Category: Cambodia

Cambodia targets 3,155MW from solar by 2040 The share of solar power in the total energy mix of Cambodia is poised to rise sharply in the coming decades and can reach 3,155 MW by 2040, bigger than the contribution from locally generated hydroelectricity which is a major source of renewable energy in the country now. […]

Construction of nine bridges in Cambodia’s Kampong Cham to be finished early next year Residents of one of the districts in Kampong Chan expressed their excitement over the near completion of nine bridges which would increase ease of travel. Srey Santhor district governor Sim Kong said earlier this week that the bridges were located in […]

Construction sites with no nets in Cambodia face closure Phnom Penh authorities yesterday warned they would close any site which does not have proper safety nets to prevent construction material from falling on people. This measure comes after a 23-year-old man Yat Sitha was killed when a plank from an under-construction building fell on his […]

Thailand, Cambodia sign agreement on border road improvements project Thailand and Cambodia signed a loan agreement to finance the improvement of a border road section from Siem Riep to Anlong Veng and Choam/Sa Ngam of National Road No. 67 in Cambodia. Perames Vudthitornetiraks, President of Neighbouring Countries Economic Development Cooperation Agency (NEDA), signed the agreement […]

Foreign Direct Investment in Cambodia’s construction sector touches $334M Cambodia continued to receive substantial Foreign Direct Investment in the construction sector in 2021, despite the economic slowdown in the wake of Covid-19, showed the Asean Investment Report 2022. According to the report, FDI in construction rose from $260 million in 2020 to $334 million in […]

Cambodia’s New Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport construction 40 percent completed The new Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport project has so far achieved 40 percent completion. Tek Reth Samrech, Minister Delegate to the Prime Minister, said that the construction of Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport will be 70 percent completed by the end of this year. Construction of […]

Cambodia, China boost construction of Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport 01 October 2022 A group of Chinese experts from the Angkor International Airport Investment (AIAI) Company are in Cambodia to complete the construction and discuss the transfer plan, as the project is scheduled to be completed in March 2023. At Council of Ministers on September 29, […]

Cambodian Government mulls second expressway construction next year linking Phnom Penh Capital to Bavet city bordering Vietnam The Ministry of Public Works and Transport announced the second expressway construction project, linking Phnom Penh Capital to Bavet city, Svay Rieng province, which shares a border with Vietnam. The ministry and a Chinese firm have recently reached […]

Cambodia wants an underground metro in Phnom Penh The government of Cambodia says it wants an underground metro instead of a Bangkok-style elevated railway for a future mass transit system in Phnom Penh. “Now the need for the subway is clear, and is a real possibility – not the sky train, as reported,” Prime Minister […]