Clean Energy Week 2024: What Are Cambodia’s Progress And Ambitions In Clean Energy
Cambodia, Australia, and United Nations Development Program (UNDP) representatives launched Cambodia’s largest clean energy event, Clean Energy Week (CEW) 2024 under the theme “Ambition in Action: Cambodia’s Clean Energy Future”.
The week-long series of events, discussions, and exhibitions will showcase Cambodia’s growing leadership in clean energy innovation, economic growth, and the fight against climate change.
Clean energy has become a national priority under the leadership of Prime Minister Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei Hun Manet and the Royal Government of Cambodia’s 7th mandate, and via, "forward-thinking policies and strategic investments, Cambodia is laying the foundation for a more sustainable and prosperous future," said an official event statement.
Derek Yip, the Australian Ambassador to Cambodia said:
Australia is proud to be a founding partner of Clean Energy Week, supporting the event since it first started in 2018. At that time, the challenges of harnessing clean energy in Southeast Asia’s future felt immense. But today, clean energy is not just a topic of discussion but a central pillar of Cambodia’s vision for economic growth, energy security, and environmental stewardship.
Cambodia's Clean Energy Week 2024 program focuses on the critical issues in Cambodia’s clean energy transition, such as improving energy access, driving economic growth, and achieving national climate targets.
The centrepiece of the week is the Clean Energy Summit (October 31st - November 1st) which will unite policymakers, industry leaders, financial institutions and international partners for strategic discussions that will shape Cambodia’s clean energy future.
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Clean Energy Goals In Cambodia
In 2023, the world achieved the fastest rate of renewable deployment on record - doubling global renewable capacity while global sales of electric cars also increased by 35 per cent to around 14 million on the back of significant falls in the cost of wind, solar, batteries and EVs (Electric Vehicles) over the last decade.
EnergyLab Country Director, Natharoun Ngo Son, commented, “Cambodia’s commitment to building solar, wind and electric vehicles demonstrates a clear dedication to reducing Cambodia’s reliance on fossil fuels and tackling climate change. The next challenge is to ensure we maximise the benefits of the shift towards renewable energy for Cambodia - making sure we create thousands of jobs, support local businesses and make sure the voices of the community are heard as projects are developed.”
Cambodia is looking to take advantage of this momentum and be positioned to be a clean energy leader.
- The Kingdom is looking (at least) 65 GW of solar potential and 5 GW of wind potential.
- Introduction of policies such as doubling the nation’s solar power ambitions, the cancellation of the coal power project in Koh Kong and the launch of Cambodia's Electric Vehicle Roadmap
UNDP Resident Representative, Alissar Chaker, said, “Embracing clean energy is not just an ideological position. It is a driver for energy security, trade dividends and green job creation, access to green financing, and reducing pollution. Development partners play a crucial role in supporting Cambodia’s clean energy ambitions and in transforming them into reality. It is with this intention that UNDP has been supporting Clean Energy Week since its inception in 2018 as a founding partner.”
This PR was supplied and modified by the B2B Cambodia team.
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