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ខ្មែរ Energy and Environment
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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Pestech Inks MoU to Build Two Solar-Based Assets in Cambodia
- 16 December 2022
Locally-listed Pestech (Cambodia) plc (PCL), the subsidiary of Malaysia-based International Bhd, had signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Attwood Investment Group Co Ltd (AIG) to collaborate on the development of two feasibility studies on the construction or ownership and operation of solar-based assets in Cambodia. In a filing to Bursa Malaysia on December 15, the company said that...
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Cambodia Needs up to US$2b Fund to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- 16 December 2022
Cambodia needs approximately a US$500 million to US$2 billion fund to implement multiple strategic plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. HE Tin Ponlok, Secretary of State of the Ministry of Environment said during a meeting with the French Agency for Development (AFD) on 15 December, that this is part of the government's plan to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. This amount of fundin...
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Cambodia, S. Korea vow to Develop Green Building Program to Promote Carbon Neutrality by 2050
- 16 December 2022
Cambodia's Ministry of Environment and South Korea's the Institute of Civil Engineering and Construction Technology have pledged to strengthen cooperation on bilateral green building programs, aiming to promote carbon neutrality by 2050. According to an announcement by the Ministry of Environment on 15 December, both parties also discussed the plan to continue and explore the possibility of...
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Gov’s to Use Carbon Credit Profit to Build Standardised Restrooms Nationwide
- 6 December 2022
Minister of Environment HE Say Sam Al has stated Cambodia will use the revenue earned from the carbon credit sale to improve hygiene in public schools nationwide by building standardised eco-friendly bathrooms. Not only bathrooms and toilets, but the budget will also be used to install water filters, improve sports fields, and grow more trees in the school complexes. The facilities will be...
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MOE: Land Types in Cambodia Divided into 21 Categories
- 25 November 2022
Preliminary data on land use in 2022 has divided land types in Cambodia into 21 categories, according to Minister of Environment HE Say Sam Al on 23 November. According to the minister, the 21 types of land include rice fields, rubber fields, cashew farms, forests and others. The study of land use data is to understand precisely the level of land use in Cambodia, which will be useful for s...
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World Bank Provides US$60m Loan for Waste Management Project in Cambodia
- 24 November 2022
The World Bank (WB) has provided approximately US$60 million in loans to improve solid waste and plastic waste management in Cambodia, according to the Ministry of Interior's announcement on 22 November. The project will run for six years in collaboration with the Ministry of Interior, the Ministry of Economy and Finance, the Ministry of Public Works and Transport, the Ministry of Environment a...
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