National grid reaches 99.15 per cent of Cambodian villages


The sun sets over power pylons on the outskirts of Phnom Penh. - Phnom Penh Post/ANN

PHNOM PENH (Phnom Penh Post/ANN): Electricity supply coverage across Cambodia has steadily expanded, especially over the past 15 years. By the end of 2024, more than 14,000 of the Kingdom’s 14,153 villages had access to the national grid.

During the Ministry of Mines and Energy’s annual review meeting in early February, Yim Piseth, Chairman of the Electricity Authority of Cambodia (EAC), announced that by the end of 2024, electricity supply had expanded to cover 14,048 villages, or 99.15% of the Kingdom’s total. He noted that work is ongoing to attach another 105 (0.74%) to the grid, while 15 (0.11%) remained too remote.

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