Power grid upgrades expand service in Cambodia
Cambodia, Krong Kuong: Electricite du Cambodge (EDC) has inaugurated a new substation and 230 kV high-voltage transmission line in Tbong Khmum province.
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Cambodia, Krong Kuong: Electricite du Cambodge (EDC) has inaugurated a new substation and 230 kV high-voltage transmission line in Tbong Khmum province.
The state-run electricity utility has completed this project as part of the government’s efforts to promote electrical-grid stability for the public and industries.
EDC director-general Keo Rattanak said that the launch of the new substation followed successful tests completed on 14 January. Supervision of the project was handled by EDC engineers with assistance from French technical advisers.
“The operation of this substation is the fruit of good cooperation between Cambodia and the French government via Agence Francaise de Developpement,” he said.
Rattanak noted that primary construction of the 230 kV transmission line was realised by collaboration between Cambodia and China with the common goal of developing the power grid and electricity sector. The substation was built by the China National Heavy Machinery Corporation.
“This is the first substation to be operational in Tbong Khmum province. In the past, the electricity supply in this province was brought from Kampong Cham, Prey Veng and imported from Vietnam. The substation will sustain a more stable supply of electricity for the local people,” he said.
To date, the government has commissioned 34 substations across the country.
“The new substation is part of a plan to expand the national transmission network lines within the national framework which will contribute to the stabilisation of power supplied to the public, industries and other services,” said Victor Jona, director-general of the Ministry of Mines and Energy’s General Department of Energy.
At the end of last year, a $380 M 400 MW heavy fuel oil power facility in Kandal province was completed and is ready to ramp up production once demand is high enough.
Source: The Phnom Penh Post