Tuesday, July 17, 2007
Rasmei Kampuchea newspaper
Translated from Khmer by Heng Soy
During his visit to Vietnam, Suy Sem, the minister of industry, mining and energy, said that Cambodia is waiting for help from Vietnam to build two hydroelectric dams on the Sesan River.
Suy Sem told the Vietnamese News Agency on 13 July that these dams will be built in the Sesan 1 and Sesan 2 areas.
The same source indicated that during his visit to Vietnam, Suy Sem led a Cambodian delegation to discuss on numerous constructions with Vietnamese mining industries and experts from the Vietnamese ministry of industry, the Vietnamese department of natural resources and environment, and he was warmly welcomed by one of the Vietnamese deputy prime ministers.
The same source indicated that besides the construction of hydroelectric dams, Suy Sem also discussed with Vietnam to help provide cheap electricity to Cambodia, as well as the aid package provided by the Vietnamese government to establish a mining resource map in the Northeastern zone of Cambodia, and a number of other issues.
Based on past studies, the Sesan River flows across three provinces in Cambodia’s Northeast, and that 5 hydroelectric dam sites have been defined. The total amount of electricity that can be produced along the Sesan River would total 818 Megawatts (MW), if the 5 dams were to be built. The first dam site along the Sesan River would be located at the border between Cambodia and Vietnam which will have a capacity of 90 MW, the second dam would be built in Stung Treng province with a capacity of 420 MW, the third one in the Prek Leang 1 area with a capacity of 64 MW, the fourth one located at the Prek Leang 2 area with a capacity of 64 MW, and the fifth one in Ratanakiri province with a capacity of 180 MW.
The cost for the construction of the dams would be $1.388 billion, and the dams will be built soon under the cooperation with Vietnam.
Suy Sem told the Vietnamese News Agency on 13 July that these dams will be built in the Sesan 1 and Sesan 2 areas.
The same source indicated that during his visit to Vietnam, Suy Sem led a Cambodian delegation to discuss on numerous constructions with Vietnamese mining industries and experts from the Vietnamese ministry of industry, the Vietnamese department of natural resources and environment, and he was warmly welcomed by one of the Vietnamese deputy prime ministers.
The same source indicated that besides the construction of hydroelectric dams, Suy Sem also discussed with Vietnam to help provide cheap electricity to Cambodia, as well as the aid package provided by the Vietnamese government to establish a mining resource map in the Northeastern zone of Cambodia, and a number of other issues.
Based on past studies, the Sesan River flows across three provinces in Cambodia’s Northeast, and that 5 hydroelectric dam sites have been defined. The total amount of electricity that can be produced along the Sesan River would total 818 Megawatts (MW), if the 5 dams were to be built. The first dam site along the Sesan River would be located at the border between Cambodia and Vietnam which will have a capacity of 90 MW, the second dam would be built in Stung Treng province with a capacity of 420 MW, the third one in the Prek Leang 1 area with a capacity of 64 MW, the fourth one located at the Prek Leang 2 area with a capacity of 64 MW, and the fifth one in Ratanakiri province with a capacity of 180 MW.
The cost for the construction of the dams would be $1.388 billion, and the dams will be built soon under the cooperation with Vietnam.
