> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Cambodia

> This section provides specific details about Scenario Builder's model of Cambodia.

# Changelog

<Update label="v1.4.8" description="07 Jan 2026">
  Support for Cambodia dispatch scenarios
</Update>

<Update label="v1.3.4" description="16 Sep 2025">
  Cambodia 1-node model added to Scenario Builder
</Update>

# Model scope

## Capacity Expansion

* Base year: 2023
* End year: 2050
* Spatial resolution: National (1 node only)
* Temporal resolution:
  * Low resolution (24-hourly and yearly) - 1 timeslice
  * Medium resolution (3-hourly and 3-monthly) - 32 timeslices

## Dispatch

* Spatial resolution:
  * National (1-node)
* Temporal resolution:
  * High resolution (hourly and single year) - 8760 timesteps
  * Available for single years between 2023-2050

# Data sourcing table

| Input variable                                                                | Data source                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Data standard |
| :---------------------------------------------------------------------------- | :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | :------------ |
| Demand profiles - current                                                     | Shape of the demand at the national-level synthetically generated from a historical year (2015)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Silver        |
| Demand profiles - future                                                      | Shape of the demand profile does not change in the future.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Bronze        |
| Annual demand - current                                                       | [<u>Historical electricity system demand (Electricity Authority of Cambodia's Annual Reports on Power Sector)</u>](https://eac.gov.kh/site/annualreport?lang=en)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Gold          |
| Annual demand - future                                                        | TransitionZero in-house estimates                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Bronze        |
| Renewable profiles - current                                                  | TransitionZero in-house methodology ([https://www.transitionzero.org/insights/from-vision-to-voltage-with-tz-apg](https://www.transitionzero.org/insights/from-vision-to-voltage-with-tz-apg))                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Silver        |
| Renewable profiles - future                                                   | Shape of the renewable profiles does not change in the future.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Bronze        |
| Renewable potentials                                                          | TransitionZero in-house methodology ([https://www.transitionzero.org/insights/from-vision-to-voltage-with-tz-apg](https://www.transitionzero.org/insights/from-vision-to-voltage-with-tz-apg))                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Bronze        |
| Technology costs - current                                                    | [Indonesia Technology Catalogue by Danish Energy Agency and The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resource](https://gatrik.esdm.go.id/assets/uploads/download_index/files/c4d42-technology-data-for-the-indonesian-power-sector-2024-annoteret-af-kb-.pdf), [VietNam Technology Catalogue by Danish Energy Agency](https://ens.dk/en/global-coorporation/energy-partnerships/vietnam), [BNEF Malaysia Technology Cost](https://assets.bbhub.io/professional/sites/24/Malaysia-A-Techno-Economic-Analysis-of-Power-Generation.pdf), and [The 8th ASEAN Energy Outlook by ASEAN Center of Energy](https://aseanenergy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/8th-ASEAN-Energy-Outlook.pdf)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Silver        |
| Technology costs - future                                                     | [Indonesia Technology Catalogue by Danish Energy Agency and The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resource](https://gatrik.esdm.go.id/assets/uploads/download_index/files/c4d42-technology-data-for-the-indonesian-power-sector-2024-annoteret-af-kb-.pdf), [VietNam Technology Catalogue by Danish Energy Agency](https://ens.dk/en/global-coorporation/energy-partnerships/vietnam), [BNEF Malaysia Technology Cost](https://assets.bbhub.io/professional/sites/24/Malaysia-A-Techno-Economic-Analysis-of-Power-Generation.pdf), and [The 8th ASEAN Energy Outlook by ASEAN Center of Energy](https://aseanenergy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/8th-ASEAN-Energy-Outlook.pdf)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Silver        |
| Interconnector technology costs - current                                     | TransitionZero in-house methodology ([https://www.transitionzero.org/insights/from-vision-to-voltage-with-tz-apg](https://www.transitionzero.org/insights/from-vision-to-voltage-with-tz-apg))                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Silver        |
| Interconnector technology costs - future                                      | TransitionZero in-house methodology ([https://www.transitionzero.org/insights/from-vision-to-voltage-with-tz-apg](https://www.transitionzero.org/insights/from-vision-to-voltage-with-tz-apg))                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Silver        |
