Government to bring Turkish powership

To counter an energy deficit that is causing daily blackouts across the country, the government said on Wednesday that it will rent a from Turkey for the next three years.

Prime Minister Hun Sen said the 200-megawatt floating power plant will be brought to Phnom Penh, and added that this is just one element of a wider strategy to enhance and diversify the power supply through investments in energy projects.

“We need more power. We are now bringing a floating plant from Turkey that will be used for the next three years. We have also asked Vietnam, Thailand, and Laos to sell us more power, while new power investments will be discussed next week,” he said.

To counter an energy deficit that is causing daily blackouts across the country, the government said on Wednesday that it will rent a from Turkey for the next three years.

Prime Minister Hun Sen said the 200-megawatt floating power plant will be brought to Phnom Penh, and added that this is just one element of a wider strategy to enhance and diversify the power supply through investments in energy projects.

“We need more power. We are now bringing a floating plant from Turkey that will be used for the next three years. We have also asked Vietnam, Thailand, and Laos to sell us more power, while new power investments will be discussed next week,” he said.

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