Government pushes ahead with study of Koh Kong dam

11 June 2014
The Cambodia Daily
Civil society / Energy / Government / Hydropower dams / Ministries and other national bodies / Ministry of Mines and Energy / Renewable energy production / Social development
Alex Gonzalez-Davidson / Ministry of Mines and Energy / Mother Nature / Pich Siyun / SBK Research and Development / Sinohydro (Cambodia) United / Stung Chhay Areng dam / Suy Sem

The minister of mines and energy on Monday said a new private-public working group will study the impacts of a proposed hydropower dam in Koh Kong opposed by hundreds of resident ethnic minority families and find them an adequate resettlement site. A Cambodian consultancy, SBK Research and Development, has already been hired by the Chinese company approved to build the dam, Sinohydro (Cambodia) United, to study the social and environmental impacts of the proposed 108-MW Stung Chhay Areng dam and the needs of the Chong families slated for eviction. …

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