Toshiba to build power plant
The Cambodian government has awarded Japanese-owned Toshiba Plant Systems & Services Corporation the concession to construct a coal-fired power generation project in Preah Sihanouk province. Prime Minister Hun Sen, who signed the agreement on February 17, said the new power plant would address the energy deficiency caused by the shelving of the Stung Cheay Areng Dam in Koh Kong province’s Areng Valley. The building of the dam was halted due to strong opposition from ethnic minorities in Areng Valley who claimed the hydro project would destroy their ancestral lands. The government has indicated that the Areng Valley would be designated as an eco-tourism site.
