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Ministry of Environment Issues New IESIA Guidelines for Five Development Sectors

Sommana Yan
6 July 2021

The Ministry of Environment (MoE) has issued five new Prakas providing detailed procedural guidelines on five development sectors while conducting their Initial Environmental Social Impact Assessment Report (IESIA). According to five different Prakas dated 29 June 2021, those sectors include: 1) All kinds of construction with a total area of between 15,000 to 45,000 square metres, except for...

Cambodia’s Energy Sources to Depend on Cleaner Fossil Fuels in Future: Mines Minister

Sommana Yan
2 July 2021

Cambodia’s energy sources will still depend on fossil fuel in the future to ensure power security and economic growth but will utilise more advanced technology for cleaner usage. Speaking at the First Asia CCUS Network Forum held recently, Minister of Mines and Energy HE Suy Sem said that in 2020, Cambodia’s primary energy supply consists of 60% from fossil fuels such as coal and oil, and 40% r...

China Starts World’s Second Largest Baihetan Hydropower Dam Project

Sommana Yan
1 July 2021

On Monday 28 June, China began operating the world's second largest Baihetan hydropower station on the upstream branch of China's Yangtze River, reported Reuters. The Baihetan dam is 948 feet tall and is located on China’s longest river at the border between the southwestern provinces of Yunnan and Sichuan. In the first stage, two 1-gigawatt (GW) turbines will start operating after a three-d...

Construction of 21-hectare Standardised Landfill in Battambang 7% Complete

Sommana Yan
24 June 2021

Construction of the 21-hectare standardised landfill in Banan district, Battambang province is taking shape, reaching about 7% completion as of late June, reported the Ministry of Information. Deputy Director of the Department of Public Works and Transport of Battambang Province Ms Kem Sokuntheary said that the landfill was being built according to the technical standards to reduce environmenta...

Wind Energy in Cambodia Still Under Tariff Negotiations: Mines Ministry

Sommana Yan
23 June 2021

Singapore-based firm The Blue Circle is still negotiating with Electricite du Cambodge (EDC) regarding the tarrif price of energy generated from their wind power plant development in Kampot province. The firm is expecting to reach an agreement and receive a permit from the government soon as they claim to offer the best deal. Chea Sophorn, Development Manager of The Blue Circle, said that th...

Cambodia’s First Commercial Gold Mine Officially Goes Online

Sommana Yan
21 June 2021

Renaissance Minerals (Cambodia) officially started production of gold extraction in the Okvoa area of Mondulkiri province on Monday 21 June, marking Cambodia’s first industrial-sized gold mine operation. The official ceremony of the gold extraction was presided over by Minister of Mines and Energy HE Suy Sem. Renaissance Minerals (Cambodia), an Australia-listed Emerald Renaissance subsidiary...

Gov’t Mulls Constructing Large-Scale Nursery Research Centre in Kampong Chhnang

Sommana Yan
16 June 2021

The Ministry of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries is planning to transform the Hun Sen Meanok plant station in Kampong Chhnang province into a large-scale research and nursery centre, aiming to produce 10 million seedlings per year. According to the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries HE Veng Sakhon, the Hun Sen Meanok plant station has a total area of 28,960 hectares, which is cur...

New Large-Scale Wastewater Treatment Plant Set for Battambang, Current Construction 5% Complete

Sommana Yan
16 June 2021

The western part of Battambang City will have another new large-scale wastewater treatment plant with a capacity to treat up to 12,000 cubic metres of wastewater per day, with construction scheduled to begin this year. In the meantime, construction on the current drainage system and wastewater treatment plant on the east side of the city is now about 5% complete, according to an official at the...

Apsara Oil Driller KrisEnergy’s Wind-up Petition Hearing Set for July

Sommana Yan
14 June 2021

KrisEnergy has announced that its wind-up petition hearing will be held on 12 July; meanwhile, the operation of its subsidiary KrisEnergy (Cambodia) is temporarily paused. The hearing date was set after Singapore-based parent companyKrisEnergy filed a winding-up petition to the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands, requesting liquidation due to its inability to pay debt. (Read more and more) Re...

Japan to Provide US$10 billion in Decarbonisation Support for ASEAN Nations

Sommana Yan
14 June 2021

Japan is preparing to launch a US$10 billion initiative aimed at helping ASEAN countries reduce greenhouse gas emission, reported Nikkei Asia. Through this initiative, Japan will help draw a road map and set up a public and private investment and loan facilities, where all funding will be invested and lent through the Japanese government-affiliated Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC...