Kingdom petrol price spike looms
Retail petrol prices in the Kingdom continued to fall on Monday amid an increase in crude oil prices in the international market. This follows the renewal of a pact between two top oil producers to cap output and the temporary trade cease fire between the US and China. A Ministry of Commerce statement released on […]
Grundfos Partners with Cambodia to Improve Water Security
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – Grundfos and the Ministry of Industry & Handicraft, Cambodia today confirmed that they will exchange a letter of intent to strengthen cooperation in water management, in an effort to reduce the cost of water and increase access to clean, quality water in the country. His Excellency Cham Prasidh, Minister of Industry […]
Germany to loan Cambodia $33.95m for rural grid upgrade
But the signing date is not yet set as the duration and interest will have yet to be negotiated. Germany will loan Cambodia $33.95m (EUR30m) to support the country’s move to upgrade its rural energy grid and boost solar energy, the German embassy to Cambodia announced. The loan was agreed upon in the embassy’s meeting […]
Germany set to launch first loan to Cambodia
The German Embassy on Thursday announced its first loan to the Kingdom of Cambodia of €30 million ($34.06 million), which will be used to upgrade its rural energy grid. The embassy said in a statement after a meeting with Electricite du Cambodge (EDC – Electricity Authority of Cambodia) that by investing in rural energy efficiency, […]
25th meeting of Mekong Council reviews work on river
Quang Ninh (VNA) – The 25th meeting of the Mekong River Commission (MRC) Council was convened in Ha Long city, the northern province of Quang Ninh, on November 28. It brought together 120 delegates from the council’s four member countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam. The commission’s dialogue partners – China and Myanmar, and […]
The Blue Circle to add wind power to Cambodia’s energy production
Energy security is Cambodia’s next burning challenge. But The Blue Circle Chief Executive Officer Olivier Duguet has a novel solution to fix energy security woes in Cambodia. Wind energy is another option for resources-rich Cambodia, he said. Duguet said wind energy can complement other cleaner renewable energy such as solar and hydropower, which is vital […]
Renewable energy projects raise awareness
An Australian organisation running renewable energy projects in five provinces in collaboration with the Energy and Environment ministries plans to expand them to other provinces. Bridget McIntosh, country director of EnergyLab, said that the three-year projects started last year in Kampot, Kandal, Svay Rieng, Takeo and Prey Veng provinces. She told reporters in Phnom Penh […]
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, […]
Solar panel joint venture coming to K Speu
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 […]
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 […]