Sarawak set to export hydropower to Singapore


In April 2022, Sarawak Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg met with Singapore Trade and Industry Minister Gan Kim Yong and EMA officials on Sarawak-Singapore collaboration on renewable energy and hydrogen economy.

KUCHING: Sarawak may export hydropower to Singapore via submarine cables linking Kuching and the island republic.

The proposed project has been actively pursued after Singapore expressed its keen interest to buy hydropower energy from Sarawak.

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