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Cambodia PM stands by hydropower, dismisses critics as 'extremists'


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Cambodia's prime minister defended his government's energy policy on Wednesday and hit back at environmentalists opposed to hydropower plants by suggesting their electricity be cut off and they should use resin torches instead.

Cambodia depends heavily on imported fuel and power to meet its rising energy demand, with costs per unit among the most expensive in Southeast Asia and a common source of complaint from foreign investors.

Construction of Chinese-funded hydropower projects, which first started a decade ago in Cambodia, have raised alarm about the impact on endangered species, fish stocks and the communities that live off the rivers.

read more: http://news.yahoo.com/cambodia-pm-stands-hydropower-dismisses-critics-extremists-095304378.html

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