Sarawak Energy

In 1921, an Electrical Section within the Public Works Department was set up to look after the public electricity supply. In 1932, "Sarawak Electricity Supply Company" was formed by the Brooke Administration to operate public electricity supply within Sarawak. and bought over by Sarawak Energy Berhad. Sarawak began to export electricity from Sarawak to West Kalimantan, Indonesia in January 2016 through a 275kV interconnection operated by Sarawak Energy. This project is the first successful power trading project for Malaysia. ==Generation capacity==

Sarawak Energy generates electricity mainly from two major types of plant; hydroelectric plants (HEP) and thermal plants. With a total installed capacity of 5,203 MW, the major towns in Sarawak are connected via a 275/132kV State Transmission Grid. Hydroelectric power plants • Bakun HEP - 2,400MW (Commissioning in 2030) Thermal power plantsAmong the thermal plants in operation are: • 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 • Balingian Coal Fired Power Station, Balingian - 624 MW == Awards and accolades ==