Kota Kinabalu: The State Government will provide two energy ships to stabilise the supply of electricity in the State.
Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Ir. Shahelmey Yahya said the ships would be stationed in Sandakan and Lahad Datu, as one of the initiatives to avoid an acute power supply problem in the State. He added there was a situation whereby there was a shortfall of electricity supply in the grid, which forced Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd to ration electricity.
“In addition, SESB and the State Government will increase the capacity through mobile gen sets and the two energy ships which are able to produce 200 megawatts.SPONSORED CONTENT Shell’s Access to Energy helps power lives of isolated communities in Sabah Kota Kinabalu: In 2017, Sabah Shell Petroleum Co Ltd (SSPC) launched Access to Energy (A2E), a Shell Social Investment programme aimed at providing affordable and continuous supply of electricity from renewable sources for communities who live without connection to the electricity grid. Read more “The energy ships and will arrive in the next two or three months,” he said.
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