Cambodia Turns to Hydropower as Fuel Crunch Hits

China looks to further boost its footprint in neighboring Asian markets as the energy crisis is straining fuel supply to Southeast Asia. As the region became the first victim of the fuel crunch due to the Middle East war, Cambodia broke ground on its first gigawatt-scale hydropower project to boost its renewable energy output and reduce dependence on imported fossil fuels. The start of construction at the Upper Tatay pumped storage hydropower BOT project could not be timelier as the Iran war is reducing fuel supplies to Cambodia and other Southeast…