The Official Inauguration of Boeng Thum Water Treatment Plant of Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority, Under Non-Project Grant Aid of Japan 2009 (Japan XIII) And Counterpart Fund by Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority (Unofficial Translation)
Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority (PPWSA) would like to announce to investors and the public that on Monday, December 16, 2024 – His Excellency HEM VANNDY, Minister of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation Ministry, and His Excellency AMAKAWA HIROFUMI, Vice-Minister of Japan for Land, Infrastructure and Hokkaido Development, Ministry of Land , Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism presided over the officially inauguration ceremony of Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority’s Boeng Thum Water Treatment Plant located at Phum Boeng Thum 2, Sangkat Boeng Thum, Kambol District, Phnom Penh. This water treatment plant has a production capacity of 6,000m3/day, which makes the total production capacity of the Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority increases to 988,000m3/day supplying to the residents living in Phnom Penh capital city and Takmau city of Kandal province with the quality, safety, sustainability and affordable price. This new water treatment plant is planning to supply clean water to the residents who live in 10 villages located in Sangkat Boeng Thum, Sangkat Prateah Lang, and Sangkat Pong Teuk of Kamboul District, approximately equivalent to around 3,000 families. This is a significant achievement to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal of ensuring 100% clean water and sanitation for civilians from 2030 onwards. PPWSA currently covers around 96% of Phnom Penh Capital City and Takhmao City of Kandal Province.