Japan Provides US$72 million in Grant Aid for Six Development Projects in Cambodia

• Sommana Yan
• 12 October 2021
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The Japanese government has agreed to provide approximately US$72.1 million in grant aid to Cambodia for six development projects, with US$57.6 million used for the Siem Reap Water Supply Expansion Project (Phase II) and the rest for five economic and social development projects.

An Exchange of Notes for this aid agreement was signed on 11 October between Deputy Prime Minister HE Prak Sokhonn and Ambassador of Japan to Cambodia HE Mikami Masahiro.

For the Siem Reap Water Supply Expansion Project (Phase II), the project will be developed on top of Phase I, by expanding the treatment capacity to 60,000 m3/day with a 200km distribution pipe.

Meanwhile, the other five projects include mine clearance, technical equipment support for the construction lab, technical support for the cadastral survey sector, human resource development, and professional manufacturing assistance.

On the same day, the Siem Reap Water Supply Authority and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Cambodia signed an agreement on “The Project for Water and Sanitation Improvement Preventing COVID-19”.

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