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In 2008 information-technology (IT) holding company Dragon One, announced plans to borrow about Bt20 billion from the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) and other foreign banks to finance construction of a 200 MW power plant in Cambodia. The power was to be used in Cambodia and eastern Thailand. Construction was slated to commence in 2009 for completion in 2012.<ref>[http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2008/01/23/business/business_30063097.php "IT firm to construct power plant,"] The Nation, Jan 23, 2008.</ref>  
 
In 2008 information-technology (IT) holding company Dragon One, announced plans to borrow about Bt20 billion from the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) and other foreign banks to finance construction of a 200 MW power plant in Cambodia. The power was to be used in Cambodia and eastern Thailand. Construction was slated to commence in 2009 for completion in 2012.<ref>[http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2008/01/23/business/business_30063097.php "IT firm to construct power plant,"] The Nation, Jan 23, 2008.</ref>  
  
According to Platts (2013), the plant has been cancelled.<ref>[http://www.platts.com/Products/worldelectricpowerplantsdatabase "World Electric Power Plants Database,"], Platts, September 2013. The database is not available online but can be purchased from Platts.</ref>
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However, as of 2014 the project appears to have been cancelled.
  
 
==Project Details==
 
==Project Details==

Latest revision as of 03:22, 12 November 2014

{{#badges:CoalSwarm|Navbar-Cambodiacoal}}Pailin power station was a 200-megawatt (MW) proposed coal-fired power station in Krong Pailin, Cambodia.

Location

The map below shows Pailin Town, the approximate location where the plant would be built.

Background on Plant

In 2008 information-technology (IT) holding company Dragon One, announced plans to borrow about Bt20 billion from the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) and other foreign banks to finance construction of a 200 MW power plant in Cambodia. The power was to be used in Cambodia and eastern Thailand. Construction was slated to commence in 2009 for completion in 2012.[1]

However, as of 2014 the project appears to have been cancelled.

Project Details

  • Sponsor: Dragon Power
  • Parent company:
  • Developer:
  • Location: Krong Pailin, Cambodia
  • Coordinates: 12.850556, 102.609444 (approximate)
  • Status: Cancelled
  • Capacity: 200 MW
  • Type: Subcritical
  • Coal Type:
  • Coal Source:
  • Source of financing:
  • Permits and applications:

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References

  1. "IT firm to construct power plant," The Nation, Jan 23, 2008.

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