29 households get electricity under ALAF initiative
KUCHING: A total of 29 households in Rumah Danggang along Jalan Bintulu-Tatau now have access to electricity, thanks to the state government’s Additional Late Applicant Fund (ALAF) initiative. According to press release from Sarawak Energy Berhad (SEB), the project was introduced in 2018, administered by Ministry for Utility and Telecommunication in collaboration with SEB as […]
Dr Sim to Malaya: You want power from Sarawak? Pay us our asking price
KUCHING: If Malaya wants electricity from Sarawak, the former must be prepared to pay an asking price exceeding RM1 per kilowatt-hour (kWh). Deputy Premier Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian set the condition, saying the state is already selling electricity to Indonesia. “Our electricity is already 70 per cent from renewable sources, and potentially by […]
Bung Bratak association seeks power funding
BAU: The Bung Bratak Heritage Association (BBHA) has called on the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture to help it get allocations to connect electricity from the primary grid to the heritage centre. Its deputy president Rayan Narong said the centre is supplied with two generator sets at the moment, which is insufficient to meet […]
Project to connect Lawas and Limbang to main power grid progressing
LAWAS: The ongoing project to connect Lawas and Limbang to the main electricity grid from Miri under the Northern Agenda Extension is progressing. According to Sarawak Minister for Utility and Telecommunication, Datuk Julaihi Narawi, the work is expected to be completed by 2025. “This morning, I had the opportunity make a working visit to the […]
436 households in Baleh to benefit from RES Last Miles Scheme
BY JAMES WONG TWO projects under the Rural Electricity Scheme (RES) Last Miles Scheme involving 18 longhouses are expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2024. Deputy Minister of Utility and Telecommunication Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi said 436 households in Baleh will benefit from the project, with 252 household involved in the […]
State via SEB to supply power to Sabah
LAWAS: Efforts to connect Limbang and Lawas to the Sarawak electricity grid will benefit Sabah and thus improving the cooperative relationship between the two states, said Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan. He said the effort will ensure that Limbang receives sufficient electricity supply consistently. Awang Tengah said this is to further enable […]
Kalaka rep to take up longstanding power issue
SARATOK: Kalaka assemblyman Mohamad Duri has expressed concern that there are homes in his constituency still waiting to be connected to the electricity grid despite their internal wiring being done 10 years ago. “I personally reviewed and discussed with the complainants because I understood they have been waiting too long. “Imagine more than 10 years […]
Power disruptions cut by 68 per cent last year
ASAJAYA: Electricity infrastructure development projects in Sarawak succeeded in reducing power supply interruptions by up to 68 per cent. Director of Electricity Supply at the Ministry of Utility and Telecommunication Syed Mohamad Fauzi Shahab said the System Average Interruption Duration Index (SAIDI) decreased from 242 minutes to about 80 minutes a year. “Infrastructure development projects […]
Sarawak has potential to sell power to Singapore
KUCHING: Sarawak Energy Berhad (SEB) has been recommended to look into the possibility of selling surplus electricity to Singapore. Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg noted that the republic’s primary industries require a large capacity of electricity resources. In fact, he added, Singapore is looking to import electricity from Australia. “Thus, I […]
3 sisters electrocuted to death in Tumpat
KOTA BHARU: Three sisters died of electrocution in front of a flooded house in Kampung Bendang Surau near Morak here this morning. Kelantan police chief Datuk Muhamad Zaki Harun said the victims, Noor Fathiah Mohd Nadzir, 27; Sakinah Mohd Nadzir, 29, and Nurul Syazwani Mohd Nadzir, 33, died at the scene of the incident at […]
