Energy and Environment
Transmission Line Connecting from Oddar Meanchey Power Plant to Siem Reap to Operate Soon
A 230-kilovolt power transmission line connecting from the coal-fired power plant in Oddar Meanchey to Siem Reap is scheduled to operate soon. According to the Siem Reap Provincial Administration, the responsible firm Pestech (Cambodia) PLC is constructing the foundation of the transmission line and cutting down trees that block the line. This transmission line is […]
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Ministry Approves KrisEnergy’s Oil Production Deadline Extension to April Next Year
The Ministry of Mines and Energy has approved KrisEnergy’s request to extend the deadline of oil production to April 2021, even though the company failed to extract oil many times since mid-2020. HE Cheap Sour, Director-General of Petroleum of the Ministry of Mines and Energy, said that the measures for the failure to extract oil […]
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Expert: Major Infrastructure Projects in 2021 to Focus on Green Development
Giant developer firms such as Vinci, Ferrovial, and ACS next year will shift their focuses to sustainable development by building more green infrastructure and renewable energy projects. According to an analysis by Fitch Solutions published on the Global Construction Review website on 14 December, this shift aims to follow the country’s goals to reduce CO2 […]
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Angkor Resources Corp’s Gold-in-Soil Tests Show Positive Result
Canadian firm Angkor Resources Corp (ANK)’s recent test has shown a positive result of gold-in-soil anomalies in the Andong Meas licensed area of Cambodia. The firm also cited that it has already started the surface mapping progress for the 2021 work program. According to the firm, the positive result is another big step demonstrating that […]
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Gov’t Inks Deal on Stung Tatai Leu Hydropower Dam and 500-kilowatt High-Voltage Transmission Line
The Ministry of Mines and Energy has recently inked a deal allowing two private firms to invest over US$830 million in building a 150-megawatt hydropower dam and two high-voltage transmission lines. The agreement was signed by the Minister of Mines and Energy HE Suy Sem and representatives of the two investment firms on 08 December. […]
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Construction of Cambodia’s First Oil Refinery Plant Temporarily Paused
Construction on the first-ever oil refinery plant in Cambodia, expected to be complete by 2022, has been temporarily paused due to the developers’ financial shortage. According to the initial plan, the project, which broke ground since 2017, should have already gone online since early 2019. Although completion was once postponed to 2022, and now construction […]
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Gov’t Officially Approves US$1.1 billion 700-megawatt Coal-fired Power Plant in Koh Kong
The Cambodian government through The Council for the Development of Cambodia this morning (8 December) officially allowed Royal Group’s subsidiary Botum Sakor Energy Co., Ltd to proceed with the US$1.1 billion 700-megawatt coal-fired power plant in Koh Kong province. Located in Thmor Sor and Chamlang Kou village, Khum Thma Sa, Botum Sakor district, this massive […]
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Three More Solar Power Plants Set to go Online in early 2021
Three solar power stations will go online and link to the national grid early next year, with the construction of the three projects on average 90% complete. According to the Director-general of Energy and spokesman at Ministry of Mines and Energy HE Victor Jona, the three solar projects are among four solar projects the Cambodian […]
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French Architect Proposes World’s Tallest Carbon Sink Tower in New York
French architecture firm Rescubika has recently proposed an over 730-metre-tall carbon sink tower in Manhattan called Mandragora. If built, the project will become the world’s tallest environmentally friendly skyscraper, covered in over 10,000 plants and absorbing more CO2 than it releases. With a design inspired by the mandrake plant, Mandragora goes beyond being carbon-neutral but […]
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Solar Power Station in Pursat to Generate Full Power in Early 2021
The solar power plant in Krakor district of Pursat province is scheduled to operate at its full power of 90-megawatts by early next year after already generating 30 megawatts of power to the grid. The firm announced the timeframe of power generation during an official visit of Minister of Mines and Energy H.E. Suy Sem […]
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