Sarawak Energy is attempting to switch to clean renewable power by diversifying its energy mix which currently consists of fossil fuels such as coal, natural gas and diesel alongside some hydropower. The agreement will see Sarawak Energy purchasing power from a biomass energy source.
The agreement is the first of its kind in Sarawak, one of two Malaysian states on Borneo situated to the northwest of the island. A new 10MW biomass power plant will be developed on a site lying about 12 kilometers from Mukah Town in the heartland of the Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy (SCORE). The plant will be fed from palm oil biomass from the Rinwood Pelita Plantation including empty fruit bunch, palm kernel shell, mesocarp fiber and biogas from palm oil mill effluent.
“The agreement paves the way for Sarawak Energy to tap into the abundant and sustainable biomass energy resources available in Sarawak, further strengthening the SCORE agenda in promoting renewable energy” said Datuk Torstein Dale Sjotveit, CEO of Sarawak Energy.”
Dr Chen Shiun, General Manager, Research & Development, Sarawak Energy, added that energy from the new plant will be integrated with other sources of energy in the state grid system and that biomass power has significant potential to contribute to the renewable energy shares of the state.
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