ASEAN power chiefs to follow up power grid plan

23 May 2013
China Daily
Economy and commerce / Energy / Environment and natural resources / Generation and distribution facilities / Trade / Trade policy and regulation
ASEAN / ASEAN power grid / Cambodian Ministry of Industry Mines and Energy / Cambodian Ministry of Industry Mines and Energy Secretary of State Ith Praing / Department of Electrical Services of Brunei / Department of Electrical Services of Brunei acting director Musa Bin Metali / Electricite du Cambodge / Electricity / electricity accesses / Electricity of Cambodia / Electricity of Cambodia director general Keo Rottanak / electricity supply / energy / environment / green energy / Heads of ASEAN Power Utilities and Authorities Council / Ith Praing / Keo Rottanak / Musa Bin Metali / power grid / power lines / power utilities / regional power grid inter-connection

Leaders of ASEAN power utilities and authorities gathered on Thursday to follow up the progress of the ambitious ASEAN power grid action plan, which was set to inter-connect power lines in the 10 ASEAN member states by 2020. Speaking to reporters after the opening of the 29th meeting of the Heads of ASEAN Power Utilities and Authorities Council, Keo Rottanak, director general of the Electricity of Cambodia, said the meeting enabled the bloc's member states to be informed of the latest development and development objectives of the energy sector in each ASEAN country. ... Meanwhile, Rottanak said that by 2020, about 80 percent of the Cambodian population would be able to access to electricity. Ith Praing, secretary of state at Cambodian Ministry of Industry, Mines and Energy, said that the regional power grid inter-connection would be the main driver for green energy and reduced damages to the environment. ...

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