Headline Five projects to improve power delivery in east coast, says Pairin MediaTitle New Sabah Times English (KK) Date 24 Nov 2016 Color Black/white Section Home Circulation 17,182 Page No 2 Readership 51,546 Language English ArticleSize 221 cm² Journalist N/A AdValue RM 476 Frequency Daily (EM) PR Value RM 1,428
Five projects to improve power delivery in east coast, says Pairin KOTA KINABALU: The power generation plant m La who wanted to know the status ture & Environment Assistant Federal government has ap had Datu scheduled for com of the' additional 330MW Minister Datuk Kamarlin proved five projects in the east pletion in April 2018; and, a power generation plant for the Ombi said as a measure to coast to accommodate and new 60MW power generation east coast. reduce traffic congestion at support the electricity gen plant at the Palm Oil Industrial In another development, the Kota Kinabalu Interna eration system as well as im Cluster in Sandakan which Datuk Yahya Hussin said fish tional Airport (KKLA), prove the quality of power was expected to begin op ing equipment permissible Malaysia Airports Berhad delivery system in the area. erations in April 2019. and licensed under certain (MAB) had set up an action Deputy Chief Minister Tan "The two other projects are conditions were trawler, purse committee. Sri Joseph Pairin Kitingan the 300MW combined gas trawl, longline, sunk trawl and "The committee has imple said the Federal government power plant in the Palm Oil fishing line while illegal fish mented an integrated oper had given its approval for im Industrial Cluster in Sandakan ing methods included fish ation to issue summonses and plementation of the projects which will come on stream in bomb, cyanide and fish gun. tow away vehicles blocking via the Planning & Imple stages from 2018 to "Under Section 25 (B) of arrival and departure traffic mentation of Electricity Sup 2020/2021, and the renewable the Fisheries Act 1985, those flow. ply & Tariff Committee (JPP energy (RE) project with convicted of practising illegal "The operation will contin PET) meeting chaired by En feedin tariff scheme from methods of fishing could be ue to be conducted and in ergy, Green Technology & largescale solar (LSS), fined not exceeding tensified during festive sea Water Minister Datuk Seri Dr biomass, mini hydro and RM20,000 or a jail term not sons, he said. Maximus Johnity Ongkili in geothermal plants for the east exceeding two years or both," He was replying to a ques August. coast of Sabah from 2012 to Yahya who is also a Deputy tion by Datuk Saddi Abdul He said the projects were 2018," Pairin, who is also In Chief MinistercumAgricul Rahman (BNSukau) on the the 18 megawatt (MW) frastructure Development ture & Food Industry Minister government's measures to re Melawa gas turbine transfer Minister told the State As he said when replying to a duce traffic congestion at project to Sabah's east coast sembly here on Wednesday. question by Junz Wong KKLA from the transfer of Air projected to be completed in He was replying to Datuk (WarisanLikas). Asia from Terminal 2 to Ter 2017/2018; a new 30MW Au Kam Wah (BNElopura) Meanwhile, Tourism, Cul minal 1.