Cambodia’s LNG plans face unanswered questions that are critical for energy security and cost
“In October 2024, Cambodian conglomerate Royal Group broke ground on a 900-megawatt (MW) electricity generation project in Koh Kong province’s coastal Botum Sakor district. If completed on schedule by 2027, the project would become the country’s largest operational power plant and its first to run on natural gas.”
“However, Cambodia does not produce its own natural gas, so the project will also require infrastructure to import the fuel in cold, liquid form and reheat it for combustion in the power plant. Some analysts expect that liquefied natural gas (LNG) could play a massive role in Cambodia’s energy future. This is a risky proposition. In recent years, other countries in the region that rely on imported LNG have struggled to maintain energy security and affordability due to global market disruptions and skyrocketing costs.”
Read this article in full at the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis.