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Japan studies power project

| Publication date 06 August 1999 | 07:00 ICT

Japan studies power project

JAPAN will undertake a feasibility study for a large power station for

Sihanoukville, according to Business News.

The study will take 18 months,

and is expected to be funded under a grant from the Japan International

Cooperation Agency.

An agreement for the project was signed here earlier

this month between JICA's Kuniaki Nagata and Ith Prang, Secretary of State for

Industry.

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