Published on: Tuesday, May 19, 2009 |
Kota Kinabalu: The quality and certainty of electricity supply in the city and surrounding areas will be addressed with the RM149 million Kota Kinabalu Outer Ring System phase two project.
The deal was sealed between Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd (SESB) with YBS Tenaga-Global Globe Sdn Bhd consortium in a ceremony witnessed by State Resources Development and Information Technology Minister Datuk Dr Yee Moh Chai, representing Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman, Monday.
"Today marked another effort by the SESB to galvanise the electricity supply system in Sabah," its Managing Director Baharin Din, said at the signing ceremony in Pacific Sutera here. Representing the consortium was its Director, Rayner Miling.
The scope of the project includes installing underground 132kV cables from the transformer in Kepayan to Lok Kawi, installation of the 22km 132kV transmission cable to the Kolopis transformer and installation of the security, communication and data monitoring system between the transformers and load distribution control centre in Penampang.
Baharin said the project was important, as it is to enhance the security, stability and quality of the existing supply system in the State Capital, Putatan, Penampang, Lok Kawi and surrounding areas.
Among the main challenges in carrying it out would be obtaining the wayleave because the underground cable and transmission cable path not only covers government land but also highly populated areas.
In this respect, SESB hoped to get co-operation from all, especially the State Railway Department, Public Works Department, Land and Survey Department as well as the Papar and Lok Kawi district offices.
"SESB will carry out its responsibility as the implementing agency and we hope the contractor (YBS Tenaga-Global Globe Sdn Bhd Consortium) will play its role to complete the project according to schedule," he said.
Baharin assured that SESB would continue to take the initiative to muster effort to ensure power supply in Sabah is stable through short and long-term measures in its generation, transmission and distribution system.
SESB thanked the Government for the RM600 million in the form of grant and soft loan under the Ninth Malaysia Plan to develop the power transmission and distribution system in Sabah and Labuan.
He said the consortium was a smart partnership between Yayasan Bumiputera Sabah, a State agency, with peninsula-based Global Globe Sdn Bhd.
The agreement, he said, was a manifestation of the solid cooperation between the government, SESB and contractor.
The project proved that the Barisan Nasional (BN) Federal and State governments are working very closely towards delivering its election manifesto promised during the last general election, he said.
It is also in line with the Prime Minister's vision in promoting the One Malaysia concept where People's First Performance Now.
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