Villagers call for state electricity

21 June 2013
The Phnom Penh Post
Economy and commerce / Energy / Generation and distribution facilities
Ang Snuol district / EdC / Electricity / electricity prices / electricity providers / electricity supply / Eletricite du Cambodge / energy / Kandal / Kandal Province / Penh Phal / Peoun Sambat Company / petitions / Poeuk commune / Poeuk Commune Chief / Prime Minister Hun Sen / protests

About 200 protesters clamoured yesterday in front of a Kandal province commune chief’s office, demanding the state take control of providing their electricity.

Yong Phany, a 32-year-old protester from Ang Snuol district’s Poeuk commune said Peoun Sambat, the private company contracted to provide electricity to the region about 10 years ago, charges far more than state prices. …

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