Energy and Environment
Over 200 Families in Banteay Srei District Receive Water Wells & Tanks with 10,000 Litre Capacity
“Good wells for the community” equipped with a pumping system and a 10,000-litre water tank was first ever installed in Trapeang Thmor village, which faced severe water shortages in the dry season and was one of the poorest villages in Banteay Srei district, according to the Banteay Srei district governor Khim Finan. This was the […]
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US$1.4bn Waste-to-Hydrogen Plant Planned to Be Built in Oman
A waste-to-hydrogen plant with an investment value of US$14 billion is to be built in Oman. Once completed, it will be able to generate 67,000 tons of green hydrogen annually. US-based hydrogen generation and storage company H2-Industries has already signed an MoU with Madayn (Public Establishment For Industrial Estates) for this power project already, according […]
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Kandal Authorities Establish Special Working Group to Strengthen Waste Management
The Kandal Provincial Administration has established a special committee and sub-committee to strengthen waste management throughout the province and promote a clean, green community. According to the order dated 25 April 2022, the committee has a total of 14 members, chaired by the mayor or district governor. The role is to prepare legal documents and […]
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Japan Seeking Investment Opportunities in Clean Energy in Cambodia
Japanese investors are interested in the development of clean energy and energy technology with high efficiency and carbon neutrality in Cambodia. The remarks were made by a delegation of Japanese investors led by HE Fumaiki Takahashi, President of the Japan-Cambodia Association and former Japanese Ambassador to Cambodia in a meeting with HE Suy Sem, Minister […]
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Japan to help ASEAN develop carbon capture & storage technologies
Japan plans for ASEAN nations to develop carbon capture and storage technologies as its vision for a zero-emissions Asian community. According to the Nikkei Asia report, Asian economies are still reliant on cheaper but carbon-intensive coal, thus carbon capture and storage projects are highly needed to them reduce emissions. Those technologies include carbon capture and […]
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Five foreign firms eyes resuming oil extraction in Cambodia after KrisEnergy fails
Five foreign companies from different countries have been interested in resuming the oil extraction operation in Block A and exploring other oil blocks in Cambodia after KrisEnergy announced bankruptcy last year. HE Cheap Sour, Director General of the General Department of Petroleum, Ministry of Mines and Energy, said on Friday 8 April that those five […]
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Germany, Norway mull building hydrogen pipeline as alternative to Russian gas
Germany and Norway mull building a hydrogen pipeline linking the two nations to reduce Europe’s dependence on Russian energy supplies, reported Bloomberg. The two nations already signed a statement last month agreeing to build infrastructure to support the export of hydrogen from Norway to Germany. The feasibility study on the project is set to be […]
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Aeon Sen Sok has largest rooftop solar system among other malls in Cambodia
Japanese firm Aeon Mall (Cambodia) earlier this year added 2.19MWp solar panel to the existing 1.03MWp system on the rooftop of its Aeon Sen Sok, making the mall having largest rooftop solar power system among shopping malls in Cambodia. The total 3MWp solar panel covers 10,490 sqm on the staffs parking lot, cinema roof, main […]
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Samsung C&T to Build US$940-million LNG Power Plant in Vietnam
South Korean contractor Samsung C&T and Vietnamese firm Lilama will invest US$940 million to build one of Vietnam’s first liquefied natural gas (LNG) power stations, reported GCR. The US$940m engineering, procurement and construction deal was announced by Lilama in mid-March, and will include the construction of two 750MW plants at an existing site in the […]
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MPWT, TOTAL Discuss Development of EV Charging Facilities in Cambodia
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport and TOTAL Energies (Cambodia) Co Ltd discussed the development of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in various TOTAL gas stations nationwide. The discussion was held during a meeting on 3 March between HE Sun Chanthol, Senior Minister and Minister of Public Works and Transport and Mr Jean Lescure, […]
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