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MPWT to improve quality of four National Roads in Tbong Khmum and Kratie
Four national roads with a total length of 130km in Tbong Khmum and Kratie provinces are being rehabilitated in order to facilitate and improve rural area transportation with financial support from the World Bank. The four roads are NR 7, NR 73, NR 377 and NR 377A, according to the Ministry of Public Works and Transport. Of these four roads, National Highway 7 (31.25km) and 73 (50km) will be up...
Read MoreGreen light on wind energy investment project expected this year
A wind power project by The Blue Circle Pte Ltd, a Singapore-based company, is expected to see its investment agreed this year after spending several months completing a wind power feasibility study in Cambodia. The power investment agreement is expected to be signed in the first half of 2020 as The Blue Circle and Electricite Du Cambodge (EDC) are in the process of talks on power tariffs, acco...
Read MoreNational Assembly approves construction of coal-fired power plants in Koh Kong and Oddar Meanchey
Parliament has approved a Draft on State Guarantee for two companies. The Royal Group will construct a 700 MW coal-fired power plant in Koh Kong province, and the Han Seng Coal Mine Company will build a 265 MW coal-fired power plant in Oddar Meanchey province including the construction of a 230 KV transmission line extending from Oddar Meanchey to a sub-station east of Siem Reap. The adoption o...
Read MoreCambodia to suspend hydropower dam plan on Mekong River for 10 years
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...
Read MoreConstruction of 400 MW power plants in Kandal province faces suspension
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 ...
Read MoreWeather radar station to be built in Kampong Thom in 2021
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...
Read MoreChom Chao flyover and underpass construction 40% completed
The Chom Chao flyover and underpass construction are 40% completed after being started in June 2018. Construction is expected to finish before the end of 2021. Mr Sam Piseth, Director of the Department of Public Works and Transport, reported that “The construction of this project is almost completed. So far, we have finished two underground tunnels, two underpasses, and we are expending two sid...
Read More83 hectares of Beoung Ta Mok granted to Phnom Penh Municipality
Beoung Ta Mok (Beoung Khob Srov), a vast water area of 83 hectares in the northwest of the capital was granted to Phnom Penh Municipality to be developed as a national garden and public park. The municipality also plans to develop other infrastructure such as the buildings of the Central Department of Security of the National Police at the Ministry of Interior. The 83-hectare plot is divided in...
Read MoreFoster & Partner to design US$1.5 billion new Phnom Penh International Airport
Globally renowned English architectural design and engineering firm Foster & Partners have been selected to design the master plan of the US$1.5 billion new Phnom Penh International Airport located in Kandal and Takeo province, according to the airport’s developer. The new Phnom Penh International Airport is a massive investment project by Overseas Cambodia Investment Corporation (OCIC) str...
Read MoreNew steel and power plants will spur development of Koh Kong province
Dara Sakor International Airport, Dara Sakor Deep Sea Port, a steel production factory and a power plant are transforming Cambodia's Koh Kong province into a potential tourist centre both locally and regionally. In addition to being well-known for major projects, including the airport and the construction of Star City by Chinese investors, Koh Kong is now preparing to study the possibility of i...
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