Hun Sen Orders Government Energy SavingBy Mean Veasna, VOA Khmer
Original report from Phnom Penh
14 March 2008
Prime Minister Hun Sen has ordered government agencies to cut energy corners where they can, in order to save on electric bills.
Air conditioners are to be kept at 25 degrees Celsius and turned off 30 minutes before quitting time, Hun Sen wrote in a directive.
Government officials are to cut other energy costs to decrease budget expenditures, he wrote. The rising price of fuel increases the price of electricity, Hun Sen said, as he ordered that air-conditioners be limited to 25 degrees Celsius and turned off thirty minutes before quitting time.
Computers, printers and photo copiers must be turned off when not in use, and computers should be turned off and unplugged, he said.
He encouraged the use of natural light coming through office windows, and said street lights on only one side of the road will be illuminated, and not before sunset.
Ith Prang, secretary of state for the Ministry of Energy, said Friday the directive was on the right track, as Cambodia does not produce enough energy.
"Up to now, some places neglected the use of energy," he said. "Some places use extremely too much."
Opposition leader Sam Rainsy said the measure would do much less than the much-awaited anti-corruption law, which is in the hands of the government and has not been passed to the National Assembly for approval.
"If we reduce electricity use, we earn only one or two cents, but corruption makes a loss to the national revenue of around $500 million per year," he said. "The reduction of the use of electricity will earn only $20,000 or $30,000."
Only about 20 percent of Cambodians currently have access to electricity. Several Chinese companies have begun construction on hydroelectric power plants in an effort to increase the country's power production.
The government expects by 2030, it could provide around 70 percent of the population with power, including electricity purchased from Thailand and Vietnam.
Air conditioners are to be kept at 25 degrees Celsius and turned off 30 minutes before quitting time, Hun Sen wrote in a directive.
Government officials are to cut other energy costs to decrease budget expenditures, he wrote. The rising price of fuel increases the price of electricity, Hun Sen said, as he ordered that air-conditioners be limited to 25 degrees Celsius and turned off thirty minutes before quitting time.
Computers, printers and photo copiers must be turned off when not in use, and computers should be turned off and unplugged, he said.
He encouraged the use of natural light coming through office windows, and said street lights on only one side of the road will be illuminated, and not before sunset.
Ith Prang, secretary of state for the Ministry of Energy, said Friday the directive was on the right track, as Cambodia does not produce enough energy.
"Up to now, some places neglected the use of energy," he said. "Some places use extremely too much."
Opposition leader Sam Rainsy said the measure would do much less than the much-awaited anti-corruption law, which is in the hands of the government and has not been passed to the National Assembly for approval.
"If we reduce electricity use, we earn only one or two cents, but corruption makes a loss to the national revenue of around $500 million per year," he said. "The reduction of the use of electricity will earn only $20,000 or $30,000."
Only about 20 percent of Cambodians currently have access to electricity. Several Chinese companies have begun construction on hydroelectric power plants in an effort to increase the country's power production.
The government expects by 2030, it could provide around 70 percent of the population with power, including electricity purchased from Thailand and Vietnam.
13 comments:
Air Condition put a lot of stress on our power grid too, not to mention it is not healthy to use it 24/7. And native should learn to adopt to the natural climax as much as they can.
Yes, turn radio and TV off when Hun Sen is broadcasting his boring speeches on Radio and TV. He his the biggest wasters of energy by talking for hours and hours on national TV and radio.
Well yeah, you should turn off your TV because PM speech is for Khmer only, not Gorilla.
What? Save energy? Ahhahahhah
Tell me how many dirt poor Cambodian people can afford to use electricity? 80% of Cambodian people don't even have electricity!
Only AH HUN SEN corrupted officials can afford to use electricity!
AH HUN SEN doesn't have to say such thing because dirt poor Cambodian people are more resourceful and know better than that! Fuck AH HUN SEN!
Oh, stop living in the 60's, will ya?
Turn Rany on when TV off to inrease her energy bully.
2000 body guard is a major expense burdened national budget for a Hanoi stooge.
Cut Palace budget from 6 to may be 3 million dollars so the teachers can eat and sleep better.
Who forks all the Hanuman King medical,travel and bon vivant expenses in Beijing?
This is where the real stupid is stupid does.
Hey, we don't care about what's going on on Planet of the Ape. Go and tell it to the UN.
6:23 PM
It is my belief that although we have our philosophical and ideological differences with the UN lap dogs; however, it is of paramount imporantance that they have to work with us -- not against us -- to ameliorate the matters that are of utmost concerned to these lap dogs. The UN lap dogs, on the other hand, should they still have these egregious dissensions ... and then we need to kick them out of Cambodia, and pull the Cambodian out of U.N.
Then Yuon make nuoc mam out of imbeciles.
9:49, the corrupted UN is only bark at small cats to make themselves look useful for their big paycheck. That is all.
at least the UN knows how to play it safe by barking at small cats, but the current morons and the ones before them (aka KR and God King) always bark at anything, without realising they are just a tiny dog, in a little kingdom.
True, but the God King is still ticking, but KR is dead meat.
Only blind will agree,KR runs the show now,take your formula bottler out of your mouth berfore speaking to public.It may take KR a lot of patience and strategic planning, but watch how KR moves.
That's why Hun Sen likes to hang close to Viet Nam border.He hardly comes to where KR enclaves.Hun Sen knows because he is still one of them.
Poor soul!
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