1. Introduction to RUA and
RE/EE Situation in Cambodia
Prof. Dr. Sok Kunthy
Vice Rector
Royal University of Agriculture
(RUA),
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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2013, Bangkok, Thailand

2. About RUA - History

RUA established in 1964 and supported by
French Government to provide higher
education in Agriculture (Royal University of
Agronomy Science);

It was renamed as the Royal University of
Agriculture (RUA) in 1994 and the university was
firstly declare as a public administration
institution On 27th December 1999.
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3. About RUA - Mission

Mission
 To offer quality education and training
programs to students and staff in rural and
agricultural fields with high academic
standards, morality and creativity in line with
national development needs.
 To conduct rural and agricultural research
themes in close cooperation with local and
international research institutes and
industrial companies; and
 To
create an information center for
disseminating agricultural sciences and
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Implementation Targetingto farm communities.
“New Modern CONsumers” The
technology Sub-Region (MECON), 26-27inJune
Greater Mekong
2013, Bangkok, Thailand

4. About RUA - Teaching and Research
(general)

Teaching and Research (general) in related
field of:
1.
Agronomy Science
2.
Animal Science
3.
Forestry Science
4.
Fisheries
5.
Agricultural Economics and Rural Dev.
6.
Agro-Industry
7.
Land Management and Land Administration
8.
Agricultural Engineering
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9.
Veterinary“New Modern CONsumers” in The
Implementation Targeting Medicine
Greater Mekong Sub-Region (MECON), 26-27 June 2013,
10. Rubber Science Bangkok, Thailand

5. About RUA – Teaching (Energy
efficiency)

Teaching (energy efficiency)


Master of NRM “Natural Resources Management”
 Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation
 GIS and Remote Sensing
Faculty of Engineering
o
o
o
o

Electric Power System, Agricultural Waste
Management
Farm Power, Renewable Energy, Agricultural
Machinery Management
Global Environment, Environmental Impact
Assessment
Mechanization for Water Resources
Development
Faculty of Forestry
o
o
o
Wood Energy and supply
Watershed and water energy
Biomass
Bsc. of AERD
 Adaptation to Climate Change
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 Economics of Climate Changein The
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 Payment for Environmental Services
Greater Mekong Sub-Region (MECON), 26-27 June

2013, Bangkok, Thailand

6. About RUA – Research (Energy
efficiency)

Research (energy efficiency)
o Wood Biomass
o Cooking efficiency
o Wood energy supply and
o Charcoal production supplies
o Biomass, Solar energy, Solar Dryers,
o Bio-char, Rural energy supply.
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7. About RUA – Research and Project
Implementation

GS - Center for Agricultural and Environmental Studies
GS - Building Capacity of Institutions to Help farmers Better
Adapt to Climate Change and Variability in Cambodia (BuildFarm-Adapt)

Objectives:


Increasing awareness of climate risks management among
Provincial Departments of Agriculture, MAFF, and other interested
stakeholders.

Develop educational outreach materials and demonstration trials to
increase farmer awareness of the need for, and benefit
of, adaptation strategies.

Determine trends in climate variability based on weather
data, through cooperation with the Department of Meteorology.

Establishment of benchmark information on the likely effects of
climate change on agricultural sectors within Cambodia.
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 Synthesis of the lessons derived from results of the project in terms
Greater Mekong Sub-Region (MECON), 26-27 June
of farm-level adjustment guidelines and information dissemination
2013, Bangkok, Thailand

8. About RUA – Project
Implementation, (Cont.)
 GS
- Strategy and Implementation Roles of
researchers and extension educators in
context of climate change.
 Objectives:


Collect information on current state of knowledge of rural
farming communities that needs and uses new information
relevant to climate change information and agricultural
technologies.
Assess existing implementation mechanism for facilitating
communication and information flows between
researchers and extension educator.
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9. About RUA – Project Implementation,
(Cont.)

ATM - Scientific capacity development of trainers and policymakers for climate change adaptation planning in the Asia and
Pacific.

