Energy and Environment
Oil Production Continues Despite Driller Announcing Liquidation, Says Mines Ministry Spokesman
The Ministry of Mines and Energy has confirmed that KrisEnergy (Cambodia) still continues its oil drilling operation as normal despite the parent company KrisEnergy recently announcing its liquidation due to its inability to pay debts. HE Cheap Sour, General Director of Petroleum at the Ministry of Mines and Energy, confirmed that KrisEnergy (Cambodia) is still […]
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Cambodia’s Oil Extraction Operator KrisEnergy Unable to Pay Debts, Requests Liquidation
Cambodia’s oil extraction operator KrisEnergy has announced that it is unable to pay its debts based on actual and/or contingent liabilities and will soon proceed to liquidation, according to the firm’s press release on 4 June. KrisEnergy on the same date already submitted a winding-up petition to the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands. Meanwhile, […]
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Cambodia Generates 2,731 mW Energy Domestically, to Increase to 10,000mW by 2030
Currently, Cambodia can domestically produce total energy up to a maximum of 2,731 mW, while the government is boosting more energy investment to increase power capacity to 10,000 mW by 2030. According to the Ministry of Mines and Energy, power sources in Cambodia are from heavy fueled power plants at236 mW, biomass-fueled power plants at […]
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Battambang Authorities Pledge to Strengthen Crackdowns on State Land Encroachments
The Battambang provincial administration has pledged to closely work with relevant officers to strengthen the crackdown on state land encroachments, especially in the mangrove forest area, according to an officials’ meeting on 27 May. During the meeting, Battambang Governor HE Nguon Rattanak said that the provincial administration has thus far prevented and taken action against […]
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Gov’t Mulls Including Sewage & Wastewater Treatment Fees in Water Bills
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) is considering including the sewage and wastewater treatment services fee into monthly water bills, perceiving it as a mechanism to help responsible companies maintain sufficient funds to upgrade and manage sewage system more effectively. This is according to the 4th progress discussion on the project between MPWT […]
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Cambodia Gold Mining Set for Late 2021
Renaissance Minerals (Cambodia) has set a goal to extract gold mine in its licensed location in Mondulkiri province by late 2021, as the firm is accelerating preparation procedures. Director-General of Mines at Ministry of Mines and Energy HE Yos Monirath said that the mine extraction will be made from one shaft at a depth of […]
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Environment Ministry Pledges to Enhance Groundwater Infrastructure System
The Ministry of Environment is committed to continuing to improve the management of the groundwater infrastructure system, especially in the cross-border area in the Mekong Delta between Vietnam and Cambodia, according to an online meeting of relevant officials on Tuesday. The objective of the meeting was to gather inputs from all relevant sectors to enable […]
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US Air Force Wants to Beam Solar Power from Space to Earth
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) is developing a project called SSPIDR (“Space Solar Power Incremental Demonstrations and Research”) aiming to harvest solar energy in space and beam it down for usage on earth. According to a video released by AFRL last month, ground-based solar, while seemingly an attractive solution, is limited by area, the […]
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Giant Timber Firm to Plant 10m Trees on 8,500 ha in Cambodia
Think Biotech, one of the largest timber companies in Cambodia, has revealed their plan to plant 10 million commercial trees on a total area of over 8,500 hectares within this year, according to a Ministry of Environment press release issued on 25 May. Think Biotech (Cambodia) Co Ltd director Lu Chu Chang said that the […]
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Phnom Penh Airport Accelerates Green Operations, Commissions Environmentally-Friendly Equipment
New systems supplying power and air conditioning to aircraft on ground replace fossil fuelled equipment and cut further CO2 emissions and noise pollution. Following its strong stance to sustainable operations, Phnom Penh international airport – a member of the VINCI Airports network – has installed Fixed Electrical Ground Power (FEGP) units and Pre-Conditioned Air (PCA) […]
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