Cambodia’s solar solution

3 March 2014
The Phnom Penh Post
Australian aid / Development Assistance Committee (DAC) members / Economy and commerce / Energy / Energy policy and administration / Government / Industries / International relations / Ministries and other national bodies / Renewable energy production / Solar power
Alison burrows / Australian aid / Coca-Cola / Embassy of Australia / Hun Many / Hun Sen / Star8

Australia-based energy company Star8 officially launched operations on Friday at its solar-powered factory just outside of Phnom Penh. The ceremony marked the commencement of production on solar-powered tuk-tuks, the mainstay of the company. Hun Many, the youngest son of Premier Hun Sen, and Alison Burrows, the Australian ambassador to Cambodia, attended the event, as did representatives from Coca-Cola, which has offered to initially subsidise the cost of some of the tuk-tuks. …

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