CAP-REDEO – Capacity and institutional strengthening for Rural Electrification and Development, Decentralized Energy Options in Kampong Cham province -2006-2008

Ministry of Industry, Mimes and Energy (MIME) wanted to prepare an electrification planning in the country. Having received financial support from EU, CCDE together with IED supported the ministry to make such a kind of electrification planning in a pilot province (Kampong Cham) where socio-economically is available. An operational electrification planning tool was applied, using Geographical Information System as convening factor. As the result of planning, various options on offgrid and on grid options, renewable or fossil fuel based off grid production projects have been made.

 

SREP – Sustainable Rural Electrification Implementation Plan – 2010- ongoing

As MIME and IED/CCDE have collaborated on a pilot testing of the approach for Kampong Cham Province via Cap-Redeo project and MIME has found the tool suited to its needs regarding rural electrification planning and selecting priority projects and programs given policy objectives and financial constraints, MIME requested to IED/CCDE, with financial support from the French Government, provide technical support to expand the project across the country, developing SREP project with following outputs 1 to produce Provincial Level sustainable rural electrification investment plans, costing various scenarios and options, (2) to produce pre-feasibility studies for 2 to 5 potential renewable energy projects, and identify investors and potential funding sources and (3) to provide technical training on using Geosim Software for MIME staff.

With financial support from ETC/TTP Foundation, Netherlands, This project aimed to develop a handbook on MV construction which is unique in Cambodia at the present time, which would be used to support mainly Cambodian REEs who are going to build their MV network as requested in their licenses. CCDE was involved in co-developing the MV handbook adapting to Cambodian context, providing training on MV construction and supervising the MV construction networks.

 

This project was financially supported by The European Commission. CCDE was in charge of preparing a planning, implementation and monitoring of the project activities in Cambodia in close collaboration with MIME staff; being in charge of data collection from field survey as well as concerning ministries; Organizing ToT and pilot training at national and provincial levels on Software utilization; Coordinating, managing and disseminating the results through workshops organization and Preparing progress report and assisting in preparing final reports at the end of project.

 

The European Commission has supported the vocational training program through ETC based in Netherlands and IED. The training program was made for Cambodian and Laos Rural Energy Enterprises who have been doing their business in the sector to help them to improve their business to be more profitable and sustainable.

Green Hotel Project – 2008- 2009. With financial support from ADEME and in collaboration with IED's Expert, CCDE implemented the project to encourage the Hotel industries in Cambodia to do self energy audit within their Hotels in order to improve energy consumption, and the group has extensive experience in the built environment in general and in the SME sector.

CCDE provided technical support to assist the Hotel technicians and Engineers in 4 volunteered Hotels - Amanjaya, Holiday, Gold Lion and CARA Hotels; to conduct the energy audits by themselves under supervision of CCDE's staff..

With financial support from the FONDEM, CCDE was hired to conduct the technical feasibility study of the LV distribution network of a mini-grid in Sambour commune, Prasat Sambour district, Kampong Thom province. Energy is generated from the biomass gasification system of 9 kW, using Cashew wood.

 

Within the framework of SREP project, CCDE participated actively with IED in conducting the feasibility study of this project in Chambak commune, Praek Prasab district, Kratie province. Energy will be generated from partly PV panel injected into the network together with the diesel genset of about 20% of total energy produced. The project is now under the construction process.

 

Similarly, within the framework of SREP project, CCDE participated in conducting the feasibility of the biomass gasification of 150 kW, using rice husk, in Char Chhouk commune, Angkor Chum district, Siem Reap province. The project is now under the construction process.

 

CCDE together with IED participated in conducting the pre-feasibility study of the mini-hydro project in Samlot commune, Battambang province.