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ខ្មែរ Construction Focus
China to Help Accelerate Establishment of Economic Corridors in Cambodia
- 17 February 2023
China has pledged to help Cambodia establish two more major economic corridors, including the “Industrial Development Corridor with Sihanoukville as its centre" and the “Fish and Rice Corridor in the Northwest region”. HE Wang Wentian, Chinese Ambassador in Cambodia, said on 16 February that China is willing to provide assistance to build the two projects by deepening the connection between th...
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SHV Produces Over 1,300MW of Electricity While Consuming Only 150MW
- 17 February 2023
Currently, Sihanoukville has the capacity to generate and supply up to 1,395 megawatts, while using only 150 megawatts, according to Governor Kouch Chamroeun on 15 February. HE Kouch Chamreoun said that five years ago, Sihanoukville had an electricity shortage, but now the province becomes one of the producers and suppliers of electricity throughout the country. In terms of water supply, S...
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China provides grant to renovate NR7 from Kratie to Laos border
- 17 February 2023
China will provide a grant to Cambodia to upgrade the quality of NR7, a 96m road connecting Kratietown to the Cambodia-Laos border in Steung Treng province. Secretary of State of the Ministry of Public Works and Transport Lim Sidenin discussed the project implementation procedures with the construction company representative Li Xiangming on 14 February. The upgrade will begin from Romat vill...
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Booyoung Group to provide 60 buses to Sihanoukville for city bus project
- 17 February 2023
Korean company Booyoung Group plans to provide 60 buses to the Sihanoukville provincial administration for the City Bus project by 2024. The agreement between the parties is expected to be signed soon, according to SHV Governor Kouch Chamroeun on 15 February. "Recently, I was told by PM Samdech Hun Sen that Booyoung Group will deliver 60 buses to Sihanoukville. Now we are preparing the proce...
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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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