Construction Focus
Economy Ministry: Construction and real estate sector to experience 4-year slow down
The Ministry of Economy and Finance has forecasted that the construction and real estate sectors, the sub-sectors supporting economic growth, are to experience a slowdown from 2019 to 2022, although growth is expected to remain high. The report, which was handed to reporters during the 30 August Council of Ministers meeting, shows that the construction […]
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Gov’t allocates more than half US$14.4 billion budget for infrastructure development
The Council of Ministers on 30 August approved the US$14.4 billion budget plan for a public investment programme with the infrastructure sector receiving more than 50% of it over a period of three years. The budget plan, which was proposed by the Ministry of Planning will expand over 609 public investment projects in various sectors […]
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Comin Khmere installs 30,000 floating and curved roof solar panels in Kampot province
Comin Khmere, a subsidiary of Comin Asia Group and one of the country’s leading engineering solutions provider, has successfully executed Cambodia’s first floating solar system and curved rooftop solar installation in Kampot province. In an email response to Construction & Property Magazine on 29 August, Mr Phanith Hak, group marketing and communication coordinator of Comin […]
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Council of Ministers endorses draft of construction law
The draft Construction Law was approved by the Council of the Minister on 30 August after the legislation had been compiled and discussed for input since 2017. H.E Phay Siphan, spokesman at the Council of the Ministers, said that the legislation was approved in a meeting of Council of the Minister which was chaired by […]
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Cambodia’s listed design and construction firms increase by 20% year on year since 2018
The number of local and international design and construction firms in Cambodia increased by more than 20% in July 2019 compared to the same period in 2018, according to a report by the Ministry of Land Management Urban Planning and Construction (MLMUPC). According to the data Construction & Property Magazine obtained on 29 August, in […]
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International firms eye waste-to-energy plant in Sihanoukville
International firms from Singapore and Malaysia are looking to invest in waste-to-energy plants in Sihanoukville province, according to a 27 August meeting between the companies and the provincial governor. The investment plan was revealed by Mr Dato Mah Kaseng, Director of Ric Natural Development Plc and Sihanoukville Provincial Governor H.E Kuoch Chamroeun. According to a […]
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Hydropower dam projects proposed in Koh Kong
China Huadian Lower Stung Russei Chrum Hydroelectric Project (Cambodia) has proposed two hydropower dam projects in Koh Kong province to the government, after the company completed the feasibility study. The company presented the results of feasibility study on the two projects which are capable of generating 170MW to the Ministry of Mines and Energy for […]
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Cambodia received over US$500 million financing aid from Japan in the past three years
According to the Ministry of Economy and Finance, Cambodia has received a total of US$550 million in Official Development Assistance (ODA) from Japan over the past three years, most of which has been spent on infrastructure development. This statistic was announced during the farewell meeting for the Japanese ambassador to Cambodia H.E. Hidehisa Horinouchi with […]
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14 construction sites in Sihanoukville to be demolished
Sihanoukville provincial hall spokesman Kheang Phearom has announced that 14 construction sites across the province are to be demolished following an inspection by provincial officials and the construction committee. The inspection was conducted after the recent collapse in June 2019 of the seven-storey building in Sihanoukville that killed and injured more than 40 people. According […]
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US$25 million needed for drainage system in Sihanoukville province
To avoid flooding during heavy rains, Sihanoukville will need about US$25 million to build a drainage system, according to the recent draft master plan. The result was presented at a workshop on the results of a feasibility study of the Master Plan for Wastewater Management in Sihanoukville on 24 August. Speaking to reporters after the […]
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