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ខ្មែរ Energy and Environment
Talk on OCA Dispute Between Cambodia & Thailand to End Soon
- 7 January 2023
Talks on the dispute over the overlapping claim area (OCA) in the gulf of Cambodia and Thailand has reached another level with an agreement expected to be signed soon. According to The Star, the Thai side raised the issue in a 20-minute cabinet meeting on 3 January. Thai Deputy Prime Minister Gen Prawit Wongsuwan said at the meeting that he had met with Cambodia's Minister of Mines and Ene...
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Laos Launches 500kV Transmission Line with Plan to Connect with Cambodia
- 7 January 2023
Yunnan Energy Investment (HK) Co Ltd has launched a 500kV transmission line in the southern Lao province of Champasak and connected to a substation in Khong district on the Laos-Cambodian border, according to Laos' Vientiane Time on 5 January. Mr Chanthaboun Soukaloun, Managing Director of Electricite du Laos (EDL), said the 500-kilovolt transmission line and substation project was the first o...
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AEON3 has Fourth Largest Solar Roof Compared to All Malls in Japan
- 3 January 2023
Aeon Mall Meanchey or Aeon Mall 3 of Aeon (Cambodia) Co., Ltd. has installed 1.9 MW of solar panels on the roof, or equivalent to an 8,848.21 sqm of the roof. This solar panel is the fourth largest solar roof panel compared to all the malls in Japan, according to a press release dated 2 January. The newly installed solar panels have been generating power to the national grid since 2 January. T...
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World Needs at Least US$200bn Per Year to Protect Global Biodiversity
- 27 December 2022
196 country members of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity have agreed to raise at least US$200 billion a year from all sources, both public and private, to protect global biodiversity, according to the United Nations Summit on Biodiversity on 7-19 December 2022, in Montreal, Canada. Those countries also agreed to increase international financial flows from developed to deve...
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ADB, AFD provide over US$380m to develop six major sectors in Cambodia
- 23 December 2022
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the French Agency for Development (AFD) have officially provided US$381.45 million in financing to Cambodia to develop six key sectors. The agreement was signed between the two partners and the Ministry of Economy and Finance on 22 December. The funding for the development of 6 projects and programs includes: _Energy Sector Development Program: In orde...
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Cambodia’s Largest Power Plant Officially Goes Online
- 21 December 2022
A 700-megawatt coal-fired power plant in Sihanoukville has officially launched after a successful testing, according to a Chinese media report on 17 December. The plant is a joint venture between Cambodia International Investment and Development Group (CIIDG) and China Huadian Hong Kong Co Ltd (CHDHK) worth US$1.2 billion. (Read more) Located in Stung Hav district, Sihanoukville, the projec...
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S. Korea Mulls Building Waste-to-Energy Plant in Cambodia
- 20 December 2022
The Republic of Korea has sought support from Cambodia's Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen on the plan to build a waste-to-energy power plant in Cambodia. The request was made by HE Park Heung Kyeong, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Cambodia, during a courtesy call on 19 December. The project is an investment by a private firm EcoChem, but the details of the project are yet to be revea...
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Thailand, Korea Mulls Hydropower & Clean Energy Investment in Cambodia
- 19 December 2022
Thailand's largest company CP Group and Cambodia's Soma Group have considered investing in hydropower and clean energy projects in Cambodia, while the Republic of Korea's power sector developer also expressed interest in investment in Cambodia's power sector. According to Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen on 17 December, all investors expressed their intention to invest in this sector t...
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45% of Cambodia’s Total Energy Needed in Construction Sector
- 17 December 2022
The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has provided energy-saving recommendations for Cambodia, in particular for the construction sector, as this sector consumes at least 45% of the nation's total energy mix. Through strategies and regulations, UNDP has thus far supported Cambodia with the development of energy efficiency codes, a roadmap to low-carbon, and resilient policies for the c...
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Construction of Standardized Landfill in Svay Rieng officially Begin
- 16 December 2022
The construction of the new standardized landfill in Svay Rieng province officially began on 16 December with the groundbreaking ceremony presided over by Secretary of State of the Ministry of Environment HE Chay Samith. Located in Ok Neak Village of Sangkat Sangkor, the landfill is being built on an area of 46,200 square meters. The landfill will have the capacity to handle the solid waste in...
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