Power bill spikes raise alarm

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Khouth Sophak Chakrya

Seemingly arbitrary increases in electricity prices are raising eyebrows in Phnom Penh, as residents’ bills are showing marked-up charges despite unchanged usage patterns – and frequent blackouts.

Citizens are lodging complaints with the state-owned electricity company Electricite du Cambodge (EdC), claiming that their bills are rapidly increasing, even with no new power-sucking devices in their homes.

Mov Chansothearvy, of Spean Kpuos village in Kilometre 6 commune in Russey Keo district, said that, in general, her home bill usually comes out to about $30 to $32 per month.

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