THE Council of Ministers has backed the construction of a $107.6 million electricity sub-station and 230-kilovolt transmission line project from Phnom Penh to Kampong Cham, according to a statement received by the Post Monday. The project – which was agreed Friday, according to the statement – will by carried out by Cambodian Transmission Ltd as part of a 28-year build-operate-transfer agreement. The company is to build one electricity substation in Phnom Penh and another in Kampong Cham town, with a transmission line running 110 kilometres between the two points.