SANDAKAN: Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd (SESB) always strives to ensure that the power supply capacity in Sabah and Labuan continues to be improved to meet the increasing demand of consumers.
SESB Chief Executive Officer Mohd Yaakob Jaafar said the efforts included leasing six generators that will generate 93 megawatts (MW) of electricity to the Sabah grid system.
“Yesterday (Friday), I observed the installation work on three sets of generators in Sandakan.
“The installation at the Mowtas Main Distribution Substation (PPU) has already been completed and is fully operational with the ability to generate up to 10MW of electricity,” he said.
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“When I was at the Seguntor PPU and Labuk Power Station, I saw all the work processes were according to the schedule as planned.
“When completed, the generator at Seguntor PPU will supply 10MW of electricity, while at the Labuk Power Station, it will supply 30MW of power,” he said.
He said three other rental generator sets are in Tawau, Lahad Datu and Labuan.
“The addition of these generators will increase the energy supply capacity to more than 1,300MW and provide a more comfortable energy storage margin for the Sabah grid system.
“SESB hopes there will no longer be a need to implement electricity supply rationing when all these generator sets are fully operational this May,” he said.
Mohd Yaakub said the power outages in various areas across the State were not due to scheduled load shedding, but rather temporary problems with power stations.
“Power supply outages were caused by unexpected and temporary damage and typically not planned. After all, we’ve boosted capacity by 100MW and the Kimanis power station has begun operations.
“As a result, we do not expect any additional load shedding. The power loss is caused by damage to the power station.”