The Council of Ministers approved on Friday two new energy projects.
An expansion of a coal-fired power plant in Preah Sihanouk’s Stung Hav district has been green-lighted by the Council, as well as a solar power plant in Kampong Speu, which will have a production capacity of 60 megawatts.
The projects will now be submitted to the National Assembly, before being sent to the Senate for final approval.
One of the projects seeks to expand output at the coal-fired power plant located in Preah Sihanouk’s Stung Hav district, from its current 405 MWs capacity to 700. The plant is operated by CIIDG Erdos Hongjun Electric Power Co – a joint venture between Cambodia International Investment Development Group and China-based Erdos Hongjun Electric Power Co.
The second project proposes the creation of a solar power plant over 80 hectares of land in Kampong Speu’s Uddong district. It is a joint venture of Singapore-based Sunseap International and an unnamed local partner, who together would make a $62 million investment.
Sunseap already operates a 10-megawatt solar farm in Svay Rieng’s Bavet City valued at $12.5 million.
