Coal justified: ministry

The general director of the Energy Department at the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Energy has defended Cambodia’s energy needs and its use of coal power as the country attempts to use modern technology to reduce pollution ahead of the ASEAN Senior Energy Officials’ 30th meeting. “By 2015, Cambodia will not produce enough energy as more people will be connected to the power grid,” Tun Lean said. “Coal-generated energy is not green energy, but it is a necessity. We use modern technology called ‘clean coal technology’ so it has a lesser impact on the environment.”...

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