Last week, executives from Leader Universal Holdings, a Malaysian company angling to build Cambodia’s largest coal-fired power plant, met with Cambodian government officials and environmentalists to discuss the company’s impact analysis for the proposed 100-megawatt facility.
Chhith Sam AthNGO Forum Chhith Sam Ath, the executive director of the NGO Forum on Cambodia, says a proposed coal plant has not been properly vetted for environmental impacts.
There was little in the way of agreement.
The Cambodian government’s power development plan for the next decade includes the construction of nine hydroelectric dams and nine coal plants. Once operational, they will provide Cambodia with more than 3,000 megawatts of energy.