Sarawak Energy

Sarawak Energy Berhad

Type	Public
Industry	Electrical power
Predecessor	Sarawak Electricity Supply Co.Ltd. (1932-1962) Sarawak Electricity Supply Corporation (SESCO) (1962-2005) Syarikat SESCO Berhad (2005-2012)
Founded	1932 Kuching, Sarawak (as Sarawak Electricity Supply Company Limited)
Headquarters	Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
Area served	Sarawak
Key people	Datuk Abdul Hamed Sepawi (Chairman) Datuk Torstein Dale Sjøtveit (CEO)
Products	Electricity generation, transmission and distribution
Revenue	MYR 1,193.3 million (2005)
Number of employees	4000
Website	www.sarawakenergy.com.my

Sarawak Energy is responsible for the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity for the Sarawak state in Malaysia. It is wholly owned by the State Government of Sarawak.^[1]

Sarawak Energy provides electricity to about 382 000 customers. Over the last four years, sales of electrical grew at an average of 8 per cent per annum. Sarawak Energy has over 4000 employees.

Sarawak Energy Supply Corporation (SESCO) is wholly owned subsidiaries of Sarawak Energy Berhad. The Corporation's total asset currently stands at around RM4.0 billion.

History

Sarawak Energy history could be traced back to 1932, with the formation of Sarawak Electricity Supply Company Limited, by then Brooke Administration,to operate public electricity supply within Sarawak.Prior to that, in 1921 a Electrical Section within the Public Works Department was set up to look after the public electricity supply.

In 1962, under the Sarawak Electricity Supply Corporation Ordinance 1962, the Sarawak Electricity Co. Ltd. was dissolved,and later created into a Corporation, known as Sarawak Electricity Supply Corporation (SESCO) (Malay: Perbadanan Pembekalan Letrik Sarawak, and later Perbadanan Pembekalan Elektrik Sarawak or PPLS). In 1996, Sarawak Enterprise Corporation Berhad bought over 45% stake of the Corporation from the Sarawak Government.

In 2005,SESCO was privatised and known as Syarikat SESCO Berhad,^[2] until it was re-branded in 2012 as Sarawak Energy Berhad.

Corporate information

Subsidiaries

Generation Capacity

Thirty-six power stations with a total installed capacity of 1315MW, comprising 5 per cent Diesel engine, 25.6 per cent gas turbines, 36.5 per cent coal-fired power plant,25 per cent Combined Cycle Power Station and 7.6 per cent hydro turbines, are strategically established throughout the State. The major towns are connected to via a 275/132kV State Transmission Grid.

SESCO generates electricity mainly from two major types of plant; hydroelectric plants and thermal plants.^[3]

Hydroelectric power plants
There is 1 major hydroelectric scheme with installed generating capacity of 100 MW with 1 dams in operation:

Batang Ai hydroelectric scheme, with 100 MW installed capacity:

• Batang Ai Dam- 4 x 25 MW = 100 MW.

Thermal power plants
There are 35 thermal power plants and diesel-electric plants with installed generating capacity of 1215 MW in operation. Selected major plants are:

• Tun Abdul Rahman Power Station, Kuching - 46 MW Gas Turbine and 68 MW Diesel engine.
• Miri power station, Miri - 99 MW, Open Cycle Gas Turbine
• Bintulu power station, Bintulu- 330 MW, Combined Cycle Power Plant
• Tg Kidurong Power Station, Bintulu- 192 MW, Open Cycle Gas Turbine
• Sejingkat Power Station, Kuching -210 MW, coal-fired power station (phase II)
• Mukah Power Station, Mukah- 2 x 135 MW, Coal Fired Power Station

A notable aspect of SESCO operation is the many small diesel-electric power plants in isolated areas, some supplied by air at prohibitive cost.

See also

• National Grid, Malaysia
• Sabah Electricity
• Tenaga Nasional

References

External links

• Sarawak Energy
• Homepage of Bintulu Development Authority
• Chimneys of Malaysia

Electricity of Malaysia West Malaysia Tenaga Nasional Sarawak Sarawak Energy Sabah and Labuan Sabah Electricity