Country Report

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• Country Report
• On
• RENEWABLE ENERGY PROMOTION AND DEVELOPMENT IN
  CAMBODIA
• April 2004

Part 1 - Introduction
Dr. Sat Samy Deputy General Director General
Directorate of Energy Ministry of Industry, Mines
and Energy Phnom Penh, Cambodia Tel/Fax
855-23-990-602 E-mailmimedet_at_forum.org.kh Website
recambodia.org
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CONTENTS

• Introduction
• Overview on Electric Power in Cambodia
• New and Renewable Energy Promotion in Cambodia
• New and Renewable Energy Market opportunities in
  Cambodia
• Case Study
• Barrier, Conclusions and Recommendation

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I- INTRODUCTION
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INTRODUCTION

• Demand for Electricity in Cambodia
• 70 Rural population lack access to electricity
• Kerosene is predominantly used for domestic
  lighting
• Some use car batteries for lighting and TV
• Grid electricity will not be available to
  majority of the Cambodia for many years to come
• Need alternatives to supply electricity to this
  population
• Solar Photovoltaics (PV) is a mature technology
  with a range of possible applications in Cambodia

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COUNTRY PROFILE
Area 181,035sq.km Location in the lover Mekong
Region Border with Thailand in the west, Vietnam
in the east and south and Lao PDR in the
North Population about 13 million Annual Growth
Rate 5.8 GDP per capital US286
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ORGANIZATION CHART OF MIME
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ORGANIZATION CHART OF GENERAL DIECTORATE OF
ENERGY