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Xinglan Maritime Energy Co Ltd’s (XME) $200 million 100MW onshore wind power project in Mondulkiri province has passed its feasibility study. Photo supplied
Mondulkiri wind farm passes first test
Sun, 24 January 2021
Xinglan Maritime Energy Co Ltd’s (XME) $200 million 100MW onshore wind power project in Mondulkiri province has passed its feasibility study, promising a fresh gust of wind to swell the sails of the Kingdom’s burgeoning industry, the local Maritime Group said in a press release.
In May 2019, the Ministry of Mines and Energy authorised XME to proceed with its study of the first phase of its venture in the Kingdom’s mountainous northeast corridor, the Maritime Group said.
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The Electricity Authority of Cambodia hopes that by 2030 some 70 per cent households would have grid-quality electricity. Hong Menea
Powering up on coal but at what cost?
Thu, 21 January 2021
The haste to expand economic growth and achieve rural electrification has drawn Chinese interest and though China is closing down fossil fuel plants in its country as emissions rise, Cambodia prefers to look the other way
‘Yes,” Ministry of Mines and Energy spokesman Victor Jona briefly replied to a question about the assembly of two Chinese decommissioned 350-megawatt (MW) coal-fired plants on the shores of Sihanoukville’s Stueng Hav coastal district.
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Power grid upgrades expand service, improve reliability
Sun, 17 January 2021
State-run electricity utility Electricite du Cambodge (EDC) has inaugurated a new substation and 230kV high-voltage transmission line in Tbong Khmum province as part of the government’s efforts to promote electrical-grid stability for the public and industries.
EDC director-general Keo Rattanak told The Post that the launch of the new substation followed successful tests completed on January 14. Supervision of the project was handled by EDC engineers with assistance from French technical advisers.
“The operation of this substation is the fruit of good cooperation between Cambodia and the French government via Agence Francaise de Developpement,” he said.
Construction of a 700MW coal-fired power station representing $1 billion of capital investment in Preah Sihanouk province is 35 per cent complete since breaking ground on December 18, 2019.
Comprising two 350MW units, the project is a joint venture between local firm Cambodia International Investment and Development Group (CIIDG) and China Huadian Hong Kong Co Ltd (CHDHK).
Built on 54.9ha in Preah Sihanouk’s Stung Hav district, the facility is expected to be completed by the end of 2022 and be online in early 2023.
Victor Jona, director-general of the Ministry of Mines and Energy’s General Department of Energy, told The Post that the percentage of completion for the project was revealed in the latest joint report issued by the companies on December 30.
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A $380 million 400MW heavy fuel oil power facility in Kandal province’s eastern Lvea Em district has been completed. EDC
400MW fuel oil power plant in east Kandal all set to go online
Mon, 28 December 2020
A $380 million 400MW heavy fuel oil power facility in Kandal province’s eastern Lvea Em district has been completed, and on reserve to generate electricity when demand reaches a high enough level, according to a senior official at the Ministry of Mines and Energy.
Victor Jona, the director-general of the ministry’s General Department of Energy, said a 230kV high-voltage transmission line connecting the project to the national grid had been built and is ready to power on once electricity demand is high enough.