Original disclosure @ ADB website
Updated in EWS Jul 1, 2025
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As stated by the ADB, the proposed project will (i) install a 200 MW/400 MWh of utility-scale BESS at a substation in the north of Phnom Penh to supply ancillary service for stabilizing the transmission grid and improving power quality, avoiding curtailment and (ii) enhance technical and regulatory capacity of EDC for technically and financially sustainable BESS operation. The project will aim at deploying at least 2100 MW / 4100 MWh of BESS capacity with grid-forming inverter in various locations across Cambodia mostly for ancillary services, peak load shifting and grid congestion relief.
The ADB categorized the E&S risk of the project as follows:
As stated by the ADB, the total project cost is estimated at $62.1 million, of which $40 million is to be financed with ADB concessional OCR, $20 million from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) through the ASEAN Catalytic Green Finance Facility Green Recovery Program (ACGF GRP) and the remainder through co-financing.
As stated by Devex, according to Decree No.665-NS of October 10, 1958, two companies, Water and Electricity (CEE) and the Electricity Indochina (UNEDI), united together as the sole company named Electricité du Cambodge.
In March 1996 (through the Royal Decree Jsc / Ratana / 0396/10 dated March 9, 1996), EDC was designated a limited liability company by the state responsible for transmission, transmission and distribution of electricity throughout the Kingdom of Cambodia. Electricite du Cambodge is a legal entity with administrative and financial autonomy with a commercial goal, with rights and responsibilities determined by law. EDC is directly responsible for all fees and liabilities, and all liabilities to the level of its value. At the same time, the provincial electricity units were transferred from the provincial Department of Industry, Mines and Energy to the power of Electricite du Cambodge:
Private Actor 1 | Private Actor 1 Role | Private Actor 1 Sector | Relation | Private Actor 2 | Private Actor 2 Role | Private Actor 2 Sector |
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- | - | - | - | Electricite Du Cambodge | Contractor | Energy |
ADB Team Leader:
Shigeru Yamamura - Principal Energy Specialist
No contacts available at the time of disclosure.
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