MOE’s Workshop on Technical Training of Fuel Quality and Vehicles Emission Standard Inspection

The Ministry of Environment, in collaboration with the Department of Consumer Protection Competition and Fraud Repression Directorate-General (CCF) under the Ministry of Commerce, organized a three-day workshop to share the experience on “Fuel Quality and Vehicle Emission Standard Inspection”, presided by H.E Pak Sokharavut, Deputy Secretary of State of the Ministry of Environment, with participation from Cambodia Automotive Industry Federation, representatives of automotive assembly plants, fuel distribution companies, General Department of Custom & Excises, Ministry of Public Works and Transportation; and other relevant ministries.

The seminar was held from 8^th to 10^th May 2024, with the technical training was done at the Consumer Protection Competition and Fraud Repression Directorate-General (CCF), including fuel quality testing at its laboratory. Besides, the program was included the actual testing on site with mobiles lab from CCF with several gas stations in Phnom Penh were selected for testing such as TOTAL gas station at Chbar Ampov, PTT gas station at Koh Norea, TELA gas station at Olympic stadium branch and CALTEX gas station at Boeng Trabek branch.

As a result, after testing the sample from all gas stations and the result from the mobile lab shows that all fuel from each gas stations comply with the government regulation with gasoline passed the Euro 4 and the diesel passed Euro 5 standard. Moreover, the Ministry of Environment informed that they are drafting a new sub-decree which include the Euro 4 emission standard to be enforced as mandatory with the new sub-decree expected to be signed by Prime Minister at the end of this year or in earlier next year.