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Oddar Meanchey on Track to Achieve 100% Electricity Connection with Upcoming Coal-Fired Plant
Oddar Meanchey is gearing up for 100% electricity connectivity by June this year as the 265MW coal-fired power plant in Trapaing Prasat district is set to begin operations soon, according to HE Pen Kosal, the provincial governor, said in a press conference on 21 March 2023. Currently, electricity has been supplied to 276 out of 308 villages, equating to over 60,000 families (90.47% of the total...
Read MoreCambodia’s Stronger National Budget Reduces Dependence on Foreign Loans for Infrastructure Development, Says PM Hun Sen
Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen has revealed that the country's strengthened national budget has helped reduce the need for foreign loans for infrastructure development. Speaking at the fourth phase launch of the Public Financial Management Reform Program on March 20, the prime minister stated that in the past, two-thirds of the national budget was funded by foreign financial aid resou...
Read MoreChinese Shoe Factory to Relocate from Myanmar to Cambodia, Citing Political Stability and Investment Incentives
Alvin Su, a Chinese footwear company, has announced its decision to relocate its shoe factory from Myanmar to Cambodia due to the ongoing political crisis in Myanmar, according to a meeting between the Ministry of Labour and the Board of Directors of the shoe company Alvin Sukali on 13 March 2023. "The main reason for returning to invest in Cambodia is because Cambodia has peace, political st...
Read MoreADB Lends Laos PDR US$692.5m to Build Largest Wind Power Plant in Southeast Asia
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a financing package worth US$692.55 million with Monsoon Wind Power Company Limited (Monsoon) to construct a 600-megawatt wind power plant in the Sekong and Attapeu provinces of southern Laos PDR. The project, called "Monsoon," will be the largest wind power plant in Southeast Asia, consisting of 133 wind turbines, and the first in Laos to export and ...
Read MoreConstruction of 20ha Landfill in Steung Treng 40% Complete
The construction of a new 20-ha landfill in Steung Treng province has been 40% complete, according to a site inspection by Governor Svay Sam Eang on 14 February. Worth nearly US$5 million, the project is located Otrell village, Thala commune, Thala Borivat district. Construction began in April 2022 and is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2023. The new landfill will capital of storin...
Read MoreGermany Mulls Investing in Car & Construction Machinery Factory in Cambodia
The German business delegation has expressed interest in investing in several key sectors in Cambodia including automobiles, machinery, construction equipment, wastewater treatment system, technology, and renewable energy. According to a meeting with Cambodia Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen on 15 February, the German business delegation also expressed satisfaction with the business environment ...
Read MoreFrance Wants to Invest in High-Speed Rail Project in Cambodia
A French delegation has expressed interest in investing in high-speed rail in Cambodia, aiming to help develop Cambodia's transport infrastructure, according to a meeting between the French delegation and Minister of Public Works and Transport HE Sun Chanthol on 25 January. In the meeting, Mr François Corbin, the representative of the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs for Economic Relatio...
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Read MoreCambodia Builds ASEAN’s Tallest Buddha Statue
Construction of the ASEAN's tallest Buddha statue worth over US$30 million officially started in Cambodia's Kampot province. The ground-breaking ceremony for the statue was presided over by HE Chea Sophara, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction on 4 January 2023. This project will be built in the area of 500 rice fields on the ridge of Bokor...
Read MoreAustralia Assists Cambodia with Urban Wastewater Solution
The Australian Water Community (AWA) has partnered with the Cambodian Ministry of Public Works and Transport to develop urban wastewater planning and management. Both parties hosted a two-day workshop held on 6-7 December to study the current and future challenges of wastewater and to find solutions to the sanitation problems caused by rapid urbanisation. Sally Armstrong, AWA's Head of Int...
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