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US, Japan firms sign milestone energy deals

Agreements were signed yesterday for the supply of key components for Cambodia Energy II’s coal-fired power plant in Stung Hav, Sihanoukville province. ...

Sok Chan
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/37829/us--japan-firms-sign-milestone-energy-deals/

New coal-fired plant billed at $600 million

Malaysian-owned energy firm Cambodian Energy II Co Ltd (CEL2) will invest a total of $600 million into building its 150-megawatt coal-fired power plant near Sihanoukville, which is set to become the Kingdom’s third coal-fired power station. ...

The Phnom Penh Post Staff
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/new-coal-fired-plant-billed-600-million

Toshiba to build power plant

The Cambodian government has awarded Japanese-owned Toshiba Plant Systems & Services Corporation (TPSC) the concession to construct a coal-fired power generation project in Preah Sihanouk province. ...

May Kunmakara
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/35908/toshiba-to-build-power-plant/

Coal-fired plant tests new power generator

Structural testing of the third unit of a 700-megawatt coal-fired power plant under development in Preah Sihanouk province has begun, with the new unit expected to go online by the end of the quarter, a government official said yesterday. ...

Kali Kotoski
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/coal-fired-plant-tests-new-power-generator

Coal outgrows hydropower

As Cambodia’s demand for electricity grows and domestic energy production increases, new data released from the Ministry of Mines and Energy yesterday show that coal-fired energy generation surpassed hydroelectricity for the first time last year. ...

Kali Kotoski
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/coal-outgrows-hydropower

Royal Group submits plan for coal-fired plant

New details have emerged on Royal Group’s ambitions to expand its energy portfolio after a government official clarified that Cambodia’s biggest conglomerate is seeking to develop its own coal-fired power plant, rather than finance an existing one. ...

Kali Kotoski
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/royal-group-submits-plan-coal-fired-plant

Sihanoukville power plant draws Royal Group's interest

The Royal Group, Cambodia’s biggest conglomerate, will be involved in funding future phases of a massive coal-fired power plant under construction in Preah Sihanouk province, a government official said yesterday, although details of the size of the investment or its timeline remain hazy. ...

Kali Kotoski
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/sihanoukville-power-plant-draws-royal-groups-interest

Mirach finalizing plans for exploration drilling at Cambodia's block D

Mirach Energy Ltd. reported Tuesday that the company is currently finalizing plans to conduct exploration drilling at Block D in Cambodia following the approval by the Cambodians Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) to extend the exploration period for the permit till December 2018. ...

Rigzone Staff
http://www.rigzone.com/news/oil_gas/a/143316/Mirach_Finalizing_Plans_for_Exploration_Drilling_at_Cambodias_Block_D

Ly Yong Phat in talks to supply power to Thailand

Tycoon Ly Yong Phat’s L.Y.P. Group is talking with the Thai government’s Energy Policy and Planning Office (Eppo) to supply Thailand with 2,000 megawatts from his planned Koh Kong coal-fired power plant, and hopes to sign a deal early next year. ...

May Kunmakara
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/18243/ly-yong-phat-in-talks-to-supply-power-to-thailand/

‘Policymakers still stuck in comfort zone’

As the global economy faces a challenging growth environment, developed and least developed countries are increasingly competing for export markets to spur growth, with many – like Cambodia – aiming to diversify markets as well as products. Cambodia has relied primarily on exports of ...

May Kunmakara
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/18178/---policymakers-still-stuck-in-comfort-zone---/

Russia to help Cambodia build capacity for nuclear power

Russia will help Cambodia work towards building a nuclear power plant under an agreement the two countries signed this week, said Sergei Kirienko, the head of state nuclear firm Rosatom. ...

Denis Dyomkin, Prak Chan Thul
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/11/26/us-cambodia-russia-nuclear-idUSKBN0TF0W220151126#WO3ht5oG1xOTeyLd.97

PV Gas dominates Cambodian market

PetroVietnam Gas Corporation (PV Gas) is the largest exporter in the Cambodian gas market, claiming more than half of the market share. In the 2010-13 period, Cambodia imported 6,000 to 8,000 metric tonnes of LPG per month. The amount rose to 10,000 to 12,000 metric ...

Viet Nam News Staff
http://vietnamnews.vn/economy/266543/pv-gas-dominates-cambodian-market.html

Cambodia weighs oil stockpile as global price nosedives: PM

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said Tuesday that the government is studying the possibility to purchase petroleum for a stockpile as global oil price is going down. ...

Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-02/10/c_133983437.htm

Petrol firms told to open books

Cambodia’s petrol retailers have been ordered by the government to hand over import information and financial records in what looks to be the first steps toward installing fuel-price legislation. The Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) announced publicly yesterday via state-owned media Agence Kampuchea Presse (AKP) ...

Eddie Morton
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/petrol-firms-told-open-books

Gov’t to monitor prices at pump

The Cambodian government is again urging petrol retailers to pass on savings to the consumer amid the continued plunge in global oil prices, which hit a new five-year low yesterday. The premier’s criticism of foreign fuel retailers comes after the minister of commerce, Sun Chanthol, ...

Eddie Morton
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/govt-monitor-prices-pump

Commerce Minister announces reduction in petrol prices

Gasoline prices have been decreased by 300 Riel per liter, according to an announcement issued Thursday by Ministry of Commerce. The oil prices of four companies are decreased from current 5,050 Riel to 4,750 Riel per liter for gasoline, while from 4,750 Riel to 4,500 ...

The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/commerce-minister-announces-reduction-in-petrol-prices-7695

Gasoline price should be down to 4,500 Riel per liter: Sam Rainsy

Opposition leader Sam Rainsy on Tuesday said that price of gasoline in Cambodia should be decreased to 4,500 Riel per liter as price of crude oil at international market has been sharply dropping since early 2014. ...

The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/gasoline-price-should-be-down-to-4500-riel-per-liter:-sam-rainsy-7565

Mining giant seeks to settle corruption case with US

Australian mining giant BHP Billiton has announced that it is in negotiations with the U.S. government to settle allegations of corruption abroad, which include claims that the company paid a $2.5 million bribe to Cambodian officials to secure exploration rights in the country’s northeast. ...

Zsombor Peter
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/mining-giant-seeks-to-settle-corruption-case-with-us-71097/

City hits brakes on illegal gas

The Phnom Penh government is planning to take action against illegal petrol stations around the city, and has counted 205 of them so far. Chreang Sophan, Phnom Penh deputy governor, said at the opening of a Total station in Tuol Kork district on Monday that the ...

Sen David
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/city-hits-brakes-illegal-gas

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