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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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ADB: Cambodia Should Embrace Green Investment to Achieve Low-Carbon Economic Growth
- 27 August 2021
The recently published article by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has suggested that the Cambodian government shouild embrace more green investment and clean energy production to achieve low-carbon economic growth in the long run. Published on 25 August, the article entitled “Cambodia is making strides on the long road to low-carbon economic growth” is co-written ADB) Country Director for Camb...
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Garment Factories in Cambodia Gear Up for Sustainability
- 27 August 2021
Garment factories in Cambodia are now engaging in sustainable energy usage, to save energy, increase production efficiency, and respond to the consumer trend of demanding green clothing production. Switch Garment, together with The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and the Institute of Technology of Cambodia (ITC), kicked off a series of energy audits in August which will take place in garm...
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10-hectare Standardised Landfill Set for Kampong Cham Province
- 27 August 2021
Kampong Cham province will soon have a new standardized landfill on over 10 hectares of land in Koh Rokar commune in Kampong Siem district, while the provincial authorities are currently studying preparations for construction. Kampong Cham Governor HE Un Chanda on Wednesday 25 August during a site inspection that through the initial inspection and study, the working group considered two locatio...
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Missing Crude Oil Tanker Caught in Indonesia, Cambodia Requesting Help to Return
- 26 August 2021
The Ministry of Mines and Energy is in talks with Indonesia to help facilitate returning the ship loaded with missing crude oil back to Cambodia. The talks come after Indonesian authorities seized a ship loaded with nearly 300,000 barrels of crude oil and more than a dozen crew on board on 25 August. The arrest was in response to the request of the Cambodian government to Interpol asking for...
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Power Plants, Livestock Farms & Factories Worth Over US$63m Approved for 5 Provinces
- 24 August 2021
The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) has recently given permits to private firms to invest US$63.5 million in building a power plant, solar park, livestock farm, and several other factories in Kandal, Kampong Thom, Sihanoukville, Takeo and Kampong Speu. According to a CDC announcement on Monday 23 August, those seven companies include: 1. Ethan Metal Manufacture Co., Ltd., which...
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World Bank to Fund Construction of New Standard Landfill in Kandal Province
- 21 August 2021
The Kandal Provincial Administration has selected the Prek Reang area in Saang district, Kandal province to establish a standardised landfill to improve solid and plastic waste management throughout the province. Director of the General Administration Department of the Ministry of Interior HE Prak Sam Oeun and Kandal Governor Kong Sophoan co-inspected the site on Friday 20 August. According ...
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