Third Bakheng Water Treatment Plant Proposed

• 11 June 2021
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ambodia has requested France to consider investing or providing financial support for building a third Bakheng water treatment plant in response to the growing clean water demand in Phnom Penh.

The proposal was made during a meeting between the Minister of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation (MISTI) HE Cham Prasidh, and French Ambassador to Cambodia HE Eva Nguyen Binh, during a farewell courtesy visit yesterday.

HE Cham Prasidh said that the French government, through the French Development Agency (AFD), has contributed to Cambodia’s developments in many sectors, for instance, the US$190-million Bakheng water treatment plant that recently broke ground.

He added that due to the growing demand for clean water in Phnom Penh, the Ministry would like to request the French government to consider the possibility of investing or providing more financial support in clean water development, in particular the third Bakeng Water Treatment.

In response, Ambassador Eva Nguyen Binh said she will discuss this matter in detail with her government, citing that the clean water sector always remains a priority in Cambodia-France cooperation.

The second US$190-million Franch-funded Bakheng water treatment plant is currently under construction after Prime Minister Hun Sen broke ground in February. (Read more)

The plant is the largest water treatment plant ever built in Cambodia and will be implemented in two phases. The first phase will produce up to 200,000 cubic metres/day of clean water by the first quarter of 2023, while the second phase will be able to produce 400,000 cubic metres/day by the first quarter of 2024.

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