Cambodia plans 2 coal-fired plants worth US$1.7bil

Prime Minister Hun Sen chairs a plenary meeting of the Council of Ministers at the Peace Palace on Friday where the council approved two coal-fired power plant projects and a transmission line worth nearly $1.7 billion. FRESH NEWS

PHNOM PENH, Feb 10, Phnom Penh Post/ANN -- The Council of Ministers of Cambodia has approved two coal-fired power plant projects and a transmission line worth nearly $1.7 billion, a plenary meeting of the Council of Ministers heard on Friday.

The project is in line with the government master plan for the development of additional power sources between 2020 and 2030, the council said in a press release issued on Friday.