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Finnish Company to Operate 200-MW Solar Power in Cambodia
Finnish technology company Wärtsilä has signed an agreement with Electricite du Cambodge (EDC) on the C7 power plant project in Phnom Penh, to maintain a five-year supply of electricity in Cambodia, according to the Power Engineering website on 17 September. Under this agreement, a supplier of electrical engineering SchneiTec will be in charge of implementing the project. The agreement aims ...
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Basic Work Completed for 17-hectare Landfill in Sihanoukville
The responsible team has already completed the basic works such as demining and clearing the landscape for the 17-hectares million landfill project in Sihanoukville, according to a meeting between the Ministry of Public Works and Transport and the responsible firm on 26 August. Located in Prey Nob district, the project cost US$5 million and is being implemented by Heng Sambath Import Export Com...
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First Wellhead Platform of Apsara Oil Field Complete, Going Online This Year
The construction of the minimum facility wellhead platform (Mini-Platform) for the Apsara oil is completed, while the first oil production is expected to be within this year. According to KrisEnergy’s press release on 27 August, the company has completed the mini-platform for Cambodia’s maiden oil field in Indonesia on 25 August. This fabricated structure is being delivered to the offshore fiel...
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Government Approves US$40 million Solar Power Plant in Banteay Meanchey
The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) on 25 August gave the green light to Ray Power Supply Co., Ltd to invest US$39.8 million to build a 30-megawatt solar power plant in Banteay Meanchey province. Located in Russey Khang and Samrong Thom villages of Preah Net Preah district, the project is expected to create hundreds of jobs for local people. On the same day, CDC also gave a...
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Government to dredge Prek Thnaot river to mitigate Phnom Penh flood risk
The Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology has been working with a Chinese firm to dredge the Prek Thnaot river next year, aiming to mitigate flood risk in Phnom Penh City. Secretary of State and spokesman for the Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology H.E Chan Yutha said at a press conference on August 10 that the flood issue in Phnom Penh is very severe, due to heavy rainfall, exces...
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MRC: Dams Not Main Cause of Low Mekong River Level
The Mekong River Commission has asserted that dams are not the main cause for lowering the water level of the Mekong River, but rather drought, climate change, and El Niño are the principal causes which differs from the opinions of other environmental experts. Secretary-General of the Cambodia National Mekong Committee Te Navuth said at a press conference on 11 August that hydropower dams reser...
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Government Leases Land in Botum Sakor National Park to Royal Group
The Cambodian government issued sub-decree on 06 August leasing 168.8 hectares of land in Botum Sakor National Park in Koh Kong province to the Royal Group for the development of a 700-megawatt coal-fired power plant project. Located in Thmor Sar and Chamlong Kor villages, Botum Sakor district, the land has been granted to the Royal Group with a sustainable development term. According to the...
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Construction of Sala Ta On Dam in Battambang Complete in 2021
The Sala Ta On Dam project in Battambang city is now 70% complete and is set to go online by June 2021, according to the Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology on 06 August. With ground broken in early 2019, this project is one funded by the Republic of Korea and will be able to supply water to over 11,000 hectares of agricultural land in the rainy season and 4,000 hectares in the dry seas...
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Dauntri Dam in Battambang 26% Complete, Online by 2023
Construction of the Dauntri Dam project in Rukhak Kiri district in Battambang province is now 26% complete and is set to go online by 2023, according to the Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology on 06 August. Located about 90km northwest from Battambang city, the dam is funded by the Republic of Korea and can supply water to over 33,000 hectares of agricultural land in the rainy season an...
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US$140 million Sihanoukville Sewage Project 30% Complete
Three Sihanoukville wastewater treatment plants worth over US$140 million developed by BUCG Company are now 30% complete, according to a site inspection by the Ministry of Public Works and Transport on 31 July. Based on the master plan, the project will be implemented in three phases from 2019-2021, 2021-2023, and 2023-2030 and the estimated cost for the first phase is about US$143 million. (Re...
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