More solar power for Angkor Wat.
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More solar power for Angkor Wat.
Now for some positive news - more solar panels for Angkor Wat. Apart from anything else, it has been noticed that solar panels are less ugly than electric wires.
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/29042/ ... lar-power/In an effort to make the area look better and promote environmental practices amongst the communities living within the Angkor Archaeological Park in Siem Reap province, the Apsara Authority, which is tasked with maintaining the temple area, is pushing the use of solar panels.
Unsightly electric wires, generators and smoke from wood fires are all spoiling the beauty of the temple complex and negatively affecting the local environment, which has led authorities to push for solar power, Apsara spokeswoman Chao Sun Kerya said yesterday.
“In the Angkor area, we cannot put up more wires and there are already far too many, because we want to keep the World Heritage site’s beauty,” she told Khmer Times.
She also noted that solar power was often more cost effective for rural communities, especially those not connected to the electricity grid...
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