Norea City is a new urban area built on an island and reclaimed land in Phnom Penh. The island (Koh Norea) is on the Mekong River next to the mouth of the Bassac River. The project is also known as Koh Norea Satellite City, and it is being developed by Overseas Cambodia Investment Corporation (OCIC).
The island will be connected to Koh Pich (Diamond Island) and National Road Number 1.
Map
[Map of Norea City.]
Links and resources
Developer ocic.com.kh
Facebook: @norea.city
News archive
2023
PPWSA to build replacement intake station in Koh Norea – [11/01/23]
“The Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority will build a replacement intake station in Koh Norea, a new satellite city in Nirouth, Chbar Ampov district, with the support of the Overseas Cambodia Investment Corporation (OCIC).”
2022
Koh Norea-National Road 1 bridge set to open – [10/08/22]
Koh Pich-Koh Norea ferry service launches Feb 21 – [19/02/22]
2021
Island of the rich: As sand dune rises, old neighborhood upturned – [10/11/21]
“The 125-hectare Koh Norea island project overseen by mega-developer Overseas Cambodia Investment Corporation — which is owned by influential tycoon Pung Khiev Se — is set to inject a reported $2.5 billion of investment to transform the confluence of the Mekong and Bassac rivers. Billed as a sequel of sorts to Koh Pich, which OCIC also developed as a large-scale expansion of a small natural island, the new island construction zone is the most visible landmark in what promises to be a transformation of the sleepy peninsula of Chbar Ampov district.”
Koh Norea development project 48% complete, first phase set for completion in 2023 – [15/09/21]
OCIC: Koh Norea project filling to complete by Dec – [25/08/21]
“Southeastern Phnom Penh’s colossal 125ha Koh Norea satellite city project is pressing ahead, with river filling on track to be completed by the end of this year, according to Touch Samnang, deputy director-general of developer Overseas Cambodian Investment Corp Ltd (OCIC).”
Koh Norea Satellite City pass 30% completion milestone – [02/07/21]
Koh Norea satellity city presses on amid Covid – [10/03/21]
Large-scale Mekong River landfilling draws concern eco-system and water way – [22/02/21]
“Almost every day for the past year about a dozen boats carrying thousands of cubic meters of sand dump their load at Koh Norea, a small tip of land where the Mekong spills into the Bassac river. According to workers at the site, the sand comes from the upper Mekong, part of a vast dredging process to provide sufficient landfill for Cambodia’s latest supersized development project: a massive satellite city just south east of Phnom Penh, totaling 125 hectares.”
2020
$2.5b investment for Koh Norea: OCIC – [27/10/20]
Construction of Koh Norea Bridges begins, marking new stage of US$2.5-billion satellite city – [26/10/20]
Environmental fears as new Mekong island carved out in Phnom Penh – [22/09/20]
“A major land reclamation in the Mekong has forged ahead in what developers say will be the second Diamond Island. But while land filling elsewhere in the city has been met with unease, this mega-project has taken shape unbothered by current or controversy.”
Phnom Penh bridge plan to link Koh Pich with Koh Norea moves forward – [20/05/20]
2019
OCIC developing “Second Diamond Island” on Koh Norea area – [05/12/19]
Local firm announces plans for new satellite city – [12/02/19]
“To build the city, we will fill the river bank with sand, starting in Koh Norea and ending in Kien Svay,”
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