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Largest hydropower plants in Cambodia

19 hydro records for Cambodia carry a capacity figure: 6.7 GW in total, 2.3 GW of it operating across 13 records. Operating and announced are ranked separately. Every row links to its record and its public source; the country as a whole is on the Cambodia market page.

Largest operating hydropower plants in Cambodia

#ProjectDeveloperCapacityStage
1Lower Sesan 2 hydroelectric plantHydro Lancang International Energy400 MWOperational
2Lower Russei Chrum338 MWOperational
3Stung Tatai246 MWOperational
4Stung Tatay hydroelectric plantChina National Heavy Machinery CORP (CHMC)246 MWOperational
5Russei Chrum Krom Upper hydroelectric plantChina Huadian Group Co Ltd206 MWOperational
6Lower Stung Russey Chrum Upper Power Plant206 MWOperational
7Kamchay hydroelectric plantSinohydro Corp Ltd194 MWOperational
8Russei Chrum Krom Lower hydroelectric plantChina Huadian Group Co Ltd132 MWOperational
9Stung Atai120 MWOperational
10Stung Atay hydroelectric plantChina Datang Corp Ltd120 MWOperational
11Stueng Atay Lower Power PlantC.H.D.(Cambodia) Hydropower Development Co. Ltd100 MWOperational
12Stueng Atay Upper Power PlantC.H.D.(Cambodia) Hydropower Development Co. Ltd20 MWOperational
13Kirirom I12 MWOperational

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Under construction or announced

#ProjectDeveloperCapacityStage
1Sambor hydroelectric plant2,600 MWConcept
2Stung Treng hydroelectric plantRoyal Group1,400 MWConcept
3Stung Tatai Leu hydroelectric plantChina National Heavy Machinery CORP (CHMC)150 MWConstruction
4Stung Veay Thmar Kambot hydroelectric plant100 MWDevelopment
5Stung Pursat hydroelectric plantSPHP Cambodia Co Ltd80 MWConstruction
6Stung Russey Chrum Kandal hydroelectric plantKhmer Electrical Power Co Ltd70 MWDevelopment

The Cambodia hydro records as a file

Rows from redistributable sources only, CC BY 4.0, issued to a work email.

Questions about hydro in Cambodia

What is the largest hydropower plant in Cambodia?+

The largest operating hydropower plant on record in Cambodia is Lower Sesan 2 hydroelectric plant at 400 MW, developed by Hydro Lancang International Energy; Electricity Vietnam International; Royal Group. Ranked by the capacity figure in the public source named on the record, whole project rather than any partner's share.

What is the largest hydropower plant planned in Cambodia?+

Sambor hydroelectric plant at 2,600 MW, at concept stage. Of the 6.7 GW of hydro on record for Cambodia, 2.3 GW is operating; the rest is announced or being built.

How many hydropower plants does Cambodia have?+

Solandor holds 19 hydro records for Cambodia with a stated capacity, 13 of them operating. That is the public record from the datasets named on each row, not a census: small plants below tracker thresholds are missing from the sources and so from here.

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