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Daily Express
17-05-2025
- Business
- Daily Express
Don't protest energy projects: Pangi plant not behind Beaufort floods
Published on: Saturday, May 17, 2025 Published on: Sat, May 17, 2025 By: Crystal E Hermenegildus Text Size: Yaakob (right) during the interview. Kota Kinabalu: The Sabah Electricity Chairman Datuk Seri Madius Tangau said the support of all stakeholders is essential to ensure that efforts to increase the state's power supply can move forward smoothly. He said this is needed to meet the increasing demand, the Energy Commission has, in principle, approved for another run-off river scheme at the Pangi Hydroelectric Power Plant site. Advertisement He urged the public to avoid protesting or resisting energy projects that are critical to strengthening Sabah's power supply. 'This development (Pangi) could boost power generation to over 400kW (kilowatt), approaching 500kW,' Madius said during the official relaunch of the Pangi Hydroelectric Plant's operations in Tenom on Wednesday. Responding to concerns from the public, especially those in Beaufort, he clarified that the Pangi plant is not the cause of flooding in the district, despite frequent claims. 'We've been briefed that the Pangi plant isn't responsible for the floods in Beaufort, so we hope there won't be any further objections from the local communities,' Madius said. Advertisement He explained that the flooding and landslide at the plant site in 2022 were partly due to human activities, while the ongoing floods in Beaufort and surrounding areas are unrelated. 'The Pangi plant isn't a dam and doesn't release water, so it doesn't contribute to flooding downstream,' Madius said. With several major projects underway, including the 100MW (megawatt) Battery Energy Storage System in Lahad Datu, the Rental Gas Project in Kimanis, and the Kimanis Power Plant, Madius expressed confidence that Sabah is on track to reach its goal of 20 per cent power reserve by the end of this year. Meanwhile, Sabah is still waiting for Sarawak to complete its part of the much-anticipated Sabah-Sarawak 275kV transmission grid interconnection project, which is essential for both states to move forward with plans to strengthen their power supply systems. Sabah Electricity Chief Executive Officer, Mohd Yaakob Jaafar, said that while Sabah finished its portion of the project last year, Sarawak is currently facing construction delays. 'There are indications that Sarawak aims to complete their side within this year, but based on our assessment, it may take a bit longer,' he said during a visit to the hydroelectric plant in Tenom on Wednesday. Once the entire project is completed, Sabah expects an immediate boost of about 30MW to its power reserves, with the potential to scale up to 300MW. Yaakob also said Sabah is currently preparing a feasibility study for a separate interconnection linking Tawau to North Kalimantan, and consultants have already been appointed for the task. However, he said, a grant initially provided by the United States for this study had been withdrawn due to recent shifts in the US administration. 'We now need to consult with our international partners to determine the best way to move forward with the study,' he said. Yaakob added that a meeting was set to take place in Jakarta on Thursday, led by the Asean Centre for Energy, with participation from Indonesia's Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) and Sabah Electricity, to address this and other related issues. * Follow us on Instagram and join our Telegram and/or WhatsApp channel(s) for the latest news you don't want to miss. * Do you have access to the Daily Express e-paper and online exclusive news? Check out subscription plans available. Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express's Telegram channel. Daily Express Malaysia
The Star
16-05-2025
- Business
- The Star
Sabah Electricity: S'wak grid project key to electricity goals
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah is awaiting Sarawak's completion of its portion of the much-anticipated Sabah-Sarawak 275kV transmission grid interconnection project so that both states can proceed with their power supply plans, says Sabah Electricity chief executive officer Mohd Yaakob Jaafar. He said Sabah completed its portion last year but Sarawak is facing construction delays. 'There is indication that the Sarawak side aims to complete their part this year. But from what we've assessed, we might have to wait a little longer,' he said during a visit to the plant in Tenom on Wednesday. He said Sabah's power reserve is expected to increase by around 30MW, with the potential to increase to 300MW once the project is completed. According to Yaakob, this project is critical to Sabah's power reserve margin and efforts to provide consumers with a stable power supply. This project received an allocation of RM35mil from the Ministry of Energy Transition and Water Transformation. The Asean power grid interconnection project, which aims to connect the Philippines from Kufat to Pahlawan and from Lahad Datu to Mindanao, as well as link Indonesia through Tawau (Kalabakan) to north Kalimantan, faces numerous challenges that require attention from all involved parties. 'On our part, we are currently drafting a feasibility study for the interconnection from Tawau to north Kalimantan, and we have appointed consultants for this task,' he stated. However, he added that the grant previously received to conduct the study had been withdrawn due to a change in policies by the United States during Donald Trump's administration. 'We need to engage in discussions with our partner countries regarding the next steps for advancing this study,' he said.
The Star
15-05-2025
- Business
- The Star
Sabah awaits Sarawak's completion of power grid project
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah is still waiting for Sarawak to complete its portion of the highly anticipated Sabah-Sarawak 275kV transmission grid interconnection project so that both states can proceed with power supply enhancement plans. Sabah Electricity Chief Executive Officer Mohd Yaakob Jaafar said Sabah completed its portion last year, but Sarawak is experiencing construction delays. "There is indication that the Sarawak side aims to complete their part this year, but from what we've assessed, we might have to wait a little longer," he said during a visit to the plant in Tenom on Wednesday (May 14). He said Sabah expects to see an increase of around 30MW in power reserve, which could potentially rise to 300MW once the project is completed. Yaakob said this project is crucial for Sabah's power reserve margin and in efforts to provide a stable power supply to users in the state. The project was completed with a RM35mil allocation from the Ministry of Energy Transition and Water Transformation. When asked about the Asean power grid interconnection project to the Philippines from Kudat to Palawan and from Lahad Datu to Mindanao, as well as to Indonesia via Tawau (Kalabakan) to North Kalimantan, he said there were still many issues to address. "For our part, we are drafting a feasibility study for the interconnection from Tawau to North Kalimantan, and consultants have been appointed," he said. However, due to changes in the United States government, the grant they received previously for this feasibility study has been withdrawn, said Yaakob. "So we need to discuss with our partner countries on how to move forward with this study," he said. A meeting is scheduled in Jakarta on Thursday (May 15), chaired by the Asean Centre of Energy with Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) in Indonesia and Sabah Electricity to discuss this and related matters, he said.
