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ខ្មែរ Construction Focus
Construction of US$4.4bn Motorway in Mekong Delta Set to Begin in November
- 23 March 2022
Construction of a new 156km motorway across five provinces of the Mekong Delta, Vietnam's largest rice-growing region, is set to begin in November. According to a GCR report last week, the road will connect Can Tho to Ca Mau city, some 170km southwest of Ho Chi Minh City. Built at a cost of approximately US$4.4 billion, the project consists of two stages - a two-lane highway in the first pha...
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Samsung C&T to Build US$940-million LNG Power Plant in Vietnam
- 23 March 2022
South Korean contractor Samsung C&T and Vietnamese firm Lilama will invest US$940 million to build one of Vietnam’s first liquefied natural gas (LNG) power stations, reported GCR. The US$940m engineering, procurement and construction deal was announced by Lilama in mid-March, and will include the construction of two 750MW plants at an existing site in the southern province of Dong Nai. T...
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Local Firm Uses AI-Driven Research & Analysis to Modernise Cambodia’s Real Estate Sector
- 9 March 2022
A local firm Z1 Data Co., Ltd has unveiled a product using AI-driven research and data analysis to modernise and boost the real estate market in Cambodia. The firm last week also appointed Arshad Khan – an entrepreneur, and expert at Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning from the United States, as its chairman. His computer science and artificial intelligence background...
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NASA, US Universities to Construct Infrastructure on Moon
- 28 February 2022
Three US university-led proposals have been selected by NASA to develop technologies for living and working on the moon, according to a NASA announcement on 18 February. The selected projects cover three topics laid out in the solicitation. Each team will receive up to US$2 million, awarded as grants, over two years to develop their proposed technologies. The three projects are: Autonomou...
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Local Firm LSCG Wins Bid to Install 70MW Solar Power System at New PP Airport
- 25 February 2022
Local firm LSCG Real Estate Co., Ltd has won a bid to install a 70MW solar power system at the new Techo International Airport. According to LSCG CEO Ly Sokchhay, the contract agreement was signed on 22 February with an investment value of US$168 million. "The project is the cooperation between our partners in China. Therefore, the solar panels and other equipment will be imported directly f...
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First Wireless EV Charging Road to be Built in US in Michigan, Operational by 2023
- 22 February 2022
The United States has recently announced that it will soon build a public wireless in-road charging system allowing electric vehicles (EV) to charge while in motion and stationary. Israeli power company Electreon was selected to build this electric road system (ERS) in Detroit, Michigan, as part of the inductive vehicle charging pilot program. Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) wil...
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Japan Unveils Three Tentative Types of Smart Bus Stops in PP; Study Set for Completion in March
- 16 February 2022
The feasibility study for establishing smart bus shelters in Phnom Penh by the Japanese government is ongoing and set for completion in March. The progress of this study was updated during the Cambodia-Japan Meeting of Public-Private Platform for Urban Development held on 16 February. The project is under the responsibility of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Ja...
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Construction of 30km Road Connecting Three Communes in Kampong Cham Set for Completion
- 15 February 2022
The construction of a nearly 30-kilometre road connecting three communes in Kampong Cham province is on schedule and set for completion by the end of 2022, according to a site inspection by Kampong Cham Governor HE Un Chanda on Sunday 13 February. During the inspection, HE Un Chanda asked the technical officers to ensure that the construction is in accordance with the technical standards. He...
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Australia Launches US$212m Scheme Funding Green Development
- 8 February 2022
Australia has launched a US$212 million (A$300m) scheme financing developers who build green construction projects, aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions. According to GCR Report, the project is to encourage the use of mass timber on big construction projects. The source of the fund comes from state investor, the Clean Finance Investment Corporation (CEFC). All stakeholders including co...
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New Clean Water Treatment Plant Set to be Built in Western Phnom Penh
- 4 February 2022
The Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority plans to build a new water treatment plant in the western part of the capital to increase the water supply capacity to people as the demand for clean water increases. According to the Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority, the new water treatment plant, named Boeung Thom Water Treatment Plant, has a capacity of 5,000 cubic metres per day. The water treatment...
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