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Power plants in Cambodia

A directory of 27 power plants in Cambodia with a combined installed capacity of 12,874 MW, mapped and ranked from open data — by fuel, capacity and emissions.

27power plants
12,874MW total capacity
7fuel types
0with asset-level CO₂

Power mix by fuel (Cambodia)

Coal: 8 plants8CoalHydro: 5 plants5HydroGas: 5 plants5GasSolar: 3 plants3SolarOil: 3 plants3OilWaste: 2 plants2WasteBiomass: 1 plants1Biomass

Plant counts by primary fuel, WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Cambodia electricity grid — mix & carbon intensity (2025)

499gCO₂/kWh grid intensity
40.9%low-carbon electricity
40.9%renewables
59.1%fossil fuels
Coal: 57 % of electricity57CoalHydro: 30 % of electricity30HydroSolar: 11 % of electricity11SolarOil: 2 % of electricity2OilBioenergy: 0 % of electricity0Bioenergy

Source: Ember / Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0).

Largest plants in Cambodia

#PlantFuelMW
1EDC Combined Cycle power stationGas4,800
2Koh Kong power stationCoal2,400
3Sihanoukville CSG power stationCoal1,200
4Botum Sakor power stationGas900
5Kampot power stationCoal540
6Sihanoukville CIIDG power stationCoal405
7Kandal power stationGas400
8Lower Russei ChrumHydro338
9Han Seng power stationCoal265
10Sihanoukville CEL power stationCoal250
11Stung TataiHydro246
12C7 power stationGas200
13Phom Penh power sationGas200
14Pailin power stationCoal200
15KamchayHydro194
16Stung AtaiHydro120
17Sihanoukville SEZ power stationCoal100
18Khmer Electric Power Diesel Power PlantOil30
19MH Bio-Ethanol DistilleryWaste23
20Phnom Penh DieselOil19

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Frequently asked questions

How many power plants are in Cambodia?

There are 27 power plants in Cambodia in this open dataset, with about 12,874 MW of total capacity.

What is the largest power plant in Cambodia?

EDC Combined Cycle power station is the largest at about 4,800 MW (gas).

What fuels generate electricity in Cambodia?

The most common plant type in this dataset is coal (8 plants), across 7 fuel types in total.

How clean is Cambodia's electricity grid?

Cambodia's grid carbon intensity is about 499 gCO₂/kWh, with 40.9% low-carbon generation (<a href="https://ember-energy.org/" rel="nofollow">Ember</a> / <a href="https://ourworldindata.org/energy" rel="nofollow">Our World in Data</a> (CC BY 4.0)).