Kirirom-III Hydropower Inauguration
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Published by the Cabinet of Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen —————— MP of Kandal Prime Minister Issue 180 | February 2013 | http://www.cnv.org.kh Preah Sihamoni Raja Buddhist University Recommendations at Interior’s Review Meeting (14 February 2013 — Unofficial Translation, Selected Impromptu Comments) (22 February 2013 — Unofficial Translation, Selected Extempore Comments) cally as well as exporting rose- … On behalf of the Royal wood. We need to contact Government of Cambodia, I countries that are export desti- would suggest following pol- nations of rosewood to stop icy recommendations in rela- buying it. Rosewood process- tion to the competency of the ing also has to cease or log- Ministry of Interior: ging of rosewood would ram- End of Local Use and Export page to other countries as well. of Rosewood Yesterday I already signed the Deputy Prime Minister and circular. It has gone into press Minister of Interior HE Sar already. Everyone has to abide Kheng drafted a circular for by the instructions. As long as my signature in relation to the there are people who use the issue of illegal logging. Our wood, there will be people who 14 February 2013 — Samdech Techo Hun Sen is warmly welcomed by country has to stop using lo- senior Buddhist followers at the inauguration of the Preah Sihamoni Raja (Continued on page 8) Buddhist University (Kampuchea Thmey) CPP Gets Their 2013 Elec- my speech short anyway. Just Kirirom-III Hydropower Inauguration tions Candidates List Ready now Samdech (Budshist Patri- (23 February 2013 — Unofficial Translation, Selected Impromptu Comments) archs) wished me to gain suc- Revered Samdech Preah Moha which is ten months as of cess on the July 8, 2013. They The 18-MW Hydropower Rajadhibadei Tep Vong and today. We also have to did not say directly what it Kirirom-III Samdech Preah Abhiserei So- reschedule the inaugural day would be but I understand kuntheadhibadei Bour Kry, I am so happy to be here to twice, once from the what they mean. This after- and all Buddhist monks, I am witness the official operation company’s request and another noon I will lead the meeting on so pleased to come today to of the Kirirom-III Hydropower from February 21 to 23 as I the compilation of the list of put into official use the build- Station of 18 MW in the had to accompany the Queen the CPP’s members of the ings of the Preah Sihamoni district of Sre Ambel, Koh Mother and HM the King to National Assembly-to-be as Raja Buddhist University (PSR Kong province. This is the have medical checkup in the Samdech Chea Sim could not -BU) with all of you. I had a achievement, as was reminded People’s Republic of China. be present. Maybe other politi- high fever last night and could by HE Suy Sem, Minister of We then rescheduled it to cal parties are doing the same. not sleep well because of the Industry, Enregy and Mines, today which is falling on a The CPP will draw a list of coughing. As I am speaking that is responding to the weekend day. I also have a candidates for the coming gen- now, I sense that my body inauguration of the Kirirom-I family duty as well today as eral elections. temperature is around 39 de- Hydropower Station since there is a wedding party of a grees celsius. I would seek Buddhist and Secular Har- May 1, 2002. At the time, nephew. However, this event your understanding if my talk mony – Key for Virtue, seeing he fact that we have cannot be rescheduled any today could not go smoothly. Moral and Morale water potential here – which more and there are more Anyway, I have made it a try. only runs off to sea and limited relatives who can be present at As far as the construction is As my wife is also in similar use for rice cultivation, I the wedding on my behalf too. concerned, I have a great health state, she cannot make it proposed to the CEITEC pleasure to have learnt the de- I am asking our participants today as planned. compnay to extend their here for their understanding tail from the report of Samdech feasinbility study in order to I may cancel some of tomor- Preah Abhiserei Sokuntheadhi- see if we could put into place (Continued on page 2) row’s program as I have al- badei in relations to the effort. I the Kirirom-III hydropower ready made an appointment agree in full to the construction station. with doctor. As for this after- of those necessary buildings In This Issue noon, I may have to keep the here in the PSR-BU. I may In fact the Kirirom-III PSR‐BU Inauguration, P‐1 program on since it is also very recall that when I was here to hydropower was put into trial