Sarawak Energy

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Sarawak Energy Berhad
Company type Private Limited Company
Industry Electrical power
Founded1921
Kuching, Kingdom of Sarawak (Now Sarawak, Federation Of Malaysia)
HeadquartersThe Isthmus Off Jalan Keruing 93050,
Kuching, Sarawak
,
Malaysia
Key people
Datu Haji Sharbini Suhaili (CEO) [1]
Products Electricity generation, transmission and distribution
Owner Government of Sarawak
Website www.sarawakenergy.com

Sarawak Energy Berhad is the state owned electric utility company of the State of Sarawak. It is one of Malaysia's three electrical companies, the other two being Tenaga Nasional serving Peninsular Malaysia, and Sabah Electricity which serves the state of Sabah and territory of Labuan.

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History

In 1921, an Electrical Section within the Public Works Department was set up to look after the public electricity supply. [2] In 1932, "Sarawak Electricity Supply Company" was formed by the Brooke Administration to operate public electricity supply within Sarawak. [2]

The Sarawak Electricity Company was dissolved in 1962, under the Sarawak Electricity Supply Corporation Ordinance 1962, and later created into a Corporation, known as Sarawak Electricity Supply Corporation (SESCO) [2] (Malay: Perbadanan Pembekalan Letrik Sarawak, and later Perbadanan Pembekalan Elektrik Sarawak or PPLS). In 1996, Sarawak Enterprise Corporation Berhad bought over 45% stake of the Corporation from the Sarawak Government.

In 2005, SESCO was privatised and known as Syarikat SESCO Berhad, [3] and bought over by Sarawak Energy Berhad.

Sarawak began to export electricity from Sarawak to West Kalimantan, Indonesia in January 2016 through a 275kV interconnection operated by Sarawak Energy. [4] This project is the first successful power trading project for Malaysia. [5]

Generation capacity

Sarawak Energy generates electricity mainly from two major types of plant; hydroelectric plants (HEP) and thermal plants. [6] With a total installed capacity of 5,203 MW, the major towns in Sarawak are connected via a 275/132kV State Transmission Grid.

Hydroelectric power plants

Thermal power plants
Among the thermal plants in operation are:

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated work/ personsResultReference
2016The BrandLaureate AwardsMost Sustainable Brand Award 2015-2016—Won [9]
20179th Annual Global CSR AwardsBest Community ProgrammeOverall CSR programmes at Batang Ai Dam Gold [10]
Australasian Reporting Awards—Annual ReportBronze [11]
2018—Silver [11]
10th Annual Global CSR AwardsBest Community ProgrammeSarawak Energy CSR Eye Vision Programme for Better Living in the Rural CommunityGold [12]
Sustainable Business AwardsBest Strategy and Sustainability Management—Won [13]
Best UN Sustainable Development Goals —Won [13]
Special Recognition for Sustainability in the Community—Won [13]
2019Asean PR Excellence AwardsBest PR Programme – Asean Category‘Mat Weavers’ ProgrammeDiamond [14]
Best PR Campaign – Asean Category'Electrifying Sarawak and Beyond’ CampaignDiamond [14]
Australasian Reporting Awards—Annual ReportSilver [11]
The BrandLaureate AwardsNation Branding Award 2018-2019—Won [9]
HR Asia Best Companies to Work for in Asia (Malaysia)Utility—Won [15]
2020Annual Global Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Awards and Good Governance AwardsExcellence in Provision for Literacy & EducationBelaga Penan Education FundPlatinum [16]
The Best Chief Executive Officer—Platinum [16]
2023United Nations (UN) Global Compact Network Malaysia and Brunei (UNGCMYB) Forward Faster Sustainability AwardsUNGCMYB Forward Faster CEODatuk Haji Sharbini SuhailiWon [17]
Special Climate Fellow AwardMohd Irwan AmanWon [17]
Partnership for the Goals and for Sustainability Awareness and Employee Engagement—Won [17]

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  2. 1 2 3 Muzaffar, Tate (1999). The power behind the state (First ed.). Kuching, Sarawak: Sarawak Electricity Supply Corporation. pp. 49, 70, 246. ISBN   983-99360-1-8.
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