Cambodia: Electricity usage-based plan to lower power rates

Cambodia: Electricity usage-based plan to lower power rates

Cambodia's electricity regulator is set to roll out seven new plans designed
to reduce electricity fees beginning in April and through 2020, with some
fees dropping as low as 480 riel per kilowatt hour.

The Kingdom's electricity prices are the highest in the region as the
country's power grid has long depended on electricity imports from
neighbouring countries.

However, Victor Jona, spokesman for the Ministry of Mines and Energy, said
the schemes will benefit about 1.8 million households.

"We are targeting based on access to [the] national grid," he said via
email.

"There are 18 provinces connected out of 25."

The reductions will be based on household monthly usage, Jona said.

For example, the rate for households that use less than 10 kilowatt hours
per month will see their price drop to 480 riel per kilowatt hour from about
800 riel. Cambodians currently consuming less than 50 kilowatt hours per
month will see their rate decrease from 850 riel to 610 riel per kilowatt
hour.

Electricity Authority of Cambodia officials did not respond to requests for
comment.

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John Diecker
APT Consulting Group Co., Ltd.

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