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ខ្មែរ Construction Focus
New Samdech Techo Hun Sen Stadium for Pursat province
- 26 May 2020
A Samdech Techo Hun Sen Stadium is to be constructed on 25 hectares in Krakor district (Samdech Yous fields) in Pursat province. A meeting on the construction of the new stadium was held on 25 May 2020, at the video conference room of Pursat Provincial Hall, which was chaired by HE Keo Rottanak, Minister Delegate attached to the Prime minister and the Director General of Electricity of Cambodi...
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Australia to sell solar power to Singapore via undersea cables
- 26 May 2020
Australia is to launch a geological survey for a giant "Sun Cable Project" which will send solar energy through underwater cables to Singapore with an investment of US$13.1 billion, according to an article in the Bangkok Post on 25 May 2020. The ambitious project aims to export power from a large solar power station in Australia to Singapore via a 3,800-kilometre submarine cable - crossing the ...
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CDC approves three investment projects worth over US$166 million
- 25 May 2020
The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) has approved investment projects of three firms worth over US$166 million, including a five-star hotel business in Sihanoukville, a solar panel manufacturing in Kampong Speu and a solar power station in Battambang. According to the official Facebook page of the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) on 22 May, 2020, the three projects inc...
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Ready Mixed Plants
- 23 May 2020
Ready-mixed concrete (RMC as it's commonly called), refers to concrete that is specifically batched for customers (mainly main contractors) and supplied to them as a single product. The concrete is batched out through Ready Mixed Plants. Batch plants are by far more precise in composition mixing based on the design mix specified by the design consultant / engineer. It also allows traceability i...
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ALUMINIUM CHINA: The in-depth discussion on future of China’s recycled aluminium industry
- 22 May 2020
Preparations for ALUMINIUM CHINA 2020 are underway. World-leading aluminium producers, such as Novelis, Nikkeikin, CHALCO, Nanshan, ALNAN, and Mingtai, are taking part as exhibitors with cutting-edge materials and their experience in the recycling sector. Meanwhile, leading aluminium recyclers Lizhong, Sigma and technology suppliers including Otto Junker, Bobby Bartz, Tomra are invited to share ad...
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OCIC imports materiel to build cable-stayed concrete bridge connecting Diamond Island to Norea Island
- 19 May 2020
Construction on the cable-stayed concrete bridge connecting Koh Pich to Norea Island is likely to begin soon after the Overseas Cambodian Investment Corporation (OCIC) made requests for tax relief from the Ministry of Economy and Finance on the import of equipment, machinery and materials to build the bridge. According to a letter from H.E Koung Sreng, Governor of the Board of Governors, to H.E...
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Largest concrete pour celebrated in Bangkok
- 8 May 2020
The developer responsible for the One Bangkok project in Thailand has claimed the biggest continuous concrete pour ever in Southeast Asia while building one of the office towers on the US$.7 billion development. During the mammoth concrete our, 547 trucks delivered 23,725 cubic meters of concrete over 33.25 hours to make the 4.5-meter-deep raft foundation reinforced by 2,200 tons of concrete in...
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KrisEnergy secures US$87 million loan for offshore project in Cambodia
- 5 May 2020
KrisEnergy has said that on 30 April 2020 it entered into a credit facility agreement with Kepinvest Singapore Pte. Ltd. as a lender for a loan of up to USD87 million for its offshore development project in Cambodia. This is according to a press release published in Offshore Engineer on 01 May 2020. KrisEnergy will use the seed money to further develop its oil extracting project in the 3,083 sq...
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AIIB announces US$5 billion COVID-19 recovery fund
- 5 May 2020
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) announced plans in April to launch a US$5bn crisis recovery fund to support a quick turnaround after the coronavirus pandemic. The US$5bn fund is intended to meet emerging demand among its low-income members, whose economies could be hit the worst by the Coronavirus. Cash would be made available for health infrastructure, emergency plans, or indus...
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Malaysian PM resignation signals concern for infrastructure projects
- 28 April 2020
The shock resignation of recently-elected Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamed has raised concerns over-scheduled though controversial major infrastructure projects. Among his first actions on becoming prime minister in 2018 was to cancel the Chinese-funded high-speed Singapore-Kuala Lumpur rail line and the MRT 3 Circle Line projects among concerns about the levels of debt incurred, estimate...
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