Mr. Praing said that the conference's focus was on fuel and energy security and that Cambodia can benefit greatly from collaborating on energy saving initiatives and policy.
Cambodia has an existing energy saving policy, but Mr. Praing said that the public remains largely uninformed about the benefits and methods of increasing their energy efficiency.
“If we can save one kW of electricity in each home, that one kW can be shared to the people who do not currently have access to electricity,” Mr. Praing said.
One of Mr. Praing's key points was that some Cambodians lack the impetus to conserve energy, and thus have a tendency to waste electricity.
“If we do not stay at home, why do we need to leave the lights on? It does not have benefit,” Mr. Praing said. He added that energy efficiency and conservation at the individual household level was important because it impacted the whole energy system.
Victor Jona, deputy director general of energy at MIMEs General Department of Energy, said that energy saving ideas discussed at the conference will be shared in a campaign to educate the public