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First 300,000 Barrels of Crude Oil Produced in Cambodia Ready to Export this Month

Sommana Yan
19 May 2021

KrisEnergy will make the shipment of the first 300,000 barrels of crude oil produced from the Apsara well offshore Cambodia to international markets within this month, according to the Director-General of Petroleum at the Ministry of Mines and Energy HE Cheap Sour. According to the DG, the total volume of the first shipment might vary from between 275,000 barrels to 300,000 barrels. “At this...

Energy Ministry, KrisEnergy Cooperate in Seeking Market for Apsara Crude Oil

Sommana Yan
17 May 2021

The Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) and Singapore-based KrisEnergy have been working together to find markets to sell the crude oil produced from the Apsara oil field, according to MME Secretary of State Meng Satheara. HE Meng Sathera made the announcement in response to criticism over the lower-than-planned crude oil production. “The ministry is well aware of this, and so far, all govern...

Koh Kong Authorities Greenlight Another Sand Mining Business in Kiri Sakor District

Sommana Yan
15 May 2021

The Koh Kong provincial administration has granted a permit to KNPG Investment Co., Ltd to operate a sand mining business in Preaek Khsach commune in Kiri Sakor district. However, the firm must follow a set of guidelines, according to an official meeting on 13 May. The meeting mainly discussed the social and environmental impact of the project. After the discussion, the team decided that the pr...

Australian firm mulls building ‘solar trees marketplace’ in Shanghai

Sommana Yan
8 May 2021

Australian firm Koichi Takada Architects has designed a “solar trees marketplace” in Minhang district, 20km southwest of Shanghai, reported GCR. The project has a total area of 3,450 sqm, comprising of 32 towers. All towers are designed based on a set of organically curved podiums that will allow stalls to be located on three levels. Each tree tower will be built with timber branches and lea...

ADF Helps Cambodia Develop a Long-Term Energy Trajectory-Modelling Tool

Sommana Yan
27 April 2021

Agence Française de Développement (AFD) has provided €300,000 to help Cambodia develop a long-term energy trajectory-modelling tool, according to a press release early this month. The fund is provided through a program entitled “Energy Sector Modelling Tool for the Ministry of Economy and Finance of the Royal Government of Cambodia”, with the aim to support long-term low carbon development plan...

Hong Lai Huat, CMEC to Co-Build 200-MW Solar Power Plant in Kampong Speu

Kongleaphy Keam
27 April 2021

Real estate developer Hong Lai Huat Group Ltd and China Machinery Engineering Corp (CMEC) have teamed up to invest in building a 200-MW solar power plant at the Aoral Eco-City in Kampong Speu province. Both firms have already signed a non-binding MoU to create a special purpose vehicle (SPV) and collaborate for at least 20 years, with a 20-year renewal option, according to Renewables Now. Ho...

China Proposes “Super Grid” Connecting Five Other Countries to Reduce Renewable Energy Costs

Proeksa Meas
21 April 2021

Chinese scientists have proposed constructing a “super grid” connecting China with five other major countries, including Russia, Mongolia, South Korea, North Korea and Japan, to reduce the cost of renewable energy to be as cheap as coal power. According to the Global Construction Review, the electricity consumption of the six countries at the moment accounts for one-third of the world's total d...

Japanese, Singaporean Firm to Jointly Establish First Transit-Oriented Mixed-Use Development in Jakarta

Sommana Yan
20 April 2021

Photo credit to GCR Japanese firm Mitsubishi and Singaporean state-owned developer Surbana Jurong will jointly establish the first transit-oriented mixed-use development in Jakarta, Indonesia, according to the Global Construction Review recently. The project will be developed on an area of 6 hectares of land connected to Cisauk Train Station in the Intermoda district of Bumi Serpong Damai (B...

Cambodia, Japan Officially Sign Construction Contract for Choeung Ek Wastewater Treatment Plant

Sommana Yan
20 April 2021

The Phnom Penh Department of Public Works and Transport (DPWT) and Kubota Metawater Joint Venture officially signed a construction contract on Tuesday 20 April for a large-scale wastewater treatment plant at Choeung Ek Lake in the southern part of Phnom Penh. Construction is expected to begin by the end of the month. The signing ceremony came after Japanese private firm Kubota Metawater Joint V...

Top Five Green Buildings of 2021

Sommana Yan
20 April 2021

Photo credit to Procore Since climate change has become one of the major issues of our world, architects around the world are turning their designs into innovative, eco-friendly, and green buildings. US construction project management software firm Procore Technologies, Inc. has listed their top five innovative green building in 2021: Valley in the Netherlands This project is designed by ...