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August 3, 2017
Sarawak power producer inks deal with China firm for RM8b Baleh dam

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SEB Power Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of state-owned

power provider Sarawak Energy Berhad (SEB) today signed a contract with a Chinese and a local Sarawak
company for the construction of an RM8 billion Baleh dam in the Kapit division.

China’s Gezhouba Group Company Limited and Untang Jaya Sdn Bhd will undertake the construction of the
main civil works of the dam for RM3 billion.

With the signing of the contract, Gezhouba Group and Untang Jaya will start with the design works soon.

The contract also includes the construction of the dam, intake structure, spillway and penstocks.

The construction of the dam is scheduled to begin in October next year.

SEB group chief executive officer Sharbini Suhaili and executive vice-president James Ung Sing Kwong
signed on behalf of SEB Power while Gezhouba Group was represented by its Malaysia representatives Xu
Zhongguo and Huang Mingxing.

Untang Jaya was represented by its director Micheal Jawa and managing director Minor Panyau.

Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Datuk Amar James Jemut Masing, who is also the state Minister of
Infrastructure Development and Transportation, and SEB chairman Datuk Amar Hamed Sepawi were
present.

Speaking at the signing ceremony, Hamed said the signing of the contract is an avenue for sharing of
expertise between Gezhouba Group and Untang Jaya.

“At the same time, it is also in line with SEB’s aim to support the state’s initiatives to maximize local and
Bumiputra content in its procurement and contracts,” he added.

He said the construction of Baleh dam is guided by the International Hydropower Association’s Hydropower
Sustainability Assessment Protocol and ICOLD (International Commission on Large Dams).
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dam will generate 1,285 megawatts of renewable energy once the project is complete. The project is
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The project will not involve any community resettlement although some farmland is affected.

SEB’s other dams are the 100-megawatts Batang Ai, 944-MW Murum, which was completed last year, and
the 2,400-MW Bakun, which was recently acquired by the state government for RM2.5 billion from the
federal government.

Editor’s note: The headline of this story has been updated to reflect that RM8 billion is the cost of the dam
and not the amount of the contract signed for main civil works.

Source : The Malay Mail Online by SULOK TAWIE

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