Sarawak can play a central role in progressing regional energy transition by sharing its hydropower-based resources with regional neighbours via interconnections, said Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Openg. Sarawak can be the ‘battery’ of the Southeast Asia (ASEAN) region and interconnections are one of the ways for the region to achieve regional net zero and energy transition targets. Discussions and agreements about interconnections are also progressing well, with the signing of power exchange and interconnection agreement with Sabah in 2021 involving the initial export of 30 megawatts (MW) to 50MW of electricity over a 15-year period. An agreement is currently being negotiated on electricity export to Brunei,and commercial negotiations are underway for exporting electricity to Singapore.

Source: Malay Mail