Objectives:




To undertake appraisal of training needs in terms of knowledge
and skill areas for effective adaptation
To design training modules for imparting knowledge and skills
for effective adaptation
To implement training programs for trainers in the key faculty of
training institutions and for key policy-makers in the region,
To assess the impact of the project activities and provide a
policy feedback to the countries involved.
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10. About RUA – Other Activities Done - FoF

Steering Committee of UNDP/GEF:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Climate Change Adaptation
Climate Change and Mitigation
Fast growing plant development for making energy
Cook stove improvement for wood-fire saving,
Tree planting around household and public land etc.
Board Member:
1.
2.
3.
Solar Energy enterprise;
Carbon stock association and Network
Agroforestry for Livelihood and Environmental Service
Practical Manual.
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11. About RUA - Staff

Staff: Total = 139 (W=31)

Instructor = 106 (W=18)

Support Staff = 27
(W=8)

PhD
MSc
Diploma
Other
8%
23%
Worker = 6 (W=5)
Bsc
35%
12%
22%
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12. About RUA – Project Team

Staff working on MECON project:
 project
1.
2.
3.
4.
team and responsibilities per task:
Prof. Dr. Sok Kunthy
- Project Leader
Ass. Prof. Von Monin
- Researcher
Mr. Ek Sopheap - Researcher
Mr. San Vibol
- Assistant to Project Leader &
Researcher
 Contact
person:
 Prof.
Dr. Sok Kunthy
Vice Rector
Royal University of Agriculture (RUA),
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Mobile: (855-12) 831 243
E-mail: s_kunthy2005@yahoo.com
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13. About energy efficiency in Cambodia

Current
energy
situation
Cambodia
(Genaration of electricity)
 More
in
than 95% of electric power
generation is from diesel power
plant.
 13
fuel power plants generate
electricity to provinces (Sihanouk, Siem
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Reap,
Takeo,
Kampot,
BMC,
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14. About EE in Cambodia - Power Generation by Sources 2007
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2013, Bangkok, Thailand

15. About EE in Cambodia

Current
energy
situation
in
Cambodia (Energy import/export)
 Electric
power import from Thailand
to BMC, Siem Reap, BTB)
 Electric power import from Vietnam to
Kg.
Cham,
Svay
Reang, Kampot, Kandal, Kratie)
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16. About EE in Cambodia - MV Interconnection from Neighboring Countries
O SMACH 2MW
O CHUM 1MW
PROJECT
5.6MW
SAMPEOY LOUN 1MW
PHNOM PREK 1MW
KAMRIENG 1MW
PAILIN 2.5MW
PONHEA KREK 22kV
KIRIROM
12MW
MEMOT
22kV
LEGEND
International
Boundary
KOH KONG
2MW
BAVET 15kV
River
Capital City
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Provincial
Town
District Town

17. About EE in Cambodia - Current energy situation in
Cambodia (Peak Demand (EDC))
In 2007, Peak
demand
supplied by the
Phnom
Penh
system
was
188.1 MW.
Peak
demand
forecast
was
205.8 MW
Cambodia’s total energy consumption is projected to grow at an
average annual rate ofon Effective Energy for the Policy
5.2 per cent Efficiency period 2009 to 2035.
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18. About EE in Cambodia

Cambodia government energy
efficiency targets for the long term.
 Cambodia
is situated in the Lower Mekong
region, with total population of 14.3 million and
growth rate is 1.54 (NIS, 2012),
 84% of population in rural areas lacking of
electricity and 16.41% of total households have
access to electricity,
 National strategy by 2020, all villages will be
able to access electricity.
(Source: EAC 2008)
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19. About EE in Cambodia

LO WER SESAN III 375
UPPER SESAN IV
IV

PREAH VIHEAR
LO WER SESANII 207
STUNG STRENG
BANTEY MEAN CHEY
RATNAKIRI
LO WER SESAN I
.
LO WER SRE PO K II 222
LO WER SRE PO K III 330
SIEM REAP
STUNG TRENG
LO WER SREPO K IV 235


