Company KTC Cable Co., Ltd.
Company profile KTC Cable was registered in Seoul, South Korea, in August 2005 and focuses on electric and optical wire production for all telecommunication networks. In 2006, this company received the ISO 9001-2008. This company joined the investment with K-water Turben Investment, a Korean company, and Sinohydro, a Chinese company, to develop the Pursat 1 hydropower with a capacity of 80 MW and technical advice from Hyundai Engineering.
Registration investment capital USD 232,210,000
Company registration date 6-Dec-25
Company registration code Not found
Director Mr. KIM Myung-IL
Director residence Korea
Company address Tumnup Kopsrov road, Trapaengpou village, Sangkat Kork Roka, Khan Dangkao, Phnom Penh
Type of EIA reports Completed Environmental Impact Assessment
State agency Ministry of Mines and Energy
Site The site is approximately 95.5 kilometers from Pursat provincial town and 185.22 kilometers from Khemarak Phumin provincial town of Koh Kong province.
Village Stueng Thmei
Commune Pramaoy
District Veal Veng
Province Pursat
Contract duration 35 year
Area size of project 9,355 hectares
sector Hydropower
EIA company SAWAC Consultants (Cambodia) Co., Ltd.
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Relevants law This project was studied and implemented in accordance with 16 legal frameworks, 7 sub-decrees, general guidelines for conducting environmental impact assessment reports, the National Policy on Green Development, and the Royal Government's rectangular strategy.
Revenues and expenditures Not found
Social alnd environmental impacts The Stung Pursat Hydropower Project will provide a stable electricity supply for development in all sectors, build road infrastructure in the area, and potentially transform the area into a natural tourism area with a large reservoir that can create suitable conditions for the conservation and increase the number of fish and aquatic species. The project will build road infrastructure in the area, improve access roads from the national road, and build staff housing, offices, parks, and other infrastructure.
Employment opportunity The company is recruiting staff during the construction of the transmission system and substation for a period of four years, including detailed plans, requiring 400 employees (300 Cambodians and 100 foreigners).
Public participation Consultation and public consultation on the project, which was conducted during the appraisal study from February 10 to September 9, 2008, and updated in September 2015 and again from October to November 2017. The consultation involved officials from ministries, departments, provincial governments, Conservation International, Fauna and Flora, local authorities, and citizens.
Land converted from The project covers a total area of ​​9,355 hectares, of which 4,199.2 hectares (45 percent) are in permanent forest reserves, 399.7 hectares (4 percent) in the Central Cardamom Range National Park, and 4,756.1 hectares (51 percent) in the Phnom Samkos Wildlife Sanctuary, totaling 6,007.24 hectares of affected forests, including 351.62 hectares of community forests. The project will destroy 864.46 hectares of evergreen forests, 850.25 hectares of semi-evergreen forests, and 4,291.5 hectares of deciduous forests.
Environmental management plan The company has prepared and defined several environmental management plan measures, such as setting up monitoring institutions, training programs, and monitoring and surveillance programs, implementing environmental protection measures to prevent and reduce negative environmental impacts, to ensuring sustainable management of natural and social environmental resources in the project area.
Development plan The project will build a 1,226.5 million cubic meter water reservoir spanning 8,591 hectares and 13 electricity transmission towers, requiring 225 square meters of land per tower, as part of an infrastructure plan and the rehabilitation of 30 kilometers of roads.
Mitigation strategies The company has prepared and identified a number of important measures to prevent and reduce all negative environmental impacts to ensure effective management of the area's environmental resources following technical specifications and environmental standards, as well as to ensure the project's sustainable development.
Environmental and social funds For 35 years, the company has planned a total budget of USD ​826,480 for social and environmental funds (USD 667,680 for environmental funds and USD 158,800 for social funds). The environmental funds will be used for tree planting, community forest conservation, and fisheries conservation, and the social funds will be used for village and commune development funds.
EIA publication year 2017
Last update 24-May

Reference documents

[Draft] Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) Stung Pursat 1 hydroelectric project (80MV) in Veal Veng district Pursat province (BOT)
KTC Cable was registered in Seoul, South Korea on August 2005 and focus on electric and optical wire production for all telecommunication network. In 2006 this company received the ISO 9001-2008. This company joined the investment with K-water Turben Investment, a Korean company and Sinohydro, a Chinese company to develop a Pursat 1 hydropower with the capacity of 80 Mw and technical advice by Hyundia Engineering.