Army chief Prayuth Chan-ocha has expressed concern over Cambodian Prime
Minister Hun Sen's plan to build a nuclear power plant in Cambodia's Koh Kong
province adjacent to Thailand's Trat province.
Gen Prayuth said he wanted Cambodia
to discuss the plan with other Asean members first.
He was speaking after Hun Sen
raised the matter at the 30th Asean Ministers Meeting on Energy in Phnom Penh,
Cambodia, last month.
The meeting, themed Asean Green
Connectivity, aimed to boost co-operation in the energy sector among the bloc's
members and promote the efficient use of energy, green energy and an integrated
Asean power grid.
Hun Sen said during the meeting
that he was interested in building a nuclear power plant in Koh Kong province to
pave the way for economic expansion in the country.
Energy Minister Arak Chonlatanon,
who also attended the meeting, said he was worried about the plan as Thailand
would surely be affected by it.
A Foreign Ministry official said
Hun Sen's plan was too ambitious as the area still lacked proper public
infrastructure systems for construction of a nuclear power plant. He said
Cambodia was only conducting a feasibility study to build a coal power plant in
Koh Kong province and was inviting Thai companies to invest in the
construction.
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