BATTAMBANG
BATTAMBANG I 24
KOMPONG THOM
SAMBO R 467

PURSAT
MONDULKIRI
KRATIE
BATTAMBANG II 36
KOMPONG CHHNANG
STUNG ATAY 110
UPPER,MIDDLE AND LO VER
STUNG RUSSEI CHRUM 302
To Ta Dinh
LEGEND
STUNG TATAY
LO WER STUNG
RUSSEI CHRUM

KOMPONG CHAM
RIVER
STUNG CHAY ARENG 125
HYDROPOWER PROJECT
KOH KONG
PHNOM PENH
TAKHMAU
KIRIRO M PLATEAU
( KIRIRO M III 13 )
PREY VENG
SVAY RIENG
TAKEO
KAMCHAY 127
BO KO R
PLATEAU

CAPITAL , TOWN
KOMPONG SPEU
Koh Kong
KIRIRO M I 12
PROVINCIAL CITY
TRANSMISSION LINE 115kV (2004)
TRANSMISSION LINE 220kV (2004)
PORPOSAL TRANSMISSION LINE
115kV

PORPOSAL TRANSMISSION LINE
220kV
KAMPOT
SIHANOUK VILL
PROPOSAL TRANSMISSION LINE
500kV
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
5 huge Hydro dam
projects
Gas Generation at
Kompong Soam
Energy Strategy
New diesel generation
in 8 regional centres
Extra generation in
Phnom Penh
Extra generation for
Siem Reap
Import power from
Vietnam
Import power from
Thailand
ASEAN Grid and
backbone grid

20. About EE in Cambodia - Power Sector
Development Policy




Providing an adequate supply of electricity
throughout at reasonable and affordable price,
Ensuring reliability and secure electricity supply
which facilitate investment in Cambodia and
development of the national economy,
Encouraging exploration and environmentally
and socially acceptable of energy resources
needed for supply all sectors of the Cambodian
economy,
Encouraging efficient use of energy and to
minimize environmental effects resulting from
energy supply Effective use.Efficiency Policy
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21. About EE in Cambodia - State of affairs and Ongoing work
in energy efficiency in Cambodia
Development of an energy Efficiency
Policy, Strategy and Action Plan by
EUEI-PDF , and
 Industrial Energy Efficiency Projects by
UNIDO,
 Power Sector Program’ by JICA,
 Energy Saving in the Rice Mill Sector
by Angkor BIO Cogen.…Policy
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 Improved Sub-Region (MECON), 26-27 June Program
Stove
by
Greater Mekong Cook

2013, Bangkok, Thailand

22. About EE in Cambodia - Improved Cook Stove
Program by GERES Cambodia (Best
practice, pilot projects for low income
households)

NEW LAV STOVE (NLS): An improved cook stove for improved
lives

35,000 NLS produced/month in 42 production centers

2,000,000 sold (May 2003 - December 2012)

1 NLS costs US$ 3.50 to US$ 5.00

249 members of the association of producers & distributors of NLS
(ICOPRODAC)

1,464,625
tons
of
CO2eq
saved
(certified,
2003-2011)
(ang) Lav Stove
New Lav Stove
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Neang Kongrey Stove

23. About EE in Cambodia - Overwhelming
success of Improved Cook Stoves in Cambodia
Monthly sales
14000
13661
(May'03 - Sept'06) Model: New Lao Stove
12000
10000
7151
8000
6000
2747
1528
4000
1441
2000
0
1
3
5
7
9
11
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33
35
37
39

24. Final remarks

1.
Any other remarks:
Cambodia’s energy sector has a crucial role to play in the
country’s continued development. However the current situation
in Cambodia with respect to energy costs, service
provision, sustainability and security may prove to be a barrier
to development.
2.
Cambodia has no proven fossil fuel reserves, and is almost
completely dependent on fully-imported diesel fuel for
electricity production and other power applications. The impacts
of this are widespread and appear to hinder development in terms of
economic growth and poverty reduction.
3.
Since about 80-85% of the total population lives in the rural
areas, the government of Cambodia is placing great emphasis
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