Prime Minister Hun Sen aims to develop Cambodia, and Thailand will develop our own country. The dam would supply about 300 million cubic metres of fresh water annually, which would mainly be diverted to industrial and service users in the EEC special economic zone covering Rayong, Chon Buri and Chachoengsao provinces. While the fresh water released from the dam would be free of charge, Thailand would need to build a 200-kilometre pipeline to transport it, which would cost an additional Bt30 billion. Prasert said fresh water in Thailand would satisfy demand for 12 years, but the industrial and agriculture sectors in the Eastern region might need more water in the next 50 years. “Consultations between the Water Resource Department and Irrigation Department could not reach a consensus over domestic demand and the supply of fresh water,” he said.

Source: The Nation Bangkok September 06, 2017 14:48 UTC