Repair works on Perak stadium floodlights complete, says MBI

IPOH: The Perak Stadium is fit for Saturday’s (Feb 25) Super league 2023 opener between Perak FC and Kedah Darul Aman FC following the completion of repair works at the venue.

Ipoh City Council (MBI) senior technical director Khairul Anuar Lodin said works to repair the cabling and replace floodlight components at the stadium that were reported to have been stolen was completed on Thursday (Feb 23).

"The repair work involved (replacing) 18 units of 2,000 watt ballast, two 6mm cable cores, four 50mm cable cores and 15 units of 2,000 watt bulbs.

"MBI has also carried out a floodlight illuminance test which showed that the lights meet the 1200 lux requirement set by the Malaysian Football League (MFL)," he told a press conference on Thursday night.

MBI confirmed on Friday (Feb 24) that there had been theft of cables and floodlight components at the Perak Stadium. MBI estimated the losses to be RM135,000. - Bernama