The upstream behind the Murum HEP dam. Water level here was at 462.26m. It would be able to operate at a minimum level of 515m which would take about a year to reach.
KUCHING: Good rainfall has sped up the impoundment of the 944MW Murum dam in interior Sarawak, with the water level at the dam reservoir reaching its minimum operating level of 515m above sea level.
The level, which was achieved last week, is months ahead of schedule as dam owner Sarawak Energy Bhd (SEB) had anticipated the flooding to take between 12 and 14 months (from September last year when the impoundment commenced) for the water to reach the 515m level.
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