LAHAD DATU: Southeast Asia’s largest Battery Energy Storage System (Bess), with a capacity of 100MW and energy storage of 400MWh, has begun operations and is now connected to the Sabah grid.
Sabah Electricity CEO Datuk Mohd Yaakob Jaafar said the system, developed since September 2024, currently supports 50MW of peak reserve capacity and will reach its full capacity of 100MW by early August.
He said the facility would help stabilise the electricity supply in Sabah’s east coast, where users have experienced fluctuations.
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Mohd Yaakob said Sabah Electricity was entrusted by the Energy Commission of Sabah (Ecos) and the State Government to deliver the project on time and improve the state’s sustainable energy supply.
