Extraction of coal has begun in Cambodia’s northern province of Oddar Meanchey province.

[geovalin]

 

The mine is owned by a subsidy firm of Han Seng Coal Mine Co Ltd, which is also investing in a 265-megawatt coal-fired power plant currently under construction in Oddor Meanchey province’s Trapaing Prasat district. The owners are currently conducting additional studies on the supply of coal to the power plant.

 

“Coal has been being mined for some time now and sent as fuel to adjacent brick factories”, said Yos Monirath, director-general of Mines at the Ministry of Mines and Energy. The first phase of extraction is estimated to provide between 50 million to 70 million tonnes. The firm aims to extract coal in sufficient quantities to supply the coal-fired power plant.

 

According to Victor Jona, director-general of Energy at Ministry of Mines and Energy, the 265-megawatt power plant has reached more than 60 percent completion. He added the plant will run its 130-megawatt engine by the end of 2021 and full power generation will be accomplished in 2020. Prime Minister Hun Sen in late December said Cambodia has the potential to mine about 400 million to 500 million tonnes of coal.

 

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[1Gringo]

isn't there enough of that poison already available across the globe?  I thought the world was reducing the demand for coal.

[wombat]

i guess thats where China will make up the shortfall after blocking Australian coal

[wombat]

1 hour ago, 1Gringo said:

isn't there enough of that poison already available across the globe?  I thought the world was reducing the demand for coal.

China is building 27 coal fired power stations right now to take them through to the next century...

[metisdead]

An off topic post trolling about Mr. Trump has been removed. 

[dddave]

Last time I was in Siem Reap; pre-Covid, there were daily rolling blackouts due to a shortage of energy.  I believe they were buying 25% of their power from Thailand. 

If they have domestic coal supplies, why wouldn't they use them?  The Global Warming crisis is a result of Western and Chinese interests totally ignoring warnings for 100+ years, as long as coal was profitable to burn.  Now that they have other sources such as LNG, the big powers are pressuring smaller, poorer nations to do what they weren't willing to do themselves.

[Burma Bill]

8 hours ago, geovalin said:

investing in a 265-megawatt coal-fired power plant

 

Beware Bangkok - a wind blowing from the east may bring more polluting smoke!!

[milesinnz]

7 hours ago, dddave said:

Last time I was in Siem Reap; pre-Covid, there were daily rolling blackouts due to a shortage of energy.  I believe they were buying 25% of their power from Thailand. 

If they have domestic coal supplies, why wouldn't they use them?  The Global Warming crisis is a result of Western and Chinese interests totally ignoring warnings for 100+ years, as long as coal was profitable to burn.  Now that they have other sources such as LNG, the big powers are pressuring smaller, poorer nations to do what they weren't willing to do themselves.

Garment exports are I think about 80% of Cambodia's exports. Many have western brand names. Buyers increasingly want to know that what they are buying comes from countries with good employment and environmental credentials - this "development" may well come back to bite Cambodia very hard. Of course even with the industrial development that has taken place in Cambodia, the CO2 emissions PP is still a tiny fraction of those in a country such as the US. In the case of the coal fired power station and this mining activity, what would be interesting to see, is just who were the (few) people who benefited. I bet it was not and is not the Cambodian people - and that is the bigger and buried point...

Edited January 8, 2021 by milesinnz

[Morty T]

On 1/8/2021 at 1:54 PM, milesinnz said:

Buyers increasingly want to know that what they are buying comes from countries with good employment and environmental credentials - this "development" may well come back to bite Cambodia very hard. 

...and where exactly is the evidence supporting that. The EU just signed a massive trade deal with China with no indifference of whether said goods are produced by slave labor or China's Concentration camp factory installations. The EU is the same as most Western Economies, all talk, but want the cheapest price no matter what the end factor is.