Category: Cambodia

Sinosteel Equipment and Bodong Shaguo Energy Co Ltd sign contract for new 700 mW coal-fired Cambodian power plant project Sinosteel Equipment Co Ltd and Royal Group wholly-owned Cambodia Bodong Shaguo Energy Co Ltd signed an Engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract for the new 700 mW coal-fired power plant project. According to the announcement issued […]

Germany’s MAN PrimeServ signs service agreement for Cambodia’s giant power plant MAN PrimeServ, the after-sales brand of German-based MAN Energy Solutions SE, on Thursday said it has signed a five-year service agreement for a 200MW power plant in Kandal province’s Lvea Em district. The plant is one of two main generators comprising a 400MW heavy […]

Cambodia moves to reduce hydropower reliance with $830m electricity projects The country faced shortages in 2019 due to droughts and low water levels. Cambodia has signalled its intention to shift away from hydropower to meet its electricity demands, with its latest 10-year development plan focused on coal and solar PV as sources of new generation […]

Cambodia chooses coal in rush for power – government approves two more coal power plants Critics say the government’s approval of two more coal power plants bucks the trend towards renewables in Southeast Asia. From the top of a low hill, farmer Pich Sophat points to an area scarred by excavators. Remnants of a house […]

Cambodia’s $400 million transmission line to bring in Laos, Thailand power The construction of a combined more-than $400 million power transmission line connecting Cambodia to Laos and the Thai border will start next year, according to an official from the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME). The government through the Council of Ministers approved a […]

Cambodia’s Sihanouk airport upgrades runway, Flights to begin before end of 2020 Sihanouk International Airport, serving Cambodia’s main seaside resort and port city, has entered a new development phase. The runway has had an extension from 2,500 metres to 3,300 metres. In the last five years, Sihanoukville has become a destination in the making with […]

Solar power looking sunny in Cambodia Around 372 megawatts (mW) of additional solar farmland will be put into operation in 2021, which makes up 9 percent of power in the country and 14 percent of the total installed capacity and peak demand respectively, according to data from Electricite du Cambodge (EdC). EdC also added that […]

Wärtsilä signs 5-year maintenance deal for 200MW Cambodian power plant close to Phnom Penh Technology company Wärtsilä has signed a five-year power plant maintenance agreement covering the Electricite du Cambodge (EDC) C7 power plant, located close to Phnom Penh in Cambodia. The agreement is with SchneiTec, the company responsible for the maintenance of the power […]

Completion of a tourism port and terminal under construction in Cambodia’s coastal Kampot province will be delayed until late 2021 Completion of a tourism port and terminal under construction in Cambodia’s coastal Kampot province will be delayed until late 2021 according to government news agency reports. Construction has lagged behind schedule with just 30% of […]