Sarawak electricity begins flowing to Sabah
Sarawak has begun supplying electricity to Sabah, marking the start of the long-awaited Sabah-Sarawak power interconnection, says state premier Abang Johari Openg.
He said the power export began two days ago with an initial 30 megawatts from Sarawak’s northern grid. “Now we can become the Borneo grid,” Dayak Daily quoted him as saying in Bintulu today.
The supply from Sarawak is expected to ease Sabah’s power supply problem dating back to the 1980s, with blackouts common in many parts of the state. Sabah has a reserve margin of 5% above peak demand of about 1,100MW in 2024, compared with Peninsular Malaysia’s 40% margin.
Abang Johari said Sarawak’s export ambitions extend beyond Sabah, with it preparing to supply one gigawatt of electricity to Singapore.
“I told the Singaporean…
