Proposed site: An aerial view of the location for the hydroelectric project situated in Kuala Tomani in Tenom, Sabah.
TENOM: The Government has identified a site in Sabah’s interior Tenom for a hydroelectric project which has the potential to generate long-term electricity supply for the state.
Energy, Green Technology and Water Minister Datuk Seri Dr Maximus Ongkili said the construction of the 180MW Upper Padas Hydroelectric Project (UPHEP), situated at the Padas basin in the upstream of Kuala Tomani, would begin next year and the project would be completed by 2019.
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