SEB awards RM3bil job to China JV firm

Sarawak Energy Bhd CEO Sharbini Suhaili (left) exchanging the contract documents with China Gezhouba Group Company Limited Malaysia representative Xu Zhongguo, witnessed by Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri James Masing (second left) and Sarawak Energy chairman Datuk Amar Abdul Hamed Sepawi. - ZULAZHAR SHEBLEE/The Star

KUCHING: Sarawak Energy Bhd (SEB) has awarded a RM3bil contract for the Baleh hydroelectric dam project’s main civil works package to a joint venture (JV) between China’s Gezhouba Group Co Ltd and Untang Jaya Sdn Bhd.

Construction and engineering company Gezhouba has a 70% stake in the JV, while Baleh-based Class A contractor Untang Jaya holds the remaining 30%.