In the afternoon of August 22, 2024, the delegation of the Association for the Promotion of Cambodia-China Friendship Collaboration Association (CCFCA) led by HE Preap Kol, Minister Delegate to the Prime Minister and Senior Advisor to the Association Accompanied by Mr. Sao Pheakdey President of the Association and Mr. Ken Lo as Vice President Association Mr. LIN YOUYUAN President of the Association of China along with many other delegates Visited Shanghai Electric Environmental Protection Group In city Shanghai, of China
The company invited the delegation to visit the company’s exhibition hall and describe the achievements of the company and the awards that the company has received in the past
After the visited, the two sides met to discuss and exchange views on the general situation of the energy market and environmental issues in Cambodia, with the participation of Mr. GU ZHIQIANG, President of Shanghai Electric Group and Mr. GU ZHAN, CEO of the company. Shanghai Electric Environmental Protection Group and many other colleagues.
First of all, Mr. GU ZHIQIANG. Welcomed H.E Preap Kol and the Cambodian delegation who visited the company today. He said that the relationship between China and Cambodia has existed for a long time, and the traditional friendship between our two countries in recent years has become even closer and stronger, leading to China being known as a steel friend.
He recalled that as a child, he often saw the image of King Norodom Sihanouk on Chinese television, and those scenes were always etched in his mind. He said that every day always monitor the development in Cambodia, especially the Funan canal project, which just opened a construction site a few days ago. At the same time, he also congratulated Cambodia on this achievement. 
Mr. GU ZHIQIANG said the Company Shanghai Electric Environmental Protection Group A subsidiary of the company Shanghai Electric Group A company specializing in new energy, power plants, biogas, solid waste management, wastewater treatment and industrial construction. He said that the company is currently expanding the market to Southeast Asia, especially Cambodia. He said that Cambodia is developing rapidly, so the problem of electricity and waste storage.
Waste is a concern for the government. Therefore, the company intends to cooperate with the Cambodian side to build a power plant by burning waste in Phnom Penh. Hopefully, the Minister and the Association will facilitate and promote this work. Achieve success.
At the same time, H.E Minister Preap Kol thanked Shanghai Electric Group for its warm and welcoming reception today and expressed his appreciation and appreciation to the company for its achievements in the past. H.E also reminded about the relationship
Relations between Cambodia and China from the time of Samdech Preah Borom Ratanakoth with President Mao Zedong to you Leading the next generation, with Samdech Techno Hun Sen and Samdech Thripidae Hun Manet with HE Xi Jinping also continuing to maintain this traditional friendship
H.E Preap Kol stated that the source of electricity in Cambodia comes from hydropower, coal burning, solar and imports from neighboring countries, and most of the hydropower is invested by Chinese companies. He said that the principle of the Royal Government of Cambodia is to produce electricity in accordance with the actual needs to avoid generating more electricity than needed.
And now the government is planning to expand more electricity to supply domestically and sell abroad, but we need partners to invest.
He welcomed the Shanghai Electric Environmental Protection Group, which wishes to cooperate with the Cambodian side in building a power plant by burning waste in Phnom Penh, as Cambodia is growing rapidly. Especially in Phnom Penh, therefore, the issue of garbage storage is still a major concern for the Royal Government
On that occasion, H.E also explained and explained the negative news that had attacked Cambodia in the past to the Chinese side. He said that a few years ago in Sihanoukville, Chinese people came to invest and live and do business. A lot
As a result, some insecurity arose. At that time, the Cambodian authorities cooperated with the Chinese authorities to crack down on the Chinese who committed the crime, which made some Chinese unhappy and fabricated stories to tarnish Cambodia’s image. And make Chinese investors dare not come to Cambodia.
He added that Cambodia is now politically stable and peaceful, and asked Chinese companies to invest in Cambodia with confidence and invite Mr. GU ZHIQIANG to visit Cambodia.
Finally, Mr. GU ZHIQIANG thanked H.E Preap Kol for inviting him to Cambodia and wished the Cambodian delegation success for their visit to Shanghai. And all parties took photos together and gave each other souvenirs in the most intimate way.
