New Coal Plant to Tackle Blackouts

National energy supplier Electricite du Cambodge (EdC) on Monday announced that a 50-MW coal-fired power plant in Preah Sihanouk province is ready to come online this week and will solve Phnom Penh’s chronic blackouts. … The statement does not mention which power plant had been completed, though there are known to be two 50-MW power plants in the area—one a Cambodian-Chinese company and the other a subsidiary of Malaysia-based Leader Universal Holdings. … EdC planning director Praing Chulasa said that Phnom Penh will still need to import electricity from Vietnam—which accounts for about 70 percent of its supply—but said that the new plant will do away with the seasonal shortages suffered by hydropower dams. Despite the power plant coming online, energy experts say demand for energy in the country will far outstrip supply in the coming years. …

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