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Company |
Sinohydro KAMCHAY Hydroelectric Project Co., Ltd. |
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Company profile |
Sinohydro KAMCHAY Hydroelectric Project Co., Ltd. is a hydropower investment company in Cambodia with a 44-year contract, including a four-year construction period. The company is a subsidiary of SINOHYDRO Corporation Limited (SINOHYDRO) of the Republic of China, which bid openly and internationally for investment rights from June 2004 to January 2005 with 1st ranking. On February 23, 2006, the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Energy and the Ministry of Economy and Finance signed a "BOT" investment agreement for the Kamchay Hydropower Development Project in Kampot Province with the Sinohydro KAMCHAY Hydroelectric Project Co., Ltd. The Total investment of the project is USD 330 million. |
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Registration investment capital |
USD 170,000,000 |
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Company registration date |
1-Sep-08 |
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Company registration code |
Inv. 1105/06E |
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Director |
Mr. Shen Decai |
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Director residence |
China |
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Company address |
Company headquarter is located at #49, St 310, Beoung Keng Kang I, Khan Chamkar Mourn, Phnom Penh |
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Type of EIA reports |
Completed Environmental Impact Assessment |
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State agency |
Ministry of Mines and Energry |
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Site |
Kamchay Sinohydro Hydroelectric Co., Ltd., with the hydropower development, is located about 15 kilometers north of Kampot town in Teuk Chhou district between coordinates of 10°40,144' and 10°49,496' north latitude and 104°04,667'and 104°08,663' east longitude. The location of the first dam is approximately 4.5 kilometers upstream of the Teuk Chhou eco-tourism site, and the second dam is approximately 300 meters at the upper Teuk Chhou. |
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Village |
Not found |
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Commune |
Mak Prank |
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District |
Teuk Chhou |
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Province |
Kampot |
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Contract duration |
44 years |
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Area size of project |
2,291.37 hectares |
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sector |
Hydropower |
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EIA company |
SAWAC Consultants for Development |
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Backgrounds of EIA company |
SAWAC Consultants is Cambodia's leading consulting firm, which originated from SAWA, a Dutch NGO that has been active in Cambodia since 1993. With an increasing number of experienced Cambodian consultants, SAWA has fully handed over to the senior local staff to manage and operate since 1999, and the firm was officially registered with the Ministry of Commerce, Cambodia, with an official name “Sawac Consultants Cambodia Co., Ltd.". |
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Address of EIAs company |
No. 01, Street 259, Sangkat Teuk L'ak1, Khan Tuol Kork, Phnom Penh |
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Relevants law |
Law on Environmental Protection and Natural Resource Management 1996, Labour Law in 1997, Land Law in 2001, Law on Forestry in 2002, Fisheries Law in 2006, Law on Water Resources Management in the Kingdom of Cambodia in 2007, Law on Protected Areas in 2007, Sub-Decree on Water Pollution Control in 1999, Sub-Decree on the Solid Waste Management in 1999, Sub-Decree on Environmental Impact Assessment Process in 1999, and Sub-Decree on Social Land Concessions in 2003 |
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Revenues and expenditures |
The company invests USD 330 million in the project, which can generate 457.12 GWh annually. This project duration is 44 years (4 years for construction). |
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Social alnd environmental impacts |
Physical and Environmental Resources: This project will reduce the use of electricity from fossil fuels and coal-fired power plants, which emit carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide, which are greenhouse gases. Economic and Social Resources: The 230 KV high-voltage transmission line from the substations of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd power plants of the Kamchay Power Plant, 11.05 kilometers long, to the Kampot substation in Kampot province, will supply additional electricity to the provinces of Preah Sihanouk, Takeo and Phnom Penh to meet the needs of effective development for the country. In line with the poverty reduction policy of the Royal Government of Cambodia, this project will enable citizens to use this electricity at a low cost for agricultural work, such as irrigating rice fields and plantations. In addition, citizens can also have a better life when they have this energy for handicrafts, such as carving, weaving, etc. It will also attract large and small industrial factories to be established in the areas where this network passes, and can create additional jobs for citizens. On the other hand, the project contributes to the national budget. Because the company will have to pay excise duty on imported fuel for use in construction, withholding tax, profit tax, and other taxes during the operation and maintenance of the project, according to the contract between the company and the Royal Government of Cambodia.
Land Use/Land Value and Tourism Due to the impact of the development of the project and its infrastructure, the land near the project area may become highly valued, especially land use for industrial, modern agriculture, and tourism sectors. In some areas where the 230 KV high-voltage transmission line passes through. Therefore, residents can transform some areas into tourist areas in their villages and communes according to their capabilities. |
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Employment opportunity |
The project will also provide employment to Cambodian citizens. During the construction phase, 40 project workers will be recruited, including 30 local citizens and 10 Chinese workers. During the operation and maintenance phase, 15 project workers will be recruited, including 7 local citizens and 8 Chinese workers.
The project will train Cambodian experts to continue operations after the company completes its contract with the government.
