodian RMG sector green dialogue
The European Union (EU) SWITCH-Asia Switch Garment project participated in the European Chamber of Commerce Cambodia Breakfast Talk last month on ‘How can European brands meet RE100 and other global climate goals in Cambodia?’ Switch Garment is working with key actors in the sector, including the government, brands, technology providers and factories.
Textile industry energy audits rising
Minister of Environment Say Samal on March 13 encouraged the garment and other textile-related industries to step up clean-energy and green efforts to better position the Kingdom to meet key government greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation commitments, as a prominent EU-backed programme registers a record-breaking 50th energy audit.
Thai firm buys two wind power farms in VN across from Cambodia
Thailand’s Gulf Energy Development Plc has announced the purchase of two wind power farms worth $200 million in Vietnam. The move aims to take advantage of low building costs and a quick return on investment. The company reported to the Stock Exchange of Thailand that it entered into a share purchase agreement with Dien Xanh Gia Lai […]
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 […]
Thai-Cambodian talks on disputed oil fields expected to resume
PHNOM PENH: Negotiations on oil and gas development in the long-contested overlapping claims in the Gulf of Thailand between Cambodia and Thailand will resume soon after the viral pandemic ends, according to a Cambodian Ministry of Mines and Energy official. Cheap Sour, the director-general of the General Department of Petroleum, said the countries had not […]
Thailand may call for renewed talks on disputed oil and gas fields
A long-running dispute between Thailand and Cambodia over 26,000 square kilometres of oil and gas fields in the Gulf of Thailand may be moving closer to a resolution after reports that Bangkok is willing to restart talks on the overlapping claims area (OCA).
Thailand Rejects New Technical Report on Planned Large Lao Mekong Mainstream Dam
Thailand has rejected a new technical report on Laos’ Sanakham dam project, one of nine large-scale Mekong river mainstream dams integral to Vientiane’s controversial economic strategy of becoming the “Battery of Southeast Asia.”