Huadian Sihanoukville Power Generation Co Ltd (HSPGC), under China’s Huadian Overseas Investment Co Ltd, on December 16 officially put online the “number-two unit” of its 700MW coal-fired HSPGC Power Plant in Preah Sihanouk province, after a successful commissioning test
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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
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‘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.
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.