ក្រសួងសាធារណការ និងដឹកជញ្ជូន Ministry of Public Works and Transport - MPWT

What ក្រសួងសាធារណការ និងដឹកជញ្ជូន Ministry of Public Works and Transport - MPWT does

The Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) is the government ministry of the Royal Government of Cambodia, established by law in 1996 and headquartered in Phnom Penh. It holds the statutory mandate for public works and transport infrastructure across Cambodia, encompassing national road networks, expressways, sewage and wastewater systems, land transport, waterway and maritime transport, railway services, and port operations. The ministry oversees wholly-owned operating entities including the Sihanoukville Autonomous Port, Phnom Penh Autonomous Port, and the Public Works Laboratory, and delivers services nationwide through 25 provincial and municipal departments. Core public services include vehicle registration, technical inspection, driver licensing, railway services, water taxi operations, and transport licensing for commercial operators, all provided free of charge to citizens and businesses.

The ministry's technology footprint includes an Intelligent Transport System (ITS) pilot based on Big Data under Korean grant aid, Weigh-in-Motion systems for automated overweight vehicle detection, a Transport Management System (TMS) for logistics modernization, and the operation of nine provincial wastewater treatment plants under the World Bank-funded WaSSIP project (over 84% complete as of 2024). Strategic international partnerships with the World Bank, Asian Development Bank, JICA, and the Republic of Korea government underpin major infrastructure programs, while bilateral arrangements with Lao PDR, China, and Thailand support cross-border transport corridors and friendship bridges.

As a state entity, MPWT is funded through the national budget rather than commercial revenue. It serves the entire Cambodian population and business community as the sole regulator and service provider in its mandated domains. Leadership includes Senior Minister Sun Chanthol, Minister Penh Piphun, and multiple State Secretaries and Deputy Secretaries-General overseeing departments for land transport, waterway and maritime transport, logistics, public works, sewerage, railway, and technology and public relations.

Name

ក្រសួងសាធារណការ និងដឹកជញ្ជូន Ministry of Public Works and Transport - MPWT

Legal name

Ministry of Public Works and Transport

Website

https://mpwt.gov.kh

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

The Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) is Cambodia's national ministry, established 1996, responsible for road infrastructure, expressways, sewage, vehicle regulation, railway, waterway transport, and ports. It serves all Cambodian citizens and businesses through 25 provincial departments and digital public-service portals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Public Works and Transport Administration

NAICS

Regulation and Administration of Transportation Programs (926120), Regulation and Administration of Transportation Programs (92612)

SIC

Transportation Services (4700), Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

State/Provincial Transportation, Roads & Public Works Administration (BPAIABAK)

Keywords

• Public works administration
• Transport regulation services
• Vehicle registration services
• Road infrastructure development
• Government transport ministry

Headquarters

HQ city

Phnom Penh

HQ country

Cambodia

HQ region

Asia

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations, Technology or R&D, Others

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) is the Royal Government of Cambodia's central ministry responsible for public works and transport infrastructure and services. It administers vehicle registration, technical inspection, driver's licensing, transport licensing, railway services, and water taxi services, while also developing and maintaining national road infrastructure, expressways, sewage systems, and overseeing port authorities across Cambodia's 25 provinces.

Product overview

Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) operates a multi-service digital portal providing citizens and businesses access to government services including vehicle registration, technical inspection, driver's licensing, railway and waterway transport services, and transport licensing. The platform serves as a digital gateway for public service delivery across Cambodia's transport and infrastructure sector.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Vehicle Registration Service (ចុះបញ្ជីយានជំនិះ) Government service for registering vehicles and processing vehicle ownership transfers, available to vehicle owners across Cambodia.
• Technical Inspection Service (ត្រួតពិនិត្យបច្ចេកទេស) Vehicle technical inspection and compliance verification service for vehicle owners to ensure roadworthiness.
• Driver's License Service (ផ្តល់បណ្ណបើកបរ) Service for issuing and managing driver's licenses for Cambodian drivers.
• Railway Services (សេវាដឹកជញ្ជូនផ្លូវដែក) Railway transportation services operated by the ministry for public and freight transport.
• Water Taxi Service (សេវាដឹកជញ្ជូនផ្លូវទឹក) Waterway transportation and water taxi services managed by the ministry.
• Transport Licensing Service (អាជ្ញាបណ្ណដឹកជញ្ជូន) Transport licensing and permit services for commercial transport operators.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Republic of Korea GovernmentcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 July 2026Korean government provides grant aid for Intelligent Transport System (ITS) pilot project based on Big Data, demonstrating smart mobility solutions.
• Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 June 2026JICA collaborates on National Road 1 development project and Mekong River Bridge construction, conducting public consultations for data collection. Long-standing development partner in infrastructure.
• Lao PDR GovernmentminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 October 1999Bilateral road transport agreement between Cambodia and Laos for cross-border transport operations.
• Cambodia-China Friendship Bridge (Wat Phnom)coreOthersCambodia-China friendship bridge development project under Chinese assistance.
• Cambodia-Thailand Friendship BridgecoreOthersBorder crossing infrastructure connecting Cambodia and Thailand.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Indonesia Ministry of Transportation: Indonesia's transport ministry runs a multi-modal, geographically dispersed mandate across an emerging Southeast Asian economy, with overlapping responsibilities in maritime, ports, and road safety analogous to MPWT's scope.
• Malaysia Ministry of Transport: Malaysia's transport ministry covers road, rail, maritime, and aviation with significantly greater institutional maturity, providing a benchmark for how MPWT's mandate could evolve as Cambodia's transport economy develops.
• Myanmar Ministry of Transport and Communications: Myanmar's transport ministry has a comparable mandate over roads, rail, waterways, and posts in a lower-income ASEAN economy, serving as a useful peer for cross-comparison of capacity and donor dependency profiles.
• Lao PDR Ministry of Public Works and Transport: Laos' equivalent ministry holds a near-identical mandate over public works and transport and is already a bilateral partner of MPWT via the 1999 Cambodia-Laos road transport agreement, making it the most directly comparable peer.
• Vietnam Ministry of Transport: Vietnam's national transport ministry oversees an analogous multi-modal mandate (roads, rail, maritime, inland waterways, aviation administration) and serves a neighboring Southeast Asian developing economy, making it the closest structural counterpart to MPWT.
• Philippines Department of Transportation (DOTr): DOTr administers land, rail, maritime, and aviation transport across an archipelagic developing economy with similar donor-financed infrastructure programs, making its structure and project delivery model directly comparable to MPWT.
• Thailand Ministry of Transport: Thailand's transport ministry has a parallel multi-modal mandate and is connected to MPWT through the Cambodia-Thailand friendship bridge border-crossing infrastructure project, providing a more developed regional benchmark.

Broad incumbents

• Singapore Land Transport Authority (LTA): LTA operates an integrated land transport and digital mobility mandate in a highly developed market; its ITS and digital service delivery model is the regional benchmark MPWT's Korean-funded ITS pilot is targeting.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@mpwt.youtube
• Facebookfacebook.com/mpwt.gov.kh
• TikToktiktok.com/@mpwt.tiktok
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mpwtgovkh

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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