The director-general of
Electricite du Cambodge, Keo Rattanak, issued a notice on November 30 stating
that from December until June there would be difficulties in supplying enough
power to meet demand because of increased electricity usage and a shortage of
water in the Kamchay and Kirirom hydropower dams caused by the dry season.
He wrote that the lack of water
at both dams, which have supply lines leading to Phnom Penh, Kandal and Kampong
Speu, would cause rolling blackouts in those areas.
Those areas are industry hubs,
particularly for garment and shoe manufacturing.
Traders in these fields believe
an unstable power supply will affect production.
Nam Srun, director of the Kampong
Speu Chamber of Commerce, said the lack of energy would be exacerbated by
factories that were being built and would begin operating early next year.
Large-scale factories, rather than
small or medium-sized enterprises, would be most affected by the decreased
power supply, he said.
“I don’t know yet how big the
impact will be, but I know heavy industry in Kampong Speu is growing.”
Cheat Khemara, senior officer at
GMAC, said most factories were connected to the state-run electricity supply,
so there would be some impact if there was not enough power to meet demand.
“If there is not enough supply,
it will affect contracts with buyers,” he said.
“The lack of electricity will not
affect production output much, but it will affect the cost of production.”
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