Signing of Japanese ODA Loan Agreement with Cambodia: Contributing to a stable power supply in the metropolitan area through improvements of substations and the transmission and distribution system

[Goal 7] Affordable and Clean Energy
SDGs

2024.09.24

On September 23, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a loan agreement with the Government of Cambodia in Phnom Penh, to provide Japanese ODA loan for the Project for Phnom Penh City Transmission and Distribution System Expansion Project (Phase 2) (III).
Outlines on the project are provided as below.

Signing Ceremony

Terms and Amount of Loan

- Project Title
Phnom Penh City Transmission and Distribution System Expansion Project (Phase 2) (III)

- Country (Target Areas)
Kingdom of Cambodia (Phnom Penh City)

- Project Objective
The objective of the Project is to enhance the stability of electrical supply in Phnom Penh, by providing new substations, transmission lines, distribution lines and related facilities, and augmenting the existing substations, thereby contributing to sustainable economic growth in Cambodia.

- Project Component
i) Substation construction (2 new, 2 expanded)
ii) Transmission and distribution system expansion (installing new 230 kV and 115 kV overhead transmission lines, installing new 230 kV and 115 kV underground transmission lines, and installing new 22 kV distribution lines)
iii) Consulting services (basic design, detailed design, tender assistance, construction management, etc.)

- Maximum Loan Amount
7,988 million Japanese Yen

- Annual Interest Rate
Project: TORF +40bp, Consulting Services: 0.40%

- Repayment Period
30 Years

- Grace Period
10 Years

- Procurement
General untied

- Executing Agency
Electricité du Cambodge

- Contribution to SDGs
Goal 7(Affordable and clean energy)

- Planned Implementation Schedule
1. Completion of the Project: February, 2027, when the facilities are put into service
2. Issuing of letters of invitation for consulting services (including detailed design work): Already hired
3. Tendering of announcement of initial procurement package for international competitive bidding on project construction: Already contracted

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