Technology needs assessment and action plans to support climate-friendly technology implementation for Cambodia’s special economic zones in the Sihanoukville province

The proposal outlines a plan to address electricity shortages and high emissions in Sihanoukville's SEZs by identifying low-carbon technology solutions. It proposes establishing a TNA committee, conducting sub-sector and technology prioritization, and creating investment-ready TAPs to facilitate climate finance and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in line with Cambodia's national targets.

• Cambodia aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from energy industries, manufacturing industries, and transportation by 3.1 Mt CO2eq by 2030.
• Rapid growth in construction projects linked to special economic zones (SEZs), particularly in Sihanoukville province, has caused national electricity shortages of 400 MW, which are currently being met using fossil-fuel based sources.
• Electricity generation emissions in Sihanoukville province are estimated at 0.18 Mt CO2eq annually; fully decarbonizing this sector would account for nearly 6% of Cambodia's NDC emissions reduction target.
• Previous Technology Needs Assessments (TNAs) in 2003 and 2013 provided generic recommendations but lacked detailed feasibility discussions on investment mechanisms and technology transfer implementation.
• The proposed project will identify three high-priority industrial sub-sectors within Sihanoukville's SEZs to develop specific mitigation and adaptation technology action plans.
• The project will develop Technology Action Plans (TAPs) that include business cases, investment strategies, and financial plans to create a pipeline of projects for GCF funding.
• The proposal requests a total of USD $238,049 over an 18-month duration to be implemented by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).

APA

Green Climate Fund (2019). Technology needs assessment and action plans to support climate-friendly technology implementation for Cambodia’s special economic zones in the Sihanoukville province. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/readiness-proposal-cambodia-unido.pdf

Chicago

Green Climate Fund. Technology needs assessment and action plans to support climate-friendly technology implementation for Cambodia’s special economic zones in the Sihanoukville province. 2019. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/readiness-proposal-cambodia-unido.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{greenclimatefund2019technology, author = {{Green Climate Fund}}, title = {{Technology needs assessment and action plans to support climate-friendly technology implementation for Cambodia’s special economic zones in the Sihanoukville province}}, institution = {Green Climate Fund}, year = {2019}, month = dec, url = {https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/readiness-proposal-cambodia-unido.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }