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ខ្មែរ Energy and Environment
The Philippines moves closer to building the world’s largest solar project
- 21 June 2022
The solar Philippines has submitted offers to contract most of its planned 10 gigawatts of projects, including the world’s largest, as the Southeast Asian nation seeks to meet the rising demand for electricity while shifting away from coal. The planned facilities “would help address the country’s potential power shortage” and significantly boost the nation’s grid-connected solar capacity of 1,1...
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MPWT Raise Awareness on Sewage System to People in Siem Reap
- 18 June 2022
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) has announced a book to raise public awareness on the sewer system, treatment system and wastewater service at the sub-national level, with the participation of 60 participants in Siem Reap at a workshop on 17 June 2022 in cooperation with UN-Habitat. This dissemination workshop aimed to raise awareness about the importance and the need of a sew...
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IMF: World to Gain Nearly US$78 Trillion Over Coming Decades by Making Energy Transition
- 15 June 2022
In the upcoming decades, the world will gain US$77.89 trillion by replacing coal with renewable energy, according to a publication of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on 8 June 2022. The net gain of this transition presents represents around 1.2% of the current world GDP every year until 2100. The IMF added the amount of money calculated for the cost of replacing coal with renewables, a...
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MME Urges Implementation of Two Major Clean Energy Efficiency Projects
- 10 June 2022
The Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) has announced the implementation of two projects, including an energy efficiency project for Royal Government buildings and a pilot project to supply electricity to villages without electricity through a solar power system connected to a small power supply network. This is according to the dissemination workshop on 09 June 2022, chaired by HE Dr Ty Norin, ...
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German Promises to Provide EUR30M in Loan Concession for Rural Energy Development II
- 2 June 2022
German has promised to provide EUR30 million (over US$31 million) in loan concession for Energy Efficiency in Rural Supply II Project. This is according to the signing ceremony of the cooperation financing agreement between the Royal Government of Cambodia and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany on May 31, 2022. This loan will be applied to the strengthening of energy efficienc...
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Ministry of Mines and Energy Studying Potential to Restart Producing Oil Field
- 26 May 2022
The Ministry of Mines and Energy, in collaboration with EnerCam Resources Corp., is in the stage of studying the possibility of examining the potential of restarting Cambodia's first oil well after being suspended for more than a year by the original investment firm’s bankruptcy. Angkor Resources Corp announced on 25 May that Angkor’s energy subsidiary, EnerCam Resources Corp. (EnerCam), advanc...
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Six Cambodian Experts Complete Capacity Building Course on Independent Power Project Evaluation
- 26 May 2022
Six Cambodian trainees have successfully completed the capacity building certification of the Independent Power Generation Project Evaluation. This is according to the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in Cambodia on 24 May 2022. According to JICA, the Certificate of Completion was handed over on 12 May 2022 at the General Department of Energy of the Ministry of Mines and Energy in ...
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Singapore Plans to Invest $US540M in Sustainable Energy in Vietnam
- 16 May 2022
SP Group, a Singaporean state-owned electricity and gas distributor, has pledged an investment of S$750 million (US$540 million) for sustainable energy in Vietnam. The company will support the country's transition to green energy by providing solutions for both the public and private sectors, its CEO Stanley Huang said at a press conference VN Express reported on 13 May. In 2021, the company...
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Austria Wants to Invest in Technology in Hydropower Industry
- 16 May 2022
Austria is interested in investing and supplying technological equipment as well as technology for hydropower development, connectivity infrastructure, and energy management, according to a meeting on 13 May 2022. The meeting took place between HE Dith Tina, Secretary of State of the Ministry of Mines and Energy, and Mr. Guamur Sucmer, Community Advisor of the Austrian Embassy. The two sides...
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France Provides Assistance to Cambodia, Focusing on Priority Areas Until 2024
- 12 May 2022
The French Agency for Development (AFD) has reaffirmed its commitment to Cambodia with more than US$300 million in financing for projects for 2022-2024, focusing on priority areas including water, sanitation, agriculture, and energy. According to a press release from the French Embassy in Cambodia on Wednesday, a meeting between representatives of the Ministry of Economy and Finance, representa...
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