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EDC Produces Over 4,000MW of Electricity, Electrifies 3.5 million Sites as of 2022
- 16 February 2023
As of 2022, the government has connected electricity to all types of consumers in Cambodia at 3,533,935 locations, while generating a total of 4,495 megawatts, according to Electricity Authority of Cambodia (EDC) on 15 February. Among all those locations, over 3.2 million are general houses; 200,000 are businesses & small industries; over 21,000 are while large industries; and 32 are comme...
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Cambodia Renames 9km Road in Ream as “Cambodia-Maldives Friendship Blvd”
- 16 February 2023
Cambodia has renamed a 9km long Blvd in Sihanoukville as “Cambodia-Maldives Friendship Boulevard", as a symbol of friendship between the two countries. SHV Governor Kuoch Chamroeun said on 15 February that PM Samdech Hun Sen has already agreed to choose Street 45 or Ream Blvd, which is a road connecting NR4 at the Dragon Triangle roundabout to the Uma-Mahesor roundabout. The boulevard has ...
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Kampong Chhnang Set for 100ha Multi-Purpose Port & Logistics Centre
- 16 February 2023
A new 100-ha multi-purpose port & logistic centre is set to be built in Kampong Leng district in Kampong Chhang province to help promote water transport, provide jobs, and improve livelihoods in the Tonle Sap area. Located in Keng Ta Sok village, Kampong Hao commune, Kampong Leng district, the project will be developed by KLPT Transmission Co., Ltd. Mr Prak Vuthy, President of KLPT Tra...
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Cambodia Builds Over 19,000km of Public Roads on 800 Projects as of 2022
- 15 February 2023
As of 2022, the number of national and provincial roads managed by the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) was 831, equivalent to 19,795 km, a y-o-y increase of 84 in routes or 991.90km in length, according to a recent MPWT report. Among them, there are 10,692.83 km (up 698.96 km) of paved roads and concrete pavement was 349.38 km (up 61.66 km). There were nine National Road Leve...
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SHV Port Revenue Hits US$90m in 2022; PP Port Revenue Increases 17% Y-o-Y
- 15 February 2023
In 2022, the revenue of Sihanoukville Port increased by 2.45% to US$86 million, while that of Phnom Penh Port also increased by more than 17% to US$40 million, according to the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) on 15 February MPWT Minister HE Sun Chanthol said that the growth of the waterway transport sector in these major ports is due to the increase in exports of Cambodian agricu...
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Framework Agreement for PP-SR Expressway to be Signed in September
- 15 February 2023
The framework agreement for the Phnom Penh-Siem Reap Expressway project is expected to be signed in September 2023 as the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) urges private firms to accelerate the study. The MPWT minister said during a press conference on 15 February that the government has been pushing responsible firms to complete the study as soon as possible so that the agreement...
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Five major road projects to start construction before Khmer New Year
- 15 February 2023
The Ministry of Public Works and Transpiration is going to start the construction of five more major road projects before the Khmer New Year in 2023. H.E. Sun Chanthol, Senior Minister of Public Works and Transport, said on February 15, 2023, that the accelerating projects include Street 23, 312, 73, 733, and 733A. The first road project is Road 23 connecting Leuk Dek commune to Leuk Dek dis...
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Four Major Road Projects Set for Official Inauguration
- 15 February 2023
Four major national road projects, including the third ring road, NR5, NR2, and NR22, will be officially inaugurated in the coming months. Minister of Public Works and Transport HE Sun Chanthol confirmed Ring Road 3 will be open to the public in May 2023. The project has a total length of nearly 53km and was officially broken ground under the presidency of PM Hun Sen in 2019. (Read more )...
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Construction of PP-Bavet Expressway Set to Begin in June 2023
- 15 February 2023
The construction of the Phnom Penh-Bavet Expressway project is set to begin in June 2023, according to the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) on 15 February. MPWT Minister HE Sun Chanthol said that the Phnom Penh-Bavet Expressway project would officially start construction in June 2023, while technicians and stakeholders are currently speeding up the impact study. The PP-Bavet E...
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Gov’t Sets Up 19ha Standardised Landfill in Kampong Thom
- 14 February 2023
The Kampong Thom Provincial Administration has set up a standard solid waste landfill on an area of more than 19 hectares to manage solid waste and improve the beauty of Kampong Thom province and is now studying seven other local sites. According to Governor Nguon Rattanak on 14 February, this huge landfill project is under the management of the Ministry of Public Works and Transport. Th...
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