Infrastructure
Water and sanitation
S’ville residents to pay for wastewater treatment services
With two Israeli-standard wastewater treatment plants operational and a third under construction, the Preah Sihanouk authorities are planning to charge residents a wastewater treatment fee. ...
Torn Vibol
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501279970/sville-residents-to-pay-for-wastewater-treatment-services/
Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority calls on businesses to cut down on water use to alleviate current ‘severe shortage’ in city
The Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority (PPWSA) has called on businesses to cut down on water use in order to counter the current water shortages in Phnom Penh. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501266009/phnom-penh-water-supply-authority-calls-on-businesses-to-cut-down-on-water-use-to-alleviate-current-severe-shortage-in-city/
Urgent call not to waste water amid shortages
Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority (PPWSA) on Friday appealed to the population and businesses not to waste water as the capital city and Takhmau town face a shortage of water. ...
Prak Chan Thul
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-urgent-call-not-to-waste-water-amid-shortages
AFD pledges $435m for Cambodian development projects
AFD has pledged to pump its largest amount of funding to date into Cambodia in the form of $435 million to fund a raft of projects, with priority given to water and sanitation, agriculture, energy and vocational training sectors. ...
Marissa Carruthers
https://kiripost.com/stories/afd-pledges-435m-for-cambodian-development-projects
Japan’s JICA, innovation ministry applaud water management law
The Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) commended the government for enacting the new Law on Clean Water Management, saying it will improve transparency and equity in the provision of water supply services. ...
Sem Pisey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/japans-jica-innovation-ministry-applaud-water-management-law
Water shortages plague Phnom Penh residents
Residents living in areas of Phnom Penh have been plagued with water shortages, causing them to splash out up to 30,000 riels a week ...
Chhorn Raksmey
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-water-shortages-plague-phnom-penh-residents
PWSA profit declines by 16.31% in 2022
Public-listed Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority (PWSA) yesterday declared a profit of KHR108 billion ($26.6 million) for the financial year 2022, a decline of 16.31 percent compared to the previous year. ...
Manoj Mathew
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501263142/pwsa-profit-declines-by-16-31-in-2022/
Phnom Penh suburbs facing water shortages
Residents of some suburbs in Phnom Penh have been facing water shortages the past few days due to insufficient water supply compounded by high demand. ...
Torn Vibol
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501262696/phnom-penh-suburbs-facing-water-shortages/
Water shortages reported in Phnom Penh and Takhmao
Phnom Penh Water Supply (PPWSA) has pledged to solve the problem of a lack of water in Takhmao and Phnom Penh cities from May, with the possibility of building a new water plant. ...
Chhorn Raksmey
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-water-shortages-reported-in-phnom-penh-and-takhmao
Battambang landfill is officially inaugurated to participate in the development of sanitation
Senior Minister Sun Chanthol, Minister of Public Works and Transport, presided over the handover and official inauguration ceremony of a large landfill in Battambang city of Urban Environment Management in the Tonle Sap Phase 2 Project under the Asian Development Bank (ADB) loan. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501259003/battambang-landfill-is-officially-inaugurated-to-participate-in-the-development-of-sanitation/
Battambang province gets new landfill facility
The province’s new landfill site was built on a total area of 20.80 hectares in Paoy Svay village, Ta Kream commune, Banan district. It has four pits to store garbage, a waste treatment plant, a warehouse to store hazardous waste, and several residential buildings. ...
Sem Brakdav
https://cambodianess.com/article/battambang-province-gets-new-landfill-facility
Tackling access to water in Cambodia
The United Nations is hosting a panel discussion focusing on strengthening resilience to water scarcity in Cambodia and two other countries threatened by the impacts of access to water. ...
Marissa Carruthers
https://kiripost.com/stories/tackling-access-to-water-in-cambodia
PWSA FY’22 net profit sees 16% contraction
Increase in water sales and construction service saw Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority’s (PWSA) net profits inch up to 22.1 billion riel ($5.5 million) in its fourth quarter ended December 31, 2022, from approximately 22 billion riel last year. ...
Sangeetha Amarthalingam
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-pwsa-fy22-net-profit-sees-16-contraction
PPWSA to conduct study on third Bakheng Water Treatment Plant
The Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority (PPWSA) will conduct a feasibility study on the Bakheng Water Treatment Plant phase III. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501252517/ppwsa-to-conduct-study-on-third-bakheng-water-treatment-plant/
Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority to meet clean water demand
The Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority, under the Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation, is expanding the capacity of water supplies and building new water treatment plants to meet the increasing demand for pipe water as urbanisation development and business activities rise. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501249575/phnom-penh-water-supply-authority-to-meet-clean-water-demand/
Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority to meet clean water demand
The Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority, under the Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation, is expanding the capacity of water supplies and building new water treatment plants to meet the increasing demand for pipe water as urbanisation development and business activities rise. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501249575/phnom-penh-water-supply-authority-to-meet-clean-water-demand/
Microfinance to tap into WASH sector
A partnership between Cambodia Microfinance Association (CMA) and Water.org aims to increase access to safe water and sanitation nationwide by offering incentives to finance the sector. ...
Marissa Carruthers
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-microfinance-to-tap-into-wash-sector
$50-million ADB loan granted to Battambang city
Battambang city governor Leang Veasna announced that through the Royal Government of Cambodia, Battambang city has borrowed $50 million from the Asian Development Bank (ADB). ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501243465/50-million-adb-loan-granted-to-battambang-city/
Farmers stopped from using drying-up reservoir
Authorities in Banteay Meanchey province’s Preah Netr Preah district have stopped farmers from using a protected reservoir because it could dry out. ...
Torn Vibol
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501242127/farmers-stopped-from-using-drying-up-reservoir/
World Bank, Kingdom accelerate activities for sanitation, clean water
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport, in collaboration with the World Bank, has developed an action plan to accelerate the implementation of projects to improve clean water supply and sanitation in the country’s cities and provinces. ...
