Preah Sihanouk province power plant gets approval

18 October 2011
The Cambodia Daily
Coal / Coal / Energy / Extractive Industries / Extractive industries policy and administration / Generation and distribution facilities / Minerals and mineral products / Non-renewable energy production
Cambodia International Investment Development Group Ltd / coal power plant / coal-fired power plant / construction / CPP lawmaker Cheam Yeap / CPP Senator Lao Meng Khin / Electricite du Cambodge / Electricity / joint venture / MKCSS Holdings Co Ltd / National Assembly / Power Synergy Corporation / Preah Sihanouk Province / vote

Seventy-one out of 89 National Assembly lawmakers yesterday voted to approve the construction of a coal power plant in Preah Sihanouk province by a company run by CPP Senator Lao Meng Khin and his daughter, and licensed the plant to sell electricity to Electricite du Cambodge. The company, Cambodia International Investment Development Group Ltd, is a joint venture between MKCSS Holdings Co Ltd and Power Synergy Corporation, said CPP lawmaker Cheam Yeap…