25-05-2025
Sarawak To Play Key Role In ASEAN Power Grid
GENERAL
Sarawak Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg poses for a photo with UOB Malaysia chief executive officer Ng Wei Wei (front, third from left) and founder and vice chairman of the Women Leadership Foundation Datuk Zunaidah Idris (front, second from right) during a walkabout at the ASEAN Women Economic Summit 2025 (AWES 2025), held at a hotel here today.
Sarawak Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg (centre) poses for a photo with UOB Malaysia chief executive officer Ng Wei Wei (fourth from right) and founder and vice chairman of the Women Leadership Foundation Datuk Zunaidah Idris (fourth from left) during the Sustainable Leadership Fireside Chat â Leading ASEAN's Sustainable and Digital Frontier at the ASEAN Women Economic Summit 2025 (AWES 2025), held at a hotel here today.
By Aisha Hani Nor Azmir and Harizah Hanim
KUALA LUMPUR, May 25 (Bernama) -- Sarawak is stepping up plans to deeply integrate into the ASEAN Power Grid, said Sarawak Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg.
He said the East Malaysian state has been supplying electricity to West Kalimantan, Indonesia, for the past six years, and it is currently in the process of supplying electricity to Brunei.
"Prime Minister (Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim) has asked me to study the possibility of supplying power from Sarawak to Sabah and to connect to Brunei.
"Sarawak will play its part to contribute to the ASEAN Grid," he said at the Sustainable Leadership Fireside Chat-Leading ASEAN's Sustainable and Digital Frontier at the ASEAN Women Economic Summit 2025 (AWES 2025) held at a hotel (Shangri-La) here today.
Abang Johari said Sarawak is also actively enhancing its grid infrastructure to strengthen power distribution across the state and beyond.
Sarawak has targeted to generate 10 gigawatts (GW) of energy production by 2030 and 15 GW by 2035.
The session was moderated by UOB Malaysia Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Ng Wei Wei.
