Cambodian biomass power plant on track to go online by July

The rice husk biomass power plant broke ground on Dec 8 in southeastern Phnom Penh’s Chbar Ampov district and is expected to be completed by July. - SAO SOPHEAP VIA FACEBOOK

PHNOM PENH (The Phnom Penh Post/Asia News Network): A major rice husk biomass power plant in southeastern Phnom Penh’s Chbar Ampov district is still on track to be completed and start operations by July, a press release confirmed on May 5.

Designed to contribute to the Kingdom’s emission reduction efforts, the plant broke ground on Dec 8, in collaboration with Singapore-based Berkeley Energy Commercial and Industrial Solutions (BECIS), with capital investment of $5.8 million.