Interior Review Meeting, P‐1 important matter. I will keep (Continued on page 5) operation since April 2012, Kirirom‐III Hydropower, P‐1 Mailing Box: Cambodia New Vision (CNV), P.O. Box 158, Phnom Penh, Cambodia; e-mail: [email protected]; Tel: 855-23 219898; Fax: 855-23 360666/219869 Cambodia New Vision | Issue 180 | February 2013 (Continued from page 1) on and on. All these are generation of electricity. Based years. Let me affirm that our that we have to organize the somewhat provisional as our on investment potential – investment policy is those who inaugural ceremony today that objective efforts are to increase capitalwise and come in first are to be served is your weekend break. further production and install technologywise, most of them first. In fact the Chinese However I am sure some of more transmission lines – both are from the People’s Republic companies have been quite you might have planned it that main stations and substations - of China. In some countries, resolute in taking and after the ceremony will head to to the most parts of the country they built the hydropower implementing their investment Preah Sihanoukville for the so as to reach out to the station themselves but they projects. beach or Kompong Speu or people’s demand in every purchased equipments from Three Favorable Factors Phnom Penh golf courses. family. the PRC, which produces the in China’s Investments most materials and Electricity Price BOT Form of Investment equipments used in Take for instance this area has Varies with Oil Prices in Electricity Generation hydropower stations. Some been mined. According to the Today we have one more Later from Tatai hydropower people could have said why do report of HE Keat Chhon, we achievement to cedlebrate as station, we will be able to get we only have investment from have spent a sum of 1,366,475 far as hydropower is electric supply of another 120 China. I would take this USD to liberate a size of concerned. We have electric MW and in 2014, 338 MW opportune moment to declare 6,885,300 square meters. The power conneted and transfered from the hydropower station of that the Cambodian policy vis Chinese company has taken up from the Kirirom-III to Russei Jrum Kraom and 246 a vis investment is “first come the challenge to conduct their Kirirom-I and on to Phnom MW from Atai hydropower first serve.” That is our first studies for the hydropower Penh. As is presented in the station. Also in 2013, we also criteria defined in our stations of Kirirom-I and report by Minister of Industry, are hoping to generate investment policy. It would not Kirirom-III while other Energy and Mines, HE Suy electricity of 100 MW from be a matter at all whether one companies had abandoned Sem, our need for electricity is coal and more in later stage. is investor coming from Japan, them. So one of the three even bigger but starting from We are alo planning to US or any country at all. critical points of the Chinese 2013 throught to 2015, we will generate more hydroelectric investment in Cambodia is to Another element in our policy put more electric and power from Jiey Areng and take up the country’s is that we do not differentiate hydropower stations into also electricity from coal as challenges and resolute in so from so or give so and so operation. While waiting for well. Along with this we also adjusting their investment more priority. Everyone is to them, we are still facing need to invest in putting up projects in accordance with have equal chance. As I said, shortage of power supply. transmission line to channel their Government’s directions we are exercising “the first the power to where it needs to and in line with the recipient Taking this into consideration, come, first serve” policy. Some supply. country’s demand and certain areas in the country are people may argue that they objective. facing with high prices for the Invested in transmission lines would wait till after the general electricity supplied by private are private companies and elections. Cambodia has no The second point is that China companies who produce diesel those credited from partners, choice but to give the chance has both trechnology and -run electric power egeration. People’s Republic of China to those who would not have to various equipments/materials This is the case for mostly also included. For what is done wait. Those who neglict made in the country. In so far areas that the state electric to get the electric generation investment opportunity for the as we know, in the world, there transmission lines have yot here, we are applying BOT general election should not has not yet any country that come to them yet.