Electricity infrastructure

Generation and distribution facilities

B Grimm signs MoU for power line in

B GRIMM Power recently signed a memorandum of understanding with Poipet PP SEZ Co, one of the largest industrial-estate operators in Cambodia, to develop a power-transmission line at its industrial park in the western city of Poipet. This will be the company’s starting point in ...

Light Festival set to electrify Yangon

Yangonites! Though many of us know November to be the month of light festivals, this summer will soon be known as another time for celebration. Beginning on March 19, the International Standard Lighting Festival will feature over 60 light sculptures including a light tunnel, Paris’ Eiffel ...

Poipet SEZ to import power

A special economic zone in Poipet City has decided to import electricity from Thailand to ensure a reliable power supply as it expects the influx of more factories and investment. Poipet PPSEZ Co. Ltd. reached a memorandum of understanding with Thailand-based B.Grimm Power Public Company Limited ...

Thai firm to energise Poipet industrial park

Poipet PPSEZ Co Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Phnom Penh SEZ Plc and operator of the soon to be completed Poipet Special Economic Zone, signed a memorandum of understanding yesterday with a leading Thai energy provider to supply power to the 66-hectare industrial park. The ...

Ratch cuts reliance on power role

Ratchaburi Electricity Generating Holding has reduced the contribution from power generation to its future growth target as the company broadens its focus beyond the power business amid intensified competition in Asian power markets. Rum Herabat, chief executive of Ratch, said the company kept its growth ...

Minister vows stable electricity supply

The electricity supply in various special and specific economic zones has been stable, enabling factories to operate smoothly, a minister has said. Minister of Energy and Mines Dr. Khammany Inthilath outlined the situation to local media recently. He admitted that foreign investors, notably Japanese and ...

Policymakers to decide Krabi plant fate

Energy policymakers will make a final decision on Feb 17 about whether the government will proceed with a plan to build a coal-fired power plant in the southern city of Krabi, says the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand. Egat governor Kornrasit Pakchotanon said the National ...

Lao energy not so ‘cheap’: experts

During a visit to the Lao border on January 10, Prime Minister Hun Sen thanked the government of Laos for “selling electricity at a cheap price to Cambodia”. Experts, however contend a continued reliance on energy imports means prices will invariably remain high for consumers. ...

Power projects mired in land-use discord

Several contentious issues are dogging implementation of key projects managed by the Southern Power Management Board, contradictory regulations and land evaluation and compensation rules that residents are not ready to accept. The board currently manages investments in 79 power projects that are designed to meet ...

Chinese firm mulls energy sector prospects

A leading Chinese manufacturer of power transmission and distribution equipment recently visited Cambodia to explore opportunities in the Kingdom’s rapidly growing energy sector, including a proposal for a factory to produce equipment for the electricity sector. The Ministry of Mines and Energy met representatives of ...

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