| Company |
Delcotech |
| Company profile |
Delcotech is a member of Asia AmericanGateway and is the exclusive Internet Service Provider for Cambodia, a submarine cable network linking the United States with South-East Asia. The company has provided exclusive services to EZECOM, part of Royal Group, which has invested with Telekom Malaysia Berhad (Malaysia), Symphony Communication Public (Thailand), to develop the project. The submarine cable network extends from the Sea of ​​Malaysia to Sihanoukville province of Cambodia, and continues to Thailand with total length of 1,380 km (across Cambodia with total length of 471 km). |
| Registration investment capital |
48 million USD |
| Company registration date |
Not found |
| Company registration code |
Not found |
| Director |
Kith Meng |
| Director residence |
Cambodia |
| Company address |
Cambodia Chamber of Commerce Building No.7D, Russian Blvd, Sangkat Tek Laok 1, Khan Toul Kok, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. |
| status of the EIA reports |
Completed study |
| state agency |
Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications |
| Site |
Otres Beach, Preah Sihanouk |
| Village |
Otres |
| Commune |
Buon |
| District |
Preah Sihanouk |
| Province |
Preah Sihanouk |
| contract duration |
30 years |
| size in Hectare |
It has a total length of 1380km, connecting Malaysia with a length of 764km and crossing Cambodia with a length of 470km and linking to the golf of Thailand with a length of 146km. |
| Type of concession |
Installation of optical cable underneath the ocean |
| EIA company |
Creative Green Design |
| Backgrounds of EIA company |
Not found |
| Address of EIAs company |
No. 322P, St. Yothapol Khemarak Phoumin (St. 271), 12306 Phnom Penh, Yuthapol Khemarak Phumin Blvd, Phnom Penh |
| Relevants law |
Relevant legal framework, including constitution, law on environmental protection and natural resource management 1996, Land Planning, Law on Urban Planning and Construction 1994, Law on Water Resources Management 2007, Law on Fishery 2006, Law on Labor 1997, Law on Land 2001, Law on Mineral Resource Management and Exploitation 2001, Law on Investment and other legal document. |
| Revenues and expenditures |
The company will spend $ 21.3 million for construction and $ 75.5 thousand annually for project operation. The company expects to profit 60 million US dollars of total current gross profit over the next 30 years. |
| Social alnd environmental impacts |
Create jobs and income, reduce migration to the country, provide nationwide telecommunication services, develop knowledge in the field of rural electronics technology, develop rural economy through telecommunication, and provides a great deal for communication and development of the entire ASEAN community. Additionally, the company will contribute to provide free internet services at some educational institutions in Cambodia. |
| Employment opportunity |
The entire embed cable project will require about 8 to 10 foreign staff and around 200 local staff. |
| Public participation |
Public stakeholder consultation was conducted during the ESIA study from February 10 to September 9, 2018 and updated in September 2015 and again from October to November 2017. The consultation included officials from Provincial Department, provincial hall, Conservation International, Fauna and Flora International, local authorities and citizens. |
| Land converted from |
The seabed block B C D E F, and gas area 1 and 4 |
| Environmental management plan |
The company has an Environmental Monitoring Program to maintain the environment and reduce the impacts. The program is carried out according to the construction phase, operation phase and the completion phase. At each stage, inspection of officials, line ministries, etc. The program monitors the physical, biological, and socio-economic resources. |
| development plan |
Not found |
| Mitigation strategies |
In order to minimize exposure, the company conducts a study of the seabed state and informs the project and coordinates with stakeholders. The company uses the Sea Plow Method to embed high performance cable and technology. |
| environmental and social funds |
The company plans to invest $ 300,000 for 10 years to build and conserve marine biodiversity and $ 200,000 for coastal cleanup and infrastructure construction. |
| EIA publication year |
2,016 |
