Cambodia’s Minister of Mines and Energy Keo Rottanak said the country is pivoting to planning a move towards solar and wind energy to meet its rising power needs.
On the sidelines of the Singapore International Energy Week event held recently, he emphasized the urgency of diversifying Cambodia’s energy sources, “We will lean heavily on solar, complemented by wind, to augment what hydroelectricity can offer. Our aim is to integrate these with interconnections from Vietnam and Laos.”
Phnom Penh, Cambodia. (Photo: Unsplash)
Despite hydropower’s important role, Rottanak expressed concerns about its reliability in the face of global warming and climate change, “Hydropower is essential, but it’s vulnerable to environmental shifts. Our strategy is to maximize intermittent renewable energy, with a strong focus on solar, up to the grid’s capacity.”
