CAMBODIA: Climate Change Action Plan for Energy Sector 2021-2023

Meta Data
Title in national language: 
ផែនការសកម្ភាម ពឆ្ើយល តបនឹងការផរែរែួល អាកាសធាតកុ ុងន វិសយ័ ថាម្ពល ២០២១-២០២៣
Draft: 
No
Revision of previous policy?: 
No
Draft Year: 
2020
Effective Start Year: 
2021
Effective End Year: 
2023
Scope: 
National
Document Type: 
Plan/Strategy
Economic Sector: 
Energy, Power
Energy Types: 
All, Coal, Oil, Power, Gas, Nuclear, Renewable, Bioenergy, Hydropower, Solar, Wind, Other
Issued by: 
The National Council for Sustainable Development
Notes: 
Bilngual document
Source: 
The National Council for Sustainable Development
File: 
Climate Change Action Plan for Energy Sector 2021-2023
Overall Summary: 
The Climate Change Action Plan for Energy Sector (CCAP) 2021-2023 to contribute to the implementation of the Cambodia Climate Change Strategic Plan 2014-2023 of the Royal Government of Cambodia. CCAP defines concrete actions and resources needed for operationalization of the Ministry of Mines and Energy’s response to climate change for the period 2021-2023, aligning with updated and approved PDP. The implementation of activities in this plan will lead to improvement of energy sector towards green development and climate change resilience while maintaining the key goal of energy sector, which is to provide adequate, reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy for the economic and social energy needs of the Kingdom of Cambodia.
Access
Energy access targets: 
There are two strategic targets that drive the energy development in Cambodia: 1). by 2020, all villages to be connected to some sorts of electricity supply; and 2). by 2030, at least 70% of all households accessed to grid quality electricity.
Governance
National policy structure: 
Based on the above National Climate Change Strategic Plan, the strategic objectives of the Climate Change Strategic Plan for the energy sector within the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Mines and Energy for 2021-2030 are defined as follows: Strategic objective 01: Policy Development in energy sector to meet SEforALL target ensuring the key goal of the energy sector development, which is to supply adequate, reliable and low-cost energy sources to compete with neighboring countries. Strategic objective 02: Promote energy infrastructure development to be climate proof or climate resilient. Strategic objective 03: Implementation of the GHG emission management approach for the energy sector. Strategic objective 04: Improve capacities, knowledge and awareness for climate change response.