Thai power to Siem Reap cut

Siem Reap town – one of Cambodia’s biggest tourist destinations – faced yet another power outage yesterday after the provincial energy supplier cut power for 12 hours during the day. Energy supplier Electricite du Cambodge (EdC) informed residents that power would be cut from 6am to 6pm as repair works on power lines went on across the border in Thailand, much to their chagrin. Siem Reap requires more than 50 megawatts (MW) of power each day – much of which comes from Thailand, said Cheam Korsen, provincial EdC director, who added that during the cut yesterday, only 10MW was available. …

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