Prek Chrey commune is based in Koh Thom district, Kandal province at the border to Vietnam. The popula­tion is about 12,500 which are mainly Vietnamese (84%): the Khmer are only about 2000 inhabi­tants (16%).

Officially, all inhabitants of Prek Chrey are Cambodian, and the use of written Vietnamese in public affairs is not allowed. The original Khmer popu­lation in Prek Chrey com­mune has become in the past a small minority among a growing Vietnamese majority, a situation that could develop to a major source of conflicts in the middle or long term. Now already, this situation between both commu­nities is the reason for tensions which are nourished and at the same time embanked by the Viet­nam friendly policy of the govern­ment and the local authorities.

Please visit the commune here.

Three potentially locations for the installation of PV panels were selected by REEPRO team.

In Khnar Taing Yu Village, there is a charging battery station which uses small generator of capacity of 5.5 kW. This small genset is operates almost everyday for charging battery with 10 hours a day. This station is located in Kandal Province along the Bassac River nearby Cambodia-Vietnam border. The road is in good condition from Phnom Penh to Check point and about 3 km by board from the check point. The centre is in the remote area there is no electricity grid for providing the consumption of the population who live in that area. In the center, they use small generator for light or charging battery which very difficult to keep the medical in cool condition.

Here are short concepts of possible options, in case of charging battery station electrification: Hybrid system – PV + Diesel Genset: The electricity will be produced by the combination of PV and diesel genset. The diesel genset can be set to run permanently during the evening time or when there is not enough energy from the PV or during peak load for instance. The scheme may vary depending on the nature of load, solar resource and desire of consumers.

Health care centre (in Khmer, Mondul Sokhakpheab) is located Kandal Province along the Bassac River nearby Cambodia-Vietnam border. The road is in good condition from Phnom Penh to Check point and about 3km by board from the check point. The centre is in the remote area there is no electricity grid for providing the consumption of the population who live in that area. In the center, they use small generator for light or charging battery which very difficult to keep the medical in cool condition.

Here are short concepts of possible options, in case of Health Centre electrification: Individual Solar systems: This health center will be equipped with one solar home system. Electricity consumption will be independent from other energy resources.

Prek Chhrey primary/secondary school is located at the same place like the Health care centre. In school, there is no electricity for lighting other necessarities.