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In 2010 Cambodia agreed with China to construct a $362 million, 270 MW coal-fired power plant in Stoeng Hav Industrial Zone, Sihanoukville province. A joint venture between Cambodia International Investment Development Group (CIIDG) and unnamed local and Chinese firms was granted a 33-year concession to build and operate the plant, slated for completion by 2014.<ref>[http://www.power-eng.com/articles/2010/12/chinese-firms-to-build.html "Chinese firms to build 270 MW coal plant in Cambodia,"] Power Engineering, December 13, 2010.</ref>
In 2011 it was reported that CIIDG Erdos Hongjun Electric Power Co. had been set up as a China-Cambodia joint venture granted permission by the Royal Government of Cambodia to develop a 7 x 135MW coal-fired power project in Sihanoukville in order to generate the electricity to that would be supplied to the national grid. The company was offering Cambodians "scholarships" to work on a coal plant in China, in exchange for working on the Sihanoukville plant in Cambodia upon returning.<ref>[https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/itc-engineering-2004/conversations/topics/393 "itc-engineering-2004,"] yahoo groups, accessed Feb 2015</ref>
In 2013 it was reported that the Chinese manager on the construction of a coal-fired power plant in Preah Sihanouk province was stabbed to death. The project was a 405-MW power plant in Stung Hav district by Chinese-Cambodian CIIDG Erdos Hongjun Electric Power Co.<ref>[https://www.cambodiadaily.com/archives/chinese-power-plant-worker-stabbed-to-death-in-preah-sihanouk-33600/ "Chinese Power Plant Worker Stabbed to Death in Preah Sihanouk,"] The Cambodian Daily, July 5, 2013</ref>
