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ខ្មែរ Energy and Environment
Solar cooking technology saves up to US$1.4 bn spent on conventional cooking methods
- 19 August 2022
According to Charity Solar Cookers International, solar cooking technology could save up to US$1.3 billion of money spent annually on general polluted cooking gas. The technology is the renovative cooking stove that creates heat using solar light. Each of solar stove can save up to 1 ton of wood every year and cut tons of CO2 caused by typical cooking gas. To date, over 4 million solar stove...
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4,000km Australia-Singapore Sub-Marine Power Cable to Go Online in 2024
- 18 August 2022
The 4,000km Australia-Singapore sub-marine transmission being developed by Sun Cablet is scheduled to go online in 2024, with a full operational target in 2029, according to a Nikkei Asia report on 18 August. The line is being built at cost of US$21 billion to transmit solar energy from Australia to Singapore. As part of the project, a massive solar farm was also built on 12,000 hectares of ...
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Mines Ministry Issues Sand Dredging Licenses in Rivers & Streams for Over 2,000ha to Date
- 10 August 2022
The Ministry of Mines and Energy has clarified that sand mining businesses along rivers and streams are carefully monitored and studied before getting their licenses issued while revealing that to date licensed sand mining activities cover an area of over 2,000ha. HE Ung Dipola, Director-General of the General Department of Mines and spokesman for the Ministry of Mines and Energy, acknowledged ...
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New Gold Mining Firm Starts Trial Operation; Over 20kg Extracted
- 9 August 2022
Another private company, Delcom Campuchea PLC Ltd, started a trial operation on gold production in Preah Vihear province in early August and to date has extracted over 20kg of gold. HE Ung Dipola, Director General of the General Department of Mineral Resources, Ministry of Mines and Energy, provided this figure at a press conference on 09 August. “Cambodia has a new company, Delcom, which is...
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Cambodia Vows to Expand More Biodiversity Zones; Share 41% of Total Land to Date
- 9 August 2022
Cambodia has vowed to expand and protect more biodiversity zones, as today the country has a total of 76, or equivalent to over 41% of the total land, according to a Ministry of Environment announcement on 08 August. The ministry has been working on registering more protected zones and categorising them for different usage purposes based on their conditions. Cambodia also stated its clear in...
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Renaissance Refines Over 3,500 kg of Gold as of June 2022
- 5 August 2022
As of June 2022, Renaissance Mineral (Cambodia) had refined a total of 3,543 kg of gold ore from its licensed mining zone in Mondulkiri province, according to Ministry of Economy and Finance Spokesman HE Meas Sok Sen San on 05 August. Under this operation, Cambodia expects to produce 3 tons of gold per year for the first 8 years, with the aim to increase production afterwards. The gold prod...
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Japanese LED Light Factory Helps Cambodia Reduce Electricity Costs by About US$1 Million a Year
- 26 July 2022
Japanese company Minebea Mitsumi produces 100% LED lamps in Cambodia and also exports to worldwide markets. So far, the company has installed 18,880 LED lights, which has reduced electricity consumption and CO2 emissions by about US$1 million a year. Mr. Yoshihisa Kanuma, CEO of Minebea Mitsumi reported on these statistics during a meeting with Samdech Techo Hun Sen on 26 July 2022. Mr. Kanu...
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Cambodia Has 21 Solar Panel Factories Worth US$173 Million
- 20 July 2022
21 solar panel factories are actively operating production in Cambodia with a total investment of registered US$173.3 million. HE Heng Sokkung, Secretary of State and spokesman at the Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology, and Innovation, said that among the total factories, 18 factories are a result of Chinese investments and the other three are Cambodian, Malaysian, and French investments...
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162 kW Solar Project Officially Inaugurated
- 19 July 2022
A 162-kW small-scale solar power supply project was inaugurated by HE Keo Rattanak, Minister Delegate to the Prime Minister, on 18 July 2022. The project is located in Koh Russey village, Prolay Meas commune, Kampong Leng district, Kampong Chhnang province, and was built with the support of Snetech Group and Chin Group. This solar power supply project has been built in response to the needs ...
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MoE Validates 10 Activities to Transform Sihanoukville into Environmentally Friendly Multi-Purpose Economic Zone
- 18 July 2022
The Ministry of Environment (MoE) has validated 10 activities within a technology action plan (TAP) of the Technology Need Assessments Project (TNA) to support the implementation of environmentally friendly technology for special economic zones in Sihanoukville, according to a validation workshop on TAP of TNA on 15 July 2022. The workshop has validated 10 activities of TAP including 1) Use of ...
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