PM to fete controversial dam

27 March 2014
The Phnom Penh Post
Energy / Environment and natural resources / Environmental and biodiversity protection / Generation and distribution facilities / Government / Hydropower dams / Land / Ministries and other national bodies / Ministry of Mines and Energy / National parks and wildlife sanctuaries / Protected areas / Protected forest / Renewable energy production / Rivers and lakes / Water resources
(Cambodia) Hydropower Development Co Ltd / Ame Trandem / Cardamom mountain / China Datang Corporation / China Development Bank / Fauna and Flora International / Hun Sen / International Rivers / MDS Import-Export Company / Ministry of Industry Mines and Energy / Stung Atai / Try Pheap

In the wake of several international scandals, the 120-megawatt Stung Atai hydropower plant in Pursat province and its transmission line will be inaugurated today in a celebration headed by Prime Minister Hun Sen. The $255 million hydropower project financed by China Development Bank has been operating since June last year, while the $113 million transmission line connecting the dam to Phnom Penh, Kampong Chnnang, Battambang and Pursat was only recently completed, according to a staff member – who declined to provide his name – at Cambodia Hydropower Development Co Ltd, a subsidiary of dam developer China Datang Corporation. …

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