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ខ្មែរ Energy and Environment
Kandal Authorities Establish Special Working Group to Strengthen Waste Management
- 28 April 2022
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 ensure proper waste storage, and raise awa...
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Japan Seeking Investment Opportunities in Clean Energy in Cambodia
- 26 April 2022
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 of Mines and Energy on 25 April. ...
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Japan to help ASEAN develop carbon capture & storage technologies
- 11 April 2022
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 storage as well as ca...
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Five foreign firms eyes resuming oil extraction in Cambodia after KrisEnergy fails
- 8 April 2022
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 companies are from China, Malaysia, Kazakhs...
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Germany, Norway mull building hydrogen pipeline as alternative to Russian gas
- 6 April 2022
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 conducted soon. “Over the coming months a...
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Aeon Sen Sok has largest rooftop solar system among other malls in Cambodia
- 30 March 2022
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 sandwich roof, TV studio roof, and customer motorbike parking lot. ...
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Samsung C&T to Build US$940-million LNG Power Plant in Vietnam
- 23 March 2022
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 southern province of Dong Nai. T...
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MPWT, TOTAL Discuss Development of EV Charging Facilities in Cambodia
- 4 March 2022
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, representative of the France-based firm. In th...
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Iran Mulls Investing in Cambodia’s Oil & Gas Sector
- 21 February 2022
Cambodia's oil and gas sector has attracted the attention of Iranian investors, as Cambodia has many potential spots both offshore and onshore. In a meeting with Minister of Mines and Energy HE Suy Sem on 21 February, Ambassador of Iran to Cambodia HE Ali Akbar Nazari said that Iran is ready for cooperation in the field of exploration and development of oil and gas, as well as boosting oil and ...
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Australia Launches US$212m Scheme Funding Green Development
- 8 February 2022
Australia has launched a US$212 million (A$300m) scheme financing developers who build green construction projects, aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions. According to GCR Report, the project is to encourage the use of mass timber on big construction projects. The source of the fund comes from state investor, the Clean Finance Investment Corporation (CEFC). All stakeholders including co...
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