Prime Minister Hun Sen announced on Monday that by next year, Cambodia will not face a shortage of electricity supply. The Kingdom has reserved 400MW from two large power generators.

Speaking to students at a graduation ceremony in Phnom Penh on Sunday, the prime minister said the government has approved to buy two power generators from Germany and Finland, each with a 200MW capacity to reserve for the capital’s power supply.

“A lack of water affected power generation this year. It has been a huge experience for Cambodia in addressing the challenges,” he said.

The prime minister previously said the Kingdom had an electricity shortage of 400MW. National utility company Electricite du Cambodge (EDC) has just signed an agreement to purchase 200MW of additional power from Laos.

Hun Sen said: “Next year there will not be any such problems if hydropower is not available. We still have oil and gas generators.”

The prime minister had previously announced that the Kingdom would import power ships from Turkey to compensate for the shortages, but the plan was later cancelled.

Electricity Authority of Cambodia (EAC) vice-chairman Ty Thany told The Post on Sunday that Cambodia had ordered two fuel-powered generators to be used during this year’s severe shortages.http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/pm-no-more-electricity-shortages-next-year