Cambodia on course to have all villages electrified by 2020

[geovalin]

The Ministry of Mines and Energy announced that 88 percent of villages nationwide will be electrified by the end of the year, setting the government on its way to achieve its goal of connecting every village in the country to the national grid by 2020. According to Victor Jona, director-general of the electricity department, by the end of 2018, 75 percent of all households will enjoy access to power.

 

“By December last year, 81.5 percent of all villages had access to electricity, and we are aiming for 88 percent before the year ends,” said Mr Jona. “By 2020, we will achieve our target of 100 percent.

 

“We believe our goal is realistic because Electricite du Cambodge has enough funds and support from the government to make this happen.”

The ministry is also conducting feasibility studies to build hydropower dams, coal-fired plants, as well as biomass-fired power plants and solar farms. In 2017, total energy output was 2,283 MW, up from 2,115 MW in 2016, according to a report from the ministry.

 

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[yellowboat]

Whether the lights stay on is a different matter all together. 

[Sheryl]

Big problem is the cost - electricity costs in Cambodia are I believe the highest in the region. So just because a village is on the grid, does not mean all the villagers have electricity.

[ScotBkk]

I thought after reading the headline they was gonna fry everyone lol