Sarawak Energy

{{Short description|Electric utility company in Sarawak, Malaysia}}

{{Infobox company

| name = Sarawak Energy Berhad

| type = Private Limited Company

| logo = File:Sarawak Energy.svg

| genre =

| fate =

| successor =

| foundation = 1921
Kuching, Kingdom of Sarawak

(Now Sarawak, Federation Of Malaysia)

| founder =

| defunct =

| location_city = Kuching, Sarawak

| location_country = Malaysia

| location = The Isthmus Off Jalan Keruing 93050

| industry = Electrical power

| key_people = Datu Haji Sharbini Suhaili (CEO){{Cite web |date=2021 |title=Digitalising Sarawak Energy |url=https://www.sarawakenergy.com/assets/pdf/Digitalising-Sarawak-Energy-Booklet.pdf |access-date=21 April 2024 |website=www.sarawakenergy.com/}}

| products = Electricity generation, transmission and distribution

| production =

| services =

| owner = Government of Sarawak

| homepage = {{URL|http://www.sarawakenergy.com/}}

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}}

Sarawak Energy Berhad is the state owned electric utility company of the State of Sarawak. It is one of Malaysia's three electrical companies, the other two being Tenaga Nasional serving Peninsular Malaysia, and Sabah Electricity which serves the state of Sabah and territory of Labuan.

History

In 1921, an Electrical Section within the Public Works Department was set up to look after the public electricity supply.{{cite book|last1=Muzaffar|first1=Tate|title=The power behind the state|date=1999|publisher=Sarawak Electricity Supply Corporation|isbn=983-99360-1-8|edition=First|location=Kuching, Sarawak|pages=49,70,246}} In 1932, "Sarawak Electricity Supply Company" was formed by the Brooke Administration to operate public electricity supply within Sarawak.

The Sarawak Electricity Company was dissolved in 1962, under the Sarawak Electricity Supply Corporation Ordinance 1962, and later created into a Corporation, known as Sarawak Electricity Supply Corporation (SESCO) (Malay: Perbadanan Pembekalan Letrik Sarawak, and later Perbadanan Pembekalan Elektrik Sarawak or PPLS). In 1996, Sarawak Enterprise Corporation Berhad bought over 45% stake of the Corporation from the Sarawak Government.

In 2005, SESCO was privatised and known as Syarikat SESCO Berhad,{{cite web|url= http://sescosarawak.blogspot.com/2009/03/about-us-brief-history_31.html |title= About Us - BRIEF HISTