Company |
Shinohydro |
Company profile |
The Shinohydro is one of the leading company to utilize the water for producing electricity that has 10 subsidiaries and 70 network companies. The company invests in construction, energy, and infrastructure in forms of Build, Operation, and Transfer (BOT). The company received the BOT development agreement with the Royal Government of Cambodia to build Kamchay hydropower dam (193.2 MW) in 2006. |
Registration investment capital |
280 millions USD |
Company registration date |
2/23/2006 |
Company registration code |
1105/06E |
Director |
Not found |
Director residence |
China |
Company address |
Not found |
status of the EIA reports |
Completed study |
state agency |
Ministry of Mine and Energy |
Site |
Aproximately 15 Km from the Kampot provincial city |
Village |
Not found |
Commune |
Mak Prank |
District |
Not found |
Province |
Kampot |
contract duration |
44 |
size in Hectare |
2,291.37 |
Type of concession |
Hydropower dam |
EIA company |
Sawac Consultants for Development |
Backgrounds of EIA company |
Not found |
Address of EIAs company |
1A, 259, Phum 2, Sangkat Tuek L'ak Muoy, Khan Tuol Kouk, Phnom Penh |
Relevants law |
This EIAs is in accordant with 11 laws and 4 sub-degree. There are Law on Environmental Protection and Natural Resource Management 1996, Law​ on Labour 2007, Law on Land 2001, Law on Forestry 2002, Law on Fishery 2006, Law on Water Resource Management 2007, Law on Natural Protected Area 2008, Sub-degree on Water Pollution Management, Sub-degree on Solid Waste Management, Sub-degree on Procedure of EIA and Sub-degree on Social Land Concession 2003. |
Revenues and expenditures |
The company invests 330 millions USD to the project that is able to generate 457.12 GWh annually. This concession has 44 years (4 years for construction). |
Social alnd environmental impacts |
The project will provide the benefits such as reduction of CO2, energy supply and development of economy, land price, tourism and the better livelihood of local people. |
Employment opportunity |
"The plan is to recruit 2236 people ( 2000 Khmer and 263 Chinese) during the construction period but during the operation and maintenance, it will require only 46 Khmer and 82 Chinese. |
Public participation |
For the public participation, the SAWAC company discussed with a number of related ministries and discussed with the local authority, organization and local people. Among 233 people, there are 215 local people are selected for the interview on comments and measurements to minimize the impacts. |
Land converted from |
This project cover 2291.37 hectares and affected to the forest 1961.96 hectares (Evergreen forest for 1545.96 hectares and bamboo forest 416 hecates) agriculture land for 301.37 hectares (includig the second dam ). |
Environmental management plan |
The environmental management plan will be used as the stages specially in the construction stage operation stage and closing project stage with the monitoring from the interministrial committee and provincial sub-commitee. |
development plan |
Not found |
Mitigation strategies |
The company has the strategic plan to minimize the impacts depend on the stage of development such as before construction stage, during construction stage, operation and maintenance stage and closing the project stage. Each stage consists of detail measurement to reduce the problem that may occur practically. |
environmental and social funds |
The company spent the 3 500 000 USD to the impacted farm and land leased surrounding the rock extracting areas. For the environmental fund the company prepare 12 millions USD for 4 years and 5.5 million USD for the rest 40 years after the construction. The company will reforest 2000 hectares and deliver 100 000 fish to the fish sanctuary each year for 10 years. The company will support 4 fishery officer accounted for 14 400 USD per year and the forest conservation officer accounted for 18 000 USD per year. |
EIA publication year |
2,011 |