Sarawak’s Baleh dam will have 1,285-MW capacity


Sarawak Energy chief executive Datuk Torstein Dale Sjotveit. - ZULAZHAR SHEBLEE / THE STAR

KUCHING: The proposed Baleh hydroelectric dam, which Sarawak Energy Bhd (SEB) plans to build to boost its power generation capacity, will have an installed capacity of 1,285 MW.

When fully commissioned, the 188m high concrete face rockfill dam is expected to generate 8,076 Gwh of electricity per year on average, of which 941 MW is firm energy, according to the project’s social and environmental impact assessment (SEIA) report.

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