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PM Hun Manet aborts coal power plant project in Botum Sakor district

5 December 2023
CamboJA
Electricity production / Energy / Government
clean energy / Climate Change / coal power plant / Kith Meng / Liquefied natural gas (LNG)

The new government has abandoned plans to build a $1.5 billion 700-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power project in Botum Sakor district, Koh Kong province, deciding instead to develop a liquefied natural gas (LNG) power plant. ... ...

 Pok Ponlue and Hel Komsan
https://cambojanews.com/pm-hun-manet-aborts-coal-power-plant-project-in-botum-sakor-district/

Coal-powered power plant in Oddar Meanchey to open soon

22 March 2023
Khmer Times
Coal / Energy / Non-renewable energy production
coal power plant

A coal-powered electricity plant in Trapeang Prasat district is scheduled to open soon, while the transmission line from Oddar Meanchey to the eastern substation of Siem Reap has been built said Pen Kosal, Governor of Oddar Meanchey Province. ... ...

 Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501259335/coal-powered-power-plant-in-oddar-meanchey-to-open-soon/

Royal Group a step closer to new coal-fired power plant

Sinosteel Equipment Co Ltd and Royal Group wholly-owned Cambodia Bodong Shaguo Energy Co Ltd signed an Engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract for the new 700 mW coal-fired power plant project. ... ...

 Jason Boken
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50784902/royal-group-a-step-closer-to-new-coal-fired-power-plant/

Senate posed to sign off on 1,000 mW power project

The Senate will convene today for an extraordinary session to discuss the approval of three new power plants which will cumulatively generate nearly 1,000 mW. ... ...

 Chea Vannak
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50708399/senate-posed-to-sign-off-on-1000-mw-power-project/

Two coal power plants built in Preah Sihanouk

23 December 2019
The Phnom Penh Post
Coal / Electricity production
Cambodia International Investment and Development Group (CIIDG) / China Huadian Hong Kong Co Ltd (CHDHK) / coal power plant / Electricite du Cambodge (EDC)

The locally owned Cambodia International Investment and Development Group (CIIDG) and China Huadian Hong Kong Co Ltd (CHDHK) are partnering to build two coal-fired power plants in Preah Sihanouk province. With capital investment of around $1 billion, the facilities will be able to produce some ...

 Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/two-coal-power-plants-built-preah-sihanouk

New coal-fired plant billed at $600 million

27 March 2017
The Phnom Penh Post
Coal / Energy / Non-renewable energy production
Cambodian Energy II Co Ltd / coal power plant

Malaysian-owned energy firm Cambodian Energy II Co Ltd (CEL2) will invest a total of $600 million into building its 150-megawatt coal-fired power plant near Sihanoukville, which is set to become the Kingdom’s third coal-fired power station. ... ...

 The Phnom Penh Post Staff
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/new-coal-fired-plant-billed-600-million

New Coal Plant to Tackle Blackouts

18 June 2013
The Cambodia Daily
Coal / Coal / Economy and commerce / Energy / Extractive Industries / Extractive industries policy and administration / Generation and distribution facilities / Minerals and mineral products / Non-renewable energy production
ADB / Asian Development Bank (ADB) / Blackouts / coal / coal power plant / EdC / EdC planning director Praing Chilasa / Electricite du Cambodge / Electricity / electricity access / electricity imports / electricity shortages / electricity supply / energy / energy imports / energy shortages / energy supply / hydropower / Hydropower dams / Kandal / Kandal Province / Kompong Speu / Kompong Speu Province / Leader Universal Holdings / Peter Brimble / Phnom Penh / Power cuts / power plant / Praing Chilasa / Preah Sihanouk Province / seasonal electicity shortages

National energy supplier Electricite du Cambodge (EdC) on Monday announced that a 50-MW coal-fired power plant in Preah Sihanouk province is ready to come online this week and will solve Phnom Penh’s chronic blackouts. ... The statement does not mention which power plant had been completed, ...

http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/new-coal-plant-to-tackle-blackouts-31220/

EDC promises more power

29 March 2013
The Phnom Penh Post
Economy and commerce / Energy / Environment and natural resources / Generation and distribution facilities / Hydropower dams / Renewable energy production / Rivers and lakes / Water resources
biogas / coal power plant / coal-fired power plant / Dams / EdC / Electricite du Cambodge / Electricite du Cambodge director general Keo Rattanak / Electricity / Electricity Authority of Cambodia / Electricity Authority of Cambodia executive director Ty Thany / electricity prices / energy / energy policy / hydropower / Kamchay dam / Keo Rattanak / Khmer New Year / Kirirom dam / National Road 4 / Phnom Penh / Power shortages / Preah Sihanouk / Preah Sihanouk Province / Royal University of Phnom Penh / San Vibol / Solar Power / Thailand / Ty Thany

The recent power shortages have left residents of Phnom Penh out in the heat and dark, but amidst their mounting frustration, state-owned energy supplier Electricite du Cambodge (EDC) has announced it will be purchasing more power from Thailand to address the shortfall. Keo Rattanak, director-general of ...

http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013032964781/National/edc-promises-more-power.html

Preah Sihanouk province power plant gets approval

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 ...