Energy Ministry urges businesses to expand investments to neighboring countries
As part of the initiative to make Thailand the energy hub of ASEAN, the Ministry of energy is urging Thai energy businesses to make more investments in foreign countries, especially those neighboring Thailand.Keep watching ...
Cambodia to get more energy from Thailand
Thailand has committed to supplying additional energy to provinces on the Thai-Cambodia border, an official says. Tun Lean, director of the General energy Department at the Ministry of Industry, Mines and energy, said on Monday its Thai counterpart would supply an additional 40 megawatts of energy. For ...
Thailand in need of 'Energy 4.0’
The transformative potential enabled by the intersection of clean energy technologies and the interconnected digital economy offers an ideal platform for powering “Thailand 4.0”. Adopted by the Thai government in 2016, Thailand 4.0 is a model for growth that aims to transform Thailand into a high-income country, ...
Pradeep Tharakan
ASEAN energy cooperation: the only way to prevent ‘lights out’ in the region
The countries comprising Southeast Asia have witnessed steady economic growth and improving living standards since the Asian Financial Crisis. Having weathered the global fiscal and financial crisis better than most other parts of the world, Southeast Asia has become the third-fastest growing region in the ...
At ASEAN energy summit, green energy and investment were in focus
In his talk at the ASEAN energy ministers meeting held in Phnom Penh last week, Prime Minister Hun Sen emphasized the need for the ten-member bloc to work together to bolster its regional energy connectivity to meet a rapidly growing demand for energy. He also ...
Nuclear Society of Thailand addresses future of Thai energy
The Nuclear Society of Thailand and the Science Society of Thailand have organized a forum to provide information and hear suggestions from the public on the energy 4.0 policy.Keep watching ...
Ministry of Energy holds seminar on 2019 policies
The Ministry of Energy has organized a seminar on policy communications for its personnel nationwide, especially on conveying Energy policy facts to local stakeholders.Keep watching ...
Vietnam is pushing ahead of Southeast Asia in its drive for renewable energy
Vietnam is powering ahead of the rest of Southeast Asia as it pushes for greater reliance on renewable energy. The region, long criticized for lagging behind in its efforts to adapt to more sustainable ways, is still heavily reliant on coal consumption. Vietnam, however, has bold ...
Grace Shao
Deal for oil field finally signed
Cambodia moved a step closer to becoming an oil-producing nation yesterday after the government finalised its long-awaited production-sharing agreement with Singapore-listed KrisEnergy to develop the country’s first oil field. ...
Kali Kotoski
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/deal-oil-field-finally-signed
As KrisEnergy gears up to produce Cambodia’s first drop of oil, it has been besieged by creditors
The company told shareholders that it will appear in court in Singapore next Monday to request a second three-month extension to a debt moratorium. The moratorium has been in place since August, when KrisEnergy began efforts to restructure its debt load, which stood at $476.8 ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50693541/as-krisenergy-gears-up-to-produce-cambodias-first-drop-of-oil-it-has-been-besieged-by-creditors
Sun still shines brightly on nation’s solar plans
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic effectively pressing the pause button on many upcoming construction projects in the country, four major solar projects are still on schedule and expected to start generating power to the grid by the end of 2020. ...
Chea Vannak
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50708027/sun-still-shines-brightly-on-nations-solar-plans/
ADB-supported solar project on the horizon
A 60-megawatt solar station, supported by a $7.64 million loan from Asia Development Bank (ADB) is scheduled to be built later this year in Kampong Chhnang province, north of Phnom Penh. ...
Chea Vannak
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50714008/adb-supported-solar-project-on-the-horizon/
KrisEnergy secures $87 million loan facility for Phase 1 of Apsara oil fields in Cambodia
KrisEnergy (Apsara) Company Ltd, the concession holder for Cambodia’s Block 1 offshore oil field has secured a credit facility agreement of $87 million. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50719285/krisenergy-secures-87-million-loan-facility-for-phase-1-of-apsara-oil-fields-in-cambodia/
Clean energy development presents challenges
With its aim to expand solar energy investment by 12 percent by the end of this year and increase it up to 20 percent over the next three years, Cambodia has been facing challenges of transiting to clean energy development, according to a case study ...
Sorn Sarath
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50737288/clean-energy-development-presents-challenges/
KrisEnergy seeks additional delay to Cambodia Block A scheduled oil extraction
A senior official of the General Department of Petroleum at the Ministry of Mines and Energy said the ministry is reviewing a request letter from Singapore-listed company KrisEnergy asking for a delay to the start of oil extraction in Cambodia Block A. ...
Clean Energy Week 2020
Clean Energy Week 2020 starts today with several events from now until November 19. The purpose is to engage and promote clean Energy in Cambodia for sustainable development, economic productivity and innovation. ...
Jason Boken
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50782281/clean-energy-week-2020/
Clean energy microgrid in pipeline for Koh Rong Sanloem
A new private-sector energy development is in the pipeline for Koh Rong Sanloem Island with the goal of bringing clean and reliable electricity 24 hours a day to the remote location. ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/clean-energy-microgrid-pipeline-koh-rong-sanloem
Wind farm developer wins Clean Energy Week Award 2020
EnergyLab, a nonprofit organisation that supports the growth of the clean Energy market, has chosen Cambodian wind farm developer Sophorn Chea as this year’s Clean Energy Advocate Award winner. ...
Tom Starkey
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50783943/wind-farm-developer-wins-clean-energy-week-award-2020/
Good news for clean-energy traffic
TADA, Cambodia’s fastest-growing ride-hailing app, plans to invest $20 million to produce electric tuktuks within the framework of clean energy development. ...
Jason Boken
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50762627/good-news-for-clean-energy-traffic/
ADB provides $127.8 million loan for reliable electricity infrastructure
The Asian Development Bank (ADB)approved a $127.8 million loan on Friday to expand the construction of transmission lines and substations, aiming to help provide Phnom Penh and three other provinces with a stable and reliable electricity supply. ...