Call for affordable electricity

Cambodia's electricity sector needs to focus on adopting the latest technology to reap the full benefits of its coal-fired and hydropower plants if the government is to achieve its 2020 goal of nationwide electrification, visiting executives from the US-based energy giant General Electric (GE) said yesterday.

Speaking at a workshop hosted by GE and the Ministry of Mines and Energy, Wouter Van Wersch, GE ASEAN president and CEO, said for Cambodia to further grow economically, it was critical to reduce the cost of electricity through smart and clean investments.

“With the government’s development strategy focused on the three main pillars of tourism, agriculture and garments, all of these need affordable electricity to grow,” he said.

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