Media fam trip unveils Malaysia’s largest HEP beauty, dedicated safety innovations
BINTULU: Sarawak Energy, the owner and operator of the Bakun Hydroelectric Plant (HEP) hosted a media familiarisation trip to the Bakun Dam – Malaysia’s largest hydropower facility – from Dec 11 to 13. With its detailed and well-thought-out engineering, the dam is Southeast Asia’s tallest and largest, and the world’s third highest. Accompanied by three […]
Bakun Hydro Power Generation facility clinches awards
KUCHING: Sarawak Energy’s Bakun Hydro Power Generation facility was named the national-level best overall performer and Challenge Trophy winner at the recent Prime Minister’s Hibiscus Awards (PMHA) 2021/2022. In its press release, Sarawak Energy said that apart from its outstanding contribution to environmental conservation and sustainable innovation, this also marked the first time that a […]
Mighty Rajang – Sarawak’s hydro powerhouse
We forget just how painfully dim the world was before electricity. A candle, a good candle, provides barely a hundredth of the illumination of a single 100 watt light bulb. – Bill Bryson, American author I must be the first local journalist to travel up the 563km Rajang River in my initial research on the […]
Wong’s line of reasoning on Bakun dam and logjam said to be illogical
KUCHING: Pelagus assemblyman Wilson Nyabong Ijang has questioned the line of reasoning put forward by Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) president Datuk Seri Wong Soon Koh who is not in favour of the Baleh hydroelectric project (HEP). He stressed that among the goals of Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) government are to create renewable energy and a […]
Bypass road at Bakun dam under construction
KUCHING: Groundworks, including that of soil investigation, have been laid for the construction of the Bakun dam bypass road. Based on Regional Corridor Development Authority (Recoda) in its website, it said along with the construction of 2.7km of new road, about 6km of an existing logging road is being upgraded to asphaltic concrete surfaced road. […]
Currently in talks with Brunei
SUPPLY OF ELECTRICITY LAWAS: Sarawak is currently in talks with Brunei about the potential supply of electricity. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said the Sarawak government had taken over the Bakun dam from the federal government, namely one of the first things he did after taking office. “We are developing our hydro […]
Bakun, Murum dams mitigate floods downstream
KUCHING: Kapit Division was flooded a couple of times this year, which was a big improvement according to Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr James Masing. He said if not for Bakun and Murum dams holding the water in the Rajang River watershed, Sibu, Kapit and Belaga would have been under water a few times […]
No repercussions from Bakun water release
KUCHING: Minister of Utilities Datuk Seri Dr Stephen Rundi Utom has assured the release of excessive water from the Bakun dam will not cause any floods in areas downstream. He explained the release of water would pose no repercussions as it was part of the standard operating procedures (SOP) of the dam. “The release of […]
Bakun Dam now ours
The acquisition of the Bakun hydroelectric plant (HEP) from the federal government was made with Sarawak’s long-term future in mind. When Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg announced the acquisition agreement in March 2017, he remarked that with the power, the state could venture into the digital economy. The strategic acquisition was indeed […]
