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Cambodia to suspend hydropower dam plan on Mekong River for 10 years
- 25 March 2020
Cambodia will suspend hydropower dam plans on the mainstream of the Mekong River for the next decade until 2030 and will look to coal, gas and renewable energy such as solar energy instead. The decision was made by the Ministry of Mines and Energy to great applause from civil society especially environmental groups and people affected by the project. In supporting this wise decision, the WWF Co...
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Construction of 400 MW power plants in Kandal province faces suspension
- 25 March 2020
Two power plants with a total power capacity of 400 MW fueled by heavy fuel oil which was under construction in Lvea Em district, Kandal province may fail to come online as scheduled because contracted construction firms from China have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the plan, when construction started in October 2019 the power plants, were scheduled to generate power and ...
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Weather radar station to be built in Kampong Thom in 2021
- 24 March 2020
A second weather radar station costing US$7 million will be built in Kampong Thom province in 2021 to advance forecasting of climate change and precipitation in Cambodia, according to an announcement by the Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology. “The weather radar station will be built in cooperation between the government and the Asia Development Bank and be worth US$7 million,” said Cha...
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Waste-to-Energy project in Phnom Penh proposed
- 10 March 2020
The Ministry of Mines and Energy is preparing to develop a project converting waste to energy at dumpsites in Phnom Penh. The project was unveiled for discussion at a meeting held last week led by H.E. Suy Sem, Minister of Mines and Energy, with representatives from the Asian Development Bank (ADB). During the meeting, the ministry permitted a study to select appropriate options and to deter...
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Sihanoukville’s Wastewater Treatment Station Capacity to Be Expanded
- 30 October 2018
The Cambodian government plans to expand the capacity of Sihanoukville's wastewater treatment station by three times, according to a Facebook post by the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) over the weekend. “The Sihanoukville wastewater treatment station capacity is to be expanded by three times in order to facilitate environmental cleanup and better living for this tourism city”, it...
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