| Commodity costs - current                                                     | TransitionZero in-house methodology ([https://www.transitionzero.org/insights/from-vision-to-voltage-with-tz-apg](https://www.transitionzero.org/insights/from-vision-to-voltage-with-tz-apg))                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Silver        |
| Commodity costs - future                                                      | TransitionZero in-house methodology ([https://www.transitionzero.org/insights/from-vision-to-voltage-with-tz-apg](https://www.transitionzero.org/insights/from-vision-to-voltage-with-tz-apg))                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Silver        |
| Electricity cross border trade cost - current                                 | Marginal cost of neighboring countries exporting electricity to/from Cambodia based on [<u>TZ APG study</u>](https://www.transitionzero.org/insights/from-vision-to-voltage-with-tz-apg)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | Bronze        |
| Electricity cross border trade cost - future                                  | Marginal cost of neighboring countries exporting electricity to/from Cambodia based on [<u>TZ APG study</u>](https://www.transitionzero.org/insights/from-vision-to-voltage-with-tz-apg)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | Bronze        |
| Efficiency / Losses                                                           | [Indonesia Technology Catalogue by Danish Energy Agency and The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resource](https://gatrik.esdm.go.id/assets/uploads/download_index/files/c4d42-technology-data-for-the-indonesian-power-sector-2024-annoteret-af-kb-.pdf), [VietNam Technology Catalogue by Danish Energy Agency](https://ens.dk/en/global-coorporation/energy-partnerships/vietnam), [BNEF Malaysia Technology Cost](https://assets.bbhub.io/professional/sites/24/Malaysia-A-Techno-Economic-Analysis-of-Power-Generation.pdf), and [The 8th ASEAN Energy Outlook by ASEAN Center of Energy](https://aseanenergy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/8th-ASEAN-Energy-Outlook.pdf)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Silver        |
| Minimum generation level                                                      | Technology specific, calibrated based on historical generation levels, and then linearly reduced to zero by 2035                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Bronze        |
| Planned outages / Availability                                                | Technology specific, calibrated based on historical generation, and [<u>NREL ATB 2024</u>](https://atb.nrel.gov/electricity/2024/index)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Bronze        |
| Discount rate                                                                 | Default (5%)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Bronze        |
| Reserve margin                                                                | Default (20%)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Bronze        |
| WACC                                                                          | IEA Cost of Capital Observatory                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Bronze        |
| Power plant data (location, capacity, fuel, technology, start year, end year) | Data served as initial and planned capacities from 2023 to 2050. This data is curated and validated by TransitionZero. See the following: [<u>Asian Development Bank</u>](https://www.adb.org/), [<u>AIIB draft ESIA report 2024</u>](https://www.aiib.org/en/projects/details/2025/_download/Cambodia/Draft-Environmental-and-Social-Impact-Assessment.pdf), [<u>China Daily</u>](https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/), [<u>China Datang Overseas Investment</u>](https://www.china-cdt.com/hwtzen/our/ouvs/2025/4/I1359465955834462208.html), [<u>China People's Daily</u>](https://en.people.cn/200205/29/eng20020529_96739.shtml), [<u>CIIDG Erdos Hongjun Electric Power</u>](http://www.ciidg.co/en/power-plant.html), [<u>Cleantech Solar</u>](https://cleantechsolar.com/chip-mong-insee-cement-solar-project/), [<u>Credit Guarantee Investment Facility</u>](https://www.cgif-abmi.org/storage/2025/04/Schneitec_Press-Release_final.pdf),[<u>Electricity Authority of Cambodia 2023 Report on Power Sector of the Kingdom of Cambodia</u>](https://eac.gov.kh/site/annualreport?lang=en) , [<u>Khmer Times</u>](https://www.khmertimeskh.com/), [<u>Marubeni</u>](https://www.marubeni.com/en/news/2014/release/00024.html), [<u>Mongabay</u>](https://news.mongabay.com/2024/09/cambodian-environment-minister-bans-logging-at-tycoons-cardamoms-hydropower-project/), [<u>NS Energy</u>](https://www.nsenergybusiness.com/projects/cel-ii-sihanoukville-power-plant/), [<u>Phnom Penh Post</u>](https://www.phnompenhpost.com/), [<u>Power China</u>](https://en.powerchina.cn/2013-03/01/c_713804.htm), [<u>Power Magazine</u>](https://www.powermag.com/cambodia-cancels-coal-plant-in-favor-of-gas-fired-facility/), [<u>Royal Group</u>](https://www.royalgroup.com.kh/business-portfolio/energy-division/hydropower-lower-sesan-2), [<u>Soma Energy</u>](https://somaenergy.com.kh/projects/), [<u>The People's Map of Global China</u>](https://thepeoplesmap.net/), [<u>VietnamPlus</u>](https://en.vietnamplus.vn/cambodias-largest-sugar-factory-operational-post45159.vnp), [<u>Wartsilla</u>](https://www.wartsila.com/media/news/13-09-2005-cambodian-ipp-power-from-wartsila) | Gold          |
