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ខ្មែរ Energy and Environment
China Pledges to End Foreign Coal Financing
- 27 September 2021
China has pledged to end the financing of coal-fired power plants abroad and turn its support to green energy, according to US consultant Global Energy Monitor (GEM). Speaking at the UN General Assembly recently, Chinese president Xi Jinping said China would “step up support for other developing countries in developing green and low-carbon energy and will not build new coal-fired power projects...
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Four New Large-Scale COVID-19 Waste Incinerators Begin Operation
- 21 September 2021
The Ministry of Environment has put four large-scale medical and COVID-19 waste incinerators into use in Kep, Siem Reap, Mondulkiri, and Battambang provinces. Secretary of State of the Ministry of Environment HE Neth Pheaktra said during the opening ceremony on 20 September that these incinerators will help each provincial administration to manage urban solid waste more effectively. More imp...
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MPWT Seeks New Strategies to Strengthen Wastewater Management & Clean Water Supply
- 20 September 2021
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) is exploring new strategies to strengthen the management of wastewater as well as clean water supply nationwide, according to the meeting of relevant officials on 17 September. Chao Sopheak Phibal, Deputy Director-General of the MPWT’s General Department of Wastewater Treatment System, said that the meeting was held to review the previous works ...
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Australian Firm Obtains New Gold Mining License on Over 10,000 Hectares in Tbong Khmum
- 17 September 2021
Renaissance Minerals (Cambodia) has obtained a new license to explore for gold on over 10,000 hectares of land in Tbong Khmum province's Memot district after launching Cambodia’s first commercial gold mining in Mondulkiri province's Keo Seima district in June. The company received the license from the Ministry of Mines and Energy in January 2021, according to HE Ung Dipola, Director-General of ...
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India Eyes Potential Investment in Mining Sector in Cambodia
- 14 September 2021
The Indian ambassador to Cambodia has announced that many Indian private firms are looking for investment opportunities in the mining sector in Cambodia, mainly for gold and iron. Indian Ambassador HE Devyani Uttam Khobragade made the remarks during a recent meeting with Minister of Mines and Energy HE Suy Sem. The meeting was mainly focused on the potential and opportunity of strengthening ...
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Renaissance Minerals receives gold mining exploration license in Thbong Khmom
- 10 September 2021
The Ministry of Mines and Energy has given license to Renaissance Minerals (Cambodia) to explore for gold in Choam Tamao commune, Memot district of Tbong Khmum province after the firm recently announced Cambodia's first commercial gold mining industry in Mondulkiri province in June. The matter was discussed in detail between Tbong Khmum Governor HE Cheam Chansophoan during the meeting with comp...
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EDC Launches Kampong Cham-Kratie 115kv Transmission Line
- 8 September 2021
Electricite du Cambodge (EDC) launched a 115kv transmission line linking Kampong Cham city to Prek Prasob district of Kratie province on Tuesday 7 September and also put into use a new 115/220kv sub-station in Prek Prasob district. The transmission line and sub-station are part of a cooperation project between Cambodia and France through concessional loans from the French Development Agency (AD...
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Timeline of Missing 300,000-Barrel Crude Oil Case
- 6 September 2021
The Cambodian government has publicly commented on the case of 300,000 barrels of crude oil stolen from Cambodian waters and has officially requested the Indonesian government to return the perpetrators and oil tanker, including nearly 300,000 barrels to Cambodia. Here is the timeline of the case based on the Ministry of Mines and Energy’s three-page press release on 3 September: -4 June 202...
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Fuel-Fired Power Plants in Lvea Em Could be Replaced with LNG, says Study
- 2 September 2021
A new study has shown that the heavy fuel-fired power plant in Lvea Em district in Kandal province can be switched or added with a new LNG generator in the future, which will help the plant operating in a greener manner, reported Power Magazine. However, the more necessary infrastructure is required to be constructed to make the plant capable of switching between the two power sources, added th...
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MoE Requests Australia to Establish Hydrogen Power Information Centre in Cambodia
- 1 September 2021
The Cambodian government has requested Australia to help set up a hydrogen power generation knowledge sharing centre in Cambodia to boost clean energy production to address climate change. The plan was discussed in an online meeting on Monday 30 August between the Environment Minister HE Say Sam Al, and the Australian Ambassador to Cambodia HE Pablo Kang. During the meeting, the Australian s...
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