Informations

Type of license: 

The Electricity Law of the Kingdom of Cambodia empowers EAC to issue the following types of Licenses:

1-Generation License

A person needs a Generation License to generate electricity for sale. A person generating Electricity solely for own consumption does not need a Generation License.

2-Transmission License

The Transmission Licensee shall have the right to own, operate and manage transmission facilities for transferring and delivering or selling electricity in bulk.

National Transmission License can be issued to the state power transmission company for providing transmission service throughout Cambodia.

Special Purpose Transmission License can be issued in public interest for specified purpose to own and operate identified transmission facilities.

3-Dispatch License

EAC may issue the dispatch license to any person for providing dispatch service on a power system. EAC may issue such license only after  the power system has transmission line connected to many important distribution areas and there is need to provide separate dispatch service.

4-Distribution License

The Distribution Licensee shall have the right of ownership, operation and managing or controlling the distribution facilities for supply and sale of electricity to customers.

5-Bulk Sale License

Bulk Sale Licensee shall have the right to buy electricity from any generation licensee or from neighboring countries for sale to Distribution Licensees or to large customers in one connected power system.

6-Retail License

The Retail Licensee shall have the right to engage in the sale of electric power to consumers in a contiguous territory under a subcontract agreement with an electric utility licensed by Authority.

7-Subcontract License

The Subcontract Licensee shall have the right to provide electric power services according to the subcontract agreement with an existing licensee.

8-Consolidate License

The consolidate license is the combination of some or all types of licenses. It can be issued to EDC or isolated systems to grant the right to generate, transmit, dispatch, distribute and sell  electric power to consumers.

License fee:  

The Article 27 of the Electricity Law of the Kingdom of Cambodia stipulates:

“The Authority shall have an autonomous budget for their operation. This budget shall come through fees paid to the Authority by applicants and licensees. The fees shall be determined by the Authority. This fee is called the license fee.
The license fees shall be deposited in an account of a state bank of the Kingdom of Cambodia. Only the Authority shall have the right to use this fund.
The maximum license fees shall be determined by Sub-Decree.
Any balance funds in the Authority account at the end of a year shall be carried forward to the next year budget.
 

Any shortfall and surplus in annual budget of the Authority as stated above shall be adjusted through the license fees at the next year budget.
In case that shortfall in budget cannot be met even after maximum readjustment, the Authority is still unable to meet its operation expenses and repayment loan with interest, the Authority shall request to the Royal Government for reviewing and approving the new maximum license fees.
The financial and accounting operation of the Authority shall be performed in accordance with the public accounting system”.

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