EdC under pressure
One month after the capital’s power provider promised to end chronic city blackouts for good this hot season, residents and businesses continue to find themselves sweltering in the heat and throwing away any spoilable goods due to the unpredictable losses of electricity. In March, Electricite du Cambodge employees swore the company had enough resources this year to keep up with rising demand, and would not need to resort, as in every year past, to a series of “rolling cuts” where power shuts off along some city blocks so that others can have uninterrupted service. The cuts are by no means completely curtailed, but many of the city’s residents said blackouts this year aren’t as long or as frequent as in previous seasons. …
Laignee Barron and Chhay Channyda
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/edc-under-pressure