The project will generate income for Cambodian citizens, especially residents of the local community, through employment as workers during construction and operation and maintenance. |
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Public participation |
The SAWAC Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Research Team consulted and consulted with relevant authorities and organizations such as the Deputy Governor of Kampot Province and the Director of the Kampot Provincial Department of Environment, the Director of the Kampot Provincial Department of Land Management, Urban Planning, Construction and Cadastre, the Deputy Governor of Teuk Chhou District and the Head of Mak Prang Commune, the Director of the Kampot Provincial Department of Industry, Mines and Energy, the Director of the Kampot Provincial Water Supply Authority, the Director of the Kampot Provincial Electricity Authority, the Director of the Kampot Provincial Department of Water Resources and Meteorology, the Director of the Kampot Provincial Forestry Administration, the Deputy Director of the Kampot Provincial Fisheries Administration, the Director of the Preah Monivong Bokor National Park, and the residents affected by the project. |
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Land converted from |
The project has a total area of 2,291.37 hectares and affects a total of 1,961.96 hectares of forests (1,545.96 hectares of dense forests and 416 hectares of bamboo forests) and affects 301.37 hectares of people's rice fields (counting from the second dam). |
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Environmental management plan |
The environmental management plan is the company's responsibility to prepare and determine a number of important measures to prevent and reduce all negative environmental impacts to ensure the effective management of environmental resources in the area in accordance with technical specifications and environmental standards, as well as to ensure the sustainable development of the project, including the following key points to be reported to the Ministry of Environment:
-Organizing departments or groups responsible for implementing the work plan.
-Defining clear work schedules for environmental protection work.
-Equipping health and safety equipment and modern machinery according to technical specifications.
-Making solid waste storage facilities.
-Preventing and preventing various epidemics.
-Managing solid, liquid and toxic waste.
-Preventing erosion at mountain walls and waste and rock sites by planting protective grass and trees.
-Reducing pollution at rock washing sites and concrete mixing plants.
-Promoting tree planting in public places or areas around those protected areas. Conserving important wildlife species that used to exist in the project area and operating fish and turtle breeding stations
- Cooperating with expert institutions in monitoring the technical location and accepting any technical modifications required by experts.
- Promoting and educating about forest types and wildlife species to be conserved in the project area. Promoting and educating about occupational health and safety protection methods.
- Preparing a reserve budget for the implementation of the environmental management plan and spending this budget. |
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Development plan |
The company will build another road on the left side of Prek Teuk Chhou, 3,800 meters long. This road will be made of reinforced concrete with a width of 6 meters. In addition to connecting this concrete road, the company will build a 15,430-meter red gravel/stone mixture road with a width of 8 meters to National Road No. 3 (including the restoration of the old road for 2,650 meters). To avoid damage to National Road No. 3 due to the transportation of stones from the quarry in Dwar Thmey Village, Prey Khnong Commune, Teuk Chhou District, the company will build a temporary red gravel/stone mixture road along the left side of the national road (in the Kampot-Phnom Penh direction) with a length of 13,830 meters with a width of 4 meters. From this road, at the Lok Yeay Mao turnoff to the quarry, the company will also restore the old road for 4,750 meters with a width of 8 meters. The total length of the project's access roads is 41.76 kilometers. The company will build 4 bridges, 2 of which will cross the Kamchay River, one of which will be made of temporary concrete (in front of the first power plant), the second concrete bridge On the first dam side. The other two bridges are one made of concrete across the O'Bei or O'Tada River and the other made of steel across the Keo River to connect the two narrow side roads. |
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Mitigation strategies |
The company recommended mitigation measures during the project design phase, construction phase, operation and maintenance phase, and closure phase, including studies on topography and topography, soil erosion, hydrological systems, groundwater, air quality, water quality, soil quality, aquatic life, forest resources and wildlife habitats, wildlife biology, local community livelihoods and occupations, traditions, culture, and religion, water supply systems, transportation routes, public health, aesthetics, and risks. |
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Environmental and social funds |
The company will allocate USD 17,500,000 for environmental protection, including USD 12,000,000 for the four-year construction phase and USD 5,500,000 for the 40-year implementation of the environmental protection plan, including solid and liquid waste management, etc. In addition, the company will build a dam downstream of the second dam to conserve fish from the project area and the surrounding area. Provide local fish spawning in the conservation area and the surrounding area for 10 years, 100,000 fish per year for USD 0.75/fish, equivalent to USD 7,500/year, totaling USD 75,000 over 10 years.
Social Impact Compensation Cost The company has paid social impact compensation for this project, including compensation for the impact on rice fields, crops, and land leases around the quarry site, totaling USD 3,500,000, of which USD 3,348,900 is actual compensation and USD 151,100 for miscellaneous expenses.
The project will provide support for four fisheries officers In the conservation of fisheries resources in the area where the company will build the fish conservation pond below the second dam, each person will receive 300 USD/month, totaling 14,400 USD/year (300 x 12 months x 4 people = 14,400 USD/year).
The project will support 5 forest rangers (environmental) to conserve forest resources around and in the project area. Each person will receive 300 USD/month, totaling 18,000 USD/year (300 x 12 months x 5 people = 18,000 USD/year).
The budget for reforestation around and in the project area for 20 years is USD 4,000,000. |
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EIA publication year |
2011 |
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Last update |
21-Sep |
