Construction has started on the Choeung Ek Wastewater Treatment Facility in Phnom Penh’s Meanchey district, Cambodia. The facility will be constructed on 3 hectares of land and work is scheduled to be completed in November 2023. Cost of the project will be financed from a USD20 million loan from the Government of Japan.
The treatment station will employ Japanese technology and feature low power consumption, easy structural operations and minimal maintenance requirement. A 420 cubic metres per hour twin-engine pumping station will be installed. The station will be connected to over 2 km of wastewater lines. The Government of Cambodia also has plans to build a second, smaller waste treatment facility in 2025.