Nearly 93 pct of Cambodia's villages have access to electricity: ministry

[geovalin]

PHNOM PENH, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- About 92.68 percent, or 13,131 villages of Cambodia's total villages, had access to electricity by the end of 2019, a Mines and Energy Ministry's report showed on Tuesday.

 

The report, released during the ministry's annual conference, indicated that some 2.68 million houses, or 75 percent of the country's 3.57 million houses, had the electricity connected by the end of last year.

 

Speaking at the conference, Minister of Mines and Energy Suy Sem said the government is committed to having all villages in the kingdom connected to electricity by the end of 2020.

 

"We are continuing to develop electricity sources and grids in order to ensure energy stability and to meet the growing demand of electricity," he said.

According to the report, the electricity available for the country last year was 3,382 megawatts, up 28 percent from 2,635 megawatts in 2018.

 

Main electricity sources are hydroelectric dams and coal-fired power plants, it said, adding that the kingdom has seven Chinese-built hydropower dams with a total capacity of 1,328 megawatts and three coal-fired power plants with a combined capacity of 675 megawatts.

 

http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-02/11/c_138774566.htm

[Redline]

It’s 2020 people ????

[marquis22]

Before and after pic when some of the without power try and do their own connection.

[emptypockets]

3 hours ago, Redline said:

It’s 2020 people ????

It's reality Redline.

[BritManToo]

But for half of every day there's no power flowing.

Was in Phnom Penh last year, no electricity in the mornings, this is their capital city.

[Redline]

On 2/12/2020 at 7:59 PM, emptypockets said:

It's reality Redline.

Yes, it says it on my phone 

[PatOngo]

 

On 2/12/2020 at 8:42 PM, BritManToo said:

But for half of every day there's no power flowing.

Was in Phnom Penh last year, no electricity in the mornings, this is their capital city.

I'm sure Hun Sen still manages to keep his soda water cool!