100 MW Of Electricity To Brunei By 2012
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| CEO of SEB Torstein Dale Sjotveit (third right) handing over the Final Report For The Feasibility Study Of Sarawak-Brunei Power Interconnection System to Haj1 Umar Haji Muhammad Tahir, witnessed by (from left) Haji Ismail Pehin Dato Hashim, Mohammad Daud, Tengah, Morshidi, and Hamed Sepawi. PHOTO: RAMIDI SUBARI |
He added that the capacity would be increased in subsequent years – by 150 MW in 2013 and by another 50 MW in 2014 - based on the ‘Take-or-Pay Model’.
“The first phase of power export to Brunei is through Tudan in Miri and connects to Brunei via the border point at Sg Tujuh. Connection is by way of a 275 kilovolt (kv) transmission line of about 13 km between Tudan and Sg Tujuh. The project is expected to be completed in 18 months.
“Brunei will eventually develop a 275 kv transmission backbone spanning Sg Tujuh-Kuala Belait-Spark-Bukit Panggal-Katok,” Tengah told the media after witnessing the handing over of the final Report for the Feasibility Study of Sarawak-Brunei Power Interconnection System here yesterday.
Among those present were Minister of Energy in the (Brunei) Prime Minister’s Office Pehin Orang Kaya Seri Dewa Major General (R) Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Mohammad Daud, State Secretary Datuk Amar Datuk Amar Haji Mohd Morshidi Abdul Ghani, Assistant Ministers of Public Utilities Sylvester Entri and Dr Stephen Rundi, and the Chairman of Sarawak Energy Berhad Datuk Abdul Hamed Sepawi.
Tengah said the feasibility study was carried out by both SEB and Brunei’s Electricity Services Department, after a Memorandum of Understanding was inked on May 7, 2009.
Tengah, who is also the Minister of Public Utilities, added that the second phase of power export to Brunei was via Limbang, probably in conjunction with the development of the Limbang II hydroelectricity project, which would be completed by 2015.
“The hydroelectric will be connected to Limbang town and is also supplied to Brunei via Limau Manis (Mile 18). The idea is to go westward through Brunei’s Temburong District to connect with Lawas town, and also supplying Bungar in Temburong,” he said.
On a related issue, Tengah did not rule out the possibility of developing more coal-fired stations to meet the demands of energy-intensive industries in SCORE area.
“As you know, our coal produces high energy but low in sulfur content. As such, we expect our coal-fired stations to be able to generate 470 MW of electricity from the current 225 MW,” he said.
However, he did not specify where these additional coal-fired stations would be built. Currently, Sarawak has two coal-fired stations - in Sejingkat and in Mukah.
Coal-fired stations are expected to contribute 14 % of the total power capacity of 10,000 MW by 2020.
Meanwhile, Mohammad Daud, said Brunei was also very interested to invest in SCORE and as well as at the Halal Hub in Tanjung Manis.
Eastern Times By PETER SIBON
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