This study will guide the next road project, scheduled for 2002. A triggering action for that intervention however, will be demonstrated government commitment to road maintenance. Other policy considerations include the development of a local road construction industry, an emphasis on employment generation through the use of appropriate technologies in project implementation, and the establishment of a road use regulatory framework. Although the focus is on roads for ADF investments, ADB will extend TA to strengthen the Government's capabilities in multimodal transportation planning and public-private partnerships to achieve maximum efficiency in the transportation system, particularly in the regional context. About 15 percent of the population have access to electricity but this is only in Phnom Penh and the provincial towns.
Generation is small-scale and inefficient.
In Cambodia, the cost of electricity is highest and consumption lowest in the region. There is no national power grid, and rural consumers as well as industries frequently use costly generators to ensure an uninterrupted supply. An autonomous State-owned enterprise, EdC, operates the electricity system in Phnom Penh, Krong Prean Sihanouk, Siem Reap, and Kompong Cham. ADB's assistance to the energy sector has thus far included rehabilitation of power transmission. The Power Rehabilitation II Project, scheduled for the year 2000, will upgrade power supply in key provincial towns in support of ADB's efforts to promote geographically balanced development.