Tuesday, June 28, 2022
Khmer Daily Cambodia News
34 °c
Phnom Penh
  • LATEST
  • CAMBODIA
  • ASIA
    • JAPAN
    • SOUTH KOREA
    • TAIWAN
  • WORLD
    • CHINA
    • RUSSIA
  • BUSINESS CAMBODIA
  • TECHNOLOGY
No Result
View All Result
  • LATEST
  • CAMBODIA
  • ASIA
    • JAPAN
    • SOUTH KOREA
    • TAIWAN
  • WORLD
    • CHINA
    • RUSSIA
  • BUSINESS CAMBODIA
  • TECHNOLOGY
No Result
View All Result
The Khmer Daily
No Result
View All Result
Home Business

Wind energy in Kampot Cambodia: deal for first wind farm with 10 wind turbines

June 3, 2021
in Business, Cambodia, Tech
0
Wind energy in Kampot Cambodia: deal for first wind farm with 10 wind turbines
149
SHARES
277
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

The government and French-owned The Blue Circle (Cambodia) Co Ltd will soon sign an agreement to build a wind farm in Kampot province – the first of its kind in the Kingdom.

The agreement comes as the government has made efforts to diversify its power sources to achieve its target of covering 100 per cent of all villages nationwide by the end of next year.

Victor Jona, the director-general of the Ministry of Mines and Energy’s General Department of Energy, said on Tuesday that The Blue Circle plans to build at least 10 wind turbines with an 80MW capacity on top of Bokor mountain in Teuk Chhou district’s Koh Touch commune.

Speaking at a conference in Phnom Penh, Jona said negotiations on power tariffs between the firm and the government are scheduled to take place soon.

“The Blue Circle is an energy firm from France and the ministry has issued it a licence to conduct a feasibility study in Kampot and Mondulkiri provinces. Due to Bokor mountain’s wind energy potential, the company will invest in the 80MW first phase,” Jona said.

The cost of investing in wind energy is between $2 million and $3 million per megawatt, he said.

The Blue Circle has been conducting a feasibility study of wind power in Mondulkiri and Kampot provinces since last year, and in March it revealed that Cambodia has potential in wind energy investment.

The firm said Cambodia has the potential to generate 500MW from wind energy. It currently invests in wind energy in Thailand and Vietnam.

Although the project would become the first of its kind in Cambodia, Jona said negotiations on tariffs between the firm and state-run electricity supplier Electricite du Cambodge (EdC) are important.

This, he said, is because the EdC aimed to procure power sources at lower prices in line with government policy.

Last year, Cambodia consumed 2,650MW of electricity, a 15 per cent increase compared to 2017. Of the amount, 442MW was imported from Thailand, Vietnam and Laos. The rest was produced in Cambodia from coal-fired plants, hydropower dams and solar farms.

The government aims for all 14,168 of the Kingdom’s villages to have access to some source of electricity by next year, and at least 90 per cent of households to have access to grid-quality electricity by 2030.

This article was first published at www.evwind.es

Source: www.evwind.es
Tags: Blue CircleCambodiaKampotVictor JonaWind energyWind energy in Kampot
Previous Post

California is the only home they know. Will Newsom let Trump deport them?

Next Post

China Continues Crackdown Casino in Cambodia, Sihanoukville

Related Posts

Cambodia’s Pailin Province aims to attract more tourists with Otavao Waterfall attraction

Cambodia’s Pailin Province aims to attract more tourists with Otavao Waterfall attraction

by Khmer Times
June 27, 2022
0
19

Pailin Province continues efforts to build and strengthen its tourism sector through clean-up and development projects in the province. The...

The export price for Cambodia rice hike due to global food insecurity driven by Russia-Ukraine conflict

The export price for Cambodia rice hike due to global food insecurity driven by Russia-Ukraine conflict

by Khmer Times
June 24, 2022
0
14

The price for Cambodia’s rice export continues to rise due to prolonged global food insecurity driven mainly by on-going Russia-Ukraine...

Two new varieties of Cambodia rice launched for international market

Two new varieties of Cambodia rice launched for international market

by Khmer Times
June 24, 2022
0
15

The long and slim kernels SKO rice stands for Sen Kro Oub and DSMK stands for Damneob Sbai Monkul. These...

© 2020 By Khmer Daily News

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Latest
  • Cambodia
  • ASIA
  • World
  • Business
  • Tech

© 2019 The Khmer Daily.

error: Content is protected !!