Bakun dam

China Power Investment Corporation is joining forces with Indonesia to bring a mammoth hydro project for $17 billion to life never before imagined on Borneo island, dwarfing Sarawak's large dam developments

State-owned China Power Investment Corporation has announced plans to build a 7,000-megawatt hydroelectric dam in North Kalimantan, Indonesia, dwarfing Borneo’s current largest hydropower facility,...

Japan’s Tokuyama Corporation is one of the major global players to set up a plant in Sarawak’s Samalaju Industrial Park in Bintulu. The energy...

The Bakun Dam in Sarawak is the centre point for the state’s power demands as it feeds heavy industries that need massive amounts of...

Sarawak Energy Berhad, with Norwegian Torstein Dale Sjotveit at the helm, is poised to become a key player in the provision of hydro and coal power to satisfy the state’s never-ending need for cheap and efficient energy.

After facing many delays, the Bakun Dam is set to open by September in Sarawak.  Though its total capacity will exceed 2,400 megawatts, initial...