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ខ្មែរ Construction Focus
CDC Approves 10 Projects Worth US$48.7 million in December 2022
- 3 January 2023
In December 2022, the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) approved 10 investment projects with a total value of US$48.7 million to establish 10 factories in Takeo, Kampong Cham, Sihanoukville, Kandal, and Phnom Penh. The first firm is QUAN MING SHUN (CAMBODIA) NEW MATERIALS CO., LTD which will invest US$6.6 million to establish a factory to produce plywood in the special economic zon...
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AEON3 has Fourth Largest Solar Roof Compared to All Malls in Japan
- 3 January 2023
Aeon Mall Meanchey or Aeon Mall 3 of Aeon (Cambodia) Co., Ltd. has installed 1.9 MW of solar panels on the roof, or equivalent to an 8,848.21 sqm of the roof. This solar panel is the fourth largest solar roof panel compared to all the malls in Japan, according to a press release dated 2 January. The newly installed solar panels have been generating power to the national grid since 2 January. T...
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Renovation of Four Major Roads in Kratie to Begin Before April 2023: PM
- 2 January 2023
The renovation of four major roads in Kratie province will begin before April 2023, which was confirmed by Cambodia Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen during the ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of the new Mekong River bridge in Kratie on 2 January 2023. The first road is NR73 which connects Tbong Khmum and Kratie provinces with a length of 50km. The procurement procedure of the reno...
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Construction of Mekong River Bridge in Kratie Officially Begins
- 2 January 2023
The construction of the Chinese-funded US$111-million Mekong River bridge in Kratie province officially began on 2 December under the auspices of Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen and Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia HE Wang Wentian. The project includes the construction of a new Mekong River bridge and a new road connecting NR7 to NR60B. The bridge across the Mekong River will be 1,7...
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Gov’t boosts cement plant investment to meet growing demand
- 30 December 2022
Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen stated that there is a high demand for cement in Cambodia, which requires additional investment, while the five cement factories produce about 9 million tons per year. During the groundbreaking ceremony for the reconstruction and upgrading of two roads in Kampot and Kep provinces on 30 December, PM Hun Sen said that Cambodia currently produces about 9 m...
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Construction of SHV’s third wastewater treatment plant 74% complete
- 30 December 2022
The construction of the third wastewater treatment plant in Prek Ochheuteal, Sihanoukville has been 74% completed, according Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction's latest report. With a construction cost of US$20 million, the third station will have a capacity of 20,000 cubic metres per day using MABR technology. In Sihanoukville, there are already two wastewater trea...
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Ground Broken on NR31 & NR33 Expansion Project
- 30 December 2022
The project to expand and renovate NR31 and NR33 in Kampot and Kep provinces officially began on 30 December under a concessional loan from China. The ground-breaking ceremony was held under the auspices of Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen and Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia HE Wang Wentian. The two national roads will be built by the China Bridge and Road Corporation (CRBC) and tec...
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128 High-Rise Building Projects Approved in 2022
- 29 December 2022
The government approved a total of 128 high-rise projects or equivalent to 142 buildings in 2022, according to the latest report of the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction. Among those, 86 projects equal to 93 buildings are in Phnom Penh, 14 projects equal to 16 buildings in Sihanoukville and 13 projects equal to 15 buildings in Banteay Meanchey province There are ...
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Gov’t Drafts New Traffic Law to Align with New Infrastructure Development
- 29 December 2022
The Cambodian government is amending the new draft law on road traffic to align with the rapid road development in Cambodia, according to an inter-ministerial meeting on 28 December. The new draft law is designed to revise the content of 48 old articles and add some new ones to align with Cambodia's development, especially on road development, including road widening, and expressway constructi...
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MLMUPC Earns US$90 Million in Revenue in 2022
- 28 December 2022
In 2022, the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction (MLMUPC) collected a total of approximately KHR367 billion (US$90 million) in revenue, a decrease of 22.26% compared to 2021, according to the ministry's latest report, Within this total, the revenue from the Central Administration was around KHR8 billion while over KHR358 billion was from the Department of Land Manageme...
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