Cambodia’s rural communities to get sustainable energy access
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Government of Australia are expanding access to economical and reliable energy for rural Cambodian households, including through the promotion of cookstoves in Svay Rieng and Kampong Cham provinces. … A $6.1 million Australian Aid grant, administered by ADB, will finance the construction of 220 kilometers of medium-voltage and 400 kilometers of low voltage electricity lines in Svay Rieng province, where less than 20% of the houses are connected to continuous energy. The project will connect an additional 8,000 households in this province to the electricity grid. The project will promote the use of up to 90,000 improved cookstoves with higher efficiency in rural areas of Kampong Cham province, benefiting at least 63,000 women entrepreneurs. With less use of fuel wood, the improved cookstoves will abate 4,400 tons of carbon dioxide emissions on an annual basis. The capacity of the Electricity Authority of Cambodia, which is the regulatory body overseeing the power sector, will also be strengthened. The Government and Electricité du Cambodge will contribute $2 million and $2.8 million, respectively toward the project’s total cost of $10.9 million. Electricité du Cambodge is the executing agency for the project, which will be implemented between 2013 and 2015. …
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
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