PHNOM PENH, Cambodia, March 17 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodian Prime Minister, Samdech Techo Hun Sen, said that, the country is facing electricity shortage of 400 megawatts during the ongoing dry season.
Speaking at the opening ceremony of the fifth River Festival in Kampong Chhnang province, Hun Sen said, the Southeast Asian country has been facing drought and water shortage since Feb, and the trend will continue until June.
“A large amount of electricity is produced by hydro-power dams, but now, there is a shortage of water, so the dams can produce only a small amount of electricity,” he said. “We are currently lacking electricity of 400 megawatts, and we are seeking solutions to this issue.”
The prime minister asked the people for understanding when there were power cuts during this period and called on those who own generators to use them for their houses, hotels or work places, in order to tackle this power shortage.
However, he said, the manufacturing sector, especially rice mills, were not affected from this power shortage.
According to the Ministry of Mines and Energy, electricity supply in Cambodia was 2,650 megawatts in 2018, in which 1,329 megawatts, or 50 percent of the total power supply, were produced by hydroelectric dams.– NNN-AKP