SARAWAK is planning the construction of a mega electricity supply route that will see the Trans Borneo Power Grid supply electricity to Sabah and Kalimantan.
The overland power grid system will light up the entire Borneo Island, with Sarawak selling electricity to Kalimantan and Sabah from the numerous hydro-power dams such as the gigantic RM15 billion Bakun Dam in central Sarawak.
Sarawak is also planning the construction of a submarine cable across the South China Sea to supply electricity to Singapore and the peninsular Malaysia states.
Sarawak Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Openg highlighted these ambitious power project plans when attending an international energy event in Singapore over the past two days.
The Sarawak government-owned State Public Communications Unit, in its latest media updates, said the Premier also said Sarawak is looking into being a source of electricity for Asean countries too.
"Sarawak has abundant renewable energy sources from the numerous hydro dams in the state.
"Sarawak is also working closely with Indonesia for power supply projects through the Trans Borneo Grid to link to Nusantara (new Indonesian capital) and other Kalimantan provinces as well as connect to Sabah.
"Sarawak is working with TNB (Tenaga Nasional Bhd) and the Singapore Government on the subsea power cable to deliver electricity to Singapore and the peninsular states in west Malaysia.
"Sarawak will eventually connect its electricity sources to all Asean countries through an Asean Grid," the Unit quoted Johari as saying at the Singapore event.
The Trans Borneo Power Grid will be another multi-billion project that will follow closely with the Trans Borneo Railway proposed project.
That railway plan is to link Sarawak-Sabah-Kalimantan to provide railway routes to facilitate more efficient movement of people and cargo en-masse throughout Borneo Island.
Indonesia is already relocating its national capital from Jakarta to Nusantara which is about 200 km away from southern Sarawak. - October 23, 2024
