The Electricité du Cambodge has ordered power companies operating near the Thai border to stop issuing electricity bills and service fees in Thai baht, as the country has officially ceased all imports of electricity from Thailand.
In a letter dated July 1, 2025, Yim Viseth, head of the national electricity authority, informed the directors of LYP Group and Anco Company that Cambodia is no longer purchasing electricity from Thailand for any areas along the shared border. As a result, the use of Thai baht for billing in those regions must end.
The directive affects electricity distribution zones operated by LYP Group in Koh Kong province and O’Smach in Samraong district, Oddar Meanchey province, as well as Anco’s network in the Poipet area of Banteay Meanchey province.
The move follows rising tensions between the two neighbours. On June 9, 2025, Thai news outlet The Nation reported that Nikorndej Balankura, a spokesperson for Thailand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, warned that Thailand might cut internet and electricity services to Cambodia if Phnom Penh proceeded with a joint border committee meeting based on its own proposed agenda.
However, on June 12, 2025, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet announced that the country would stop importing electricity from Thailand altogether.
Cambodia’s Minister of Mines and Energy, Keo Rottanak, has repeatedly stated that the country now generates enough electricity to supply all areas connected to the national grid. He insisted that no electricity from Thailand is currently being delivered into Cambodia.
Keo Rottanak also confirmed that during the hot season of 2025, the country faced no power shortages. Cambodia has an installed generating capacity of more than 4,000 megawatts, while peak demand has remained just above 3,000 megawatts.
According to Energy News, published on October 22, 2024, Cambodia had previously planned to boost its electricity import capacity by over 50 percent within two years through agreements with Laos, Vietnam and Thailand. At the time, Cambodia was importing approximately 1,030 megawatts from the three neighbouring countries, accounting for roughly 25 percent of its total electricity supply.
