Mega project: Murum dam in operation. Sarawak Energy Bhd, which built the Murum dam and is now undertaking the Baleh dam project, has a long-term plan to construct a 300MW coal-fired power plant in Merit Pila, about 75km from Kapit in the Upper Rajang.
KUCHING: Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy’s (Score) newly created Upper Rajang development area has received a major financial boost with a state funding of RM1.47bil for its various projects.
The big allocation is mainly to finance infrastructure projects like roads, electricity and water, to be fast tracked in the next two years, according to Sarawak Deputy Chief Minister and Minister for Infrastructure Development and Transportation Tan Sri Dr James Masing.
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