Sabah CM: No plans to privatise utility company after takeover


  • Nation
  • Saturday, 19 Jan 2019

(From left) Sabah Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Christina Liew, United Sabah Chinese Communities Associations of Kota Kinabalu president Datuk Susan Wong Siew Guen, Mohd Shafie, Datin Seri Shuryani Shuaib (Mohd Shafie's wife) and de facto Law Minister Datuk Liew Vui Keong at the Dragon, Unicorn and Lion Dance Festival in Kota Kinabalu on Saturday (Jan 19).

KOTA KINABALU: The state government will take ownership of Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd (SESB) with no immediate plans to privatise it, says Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal.

The Parti Warisan Sabah president said a special task force comprising state and federal representatives would be set up immediately to speed up the return of the loss-making utility company from major shareholder Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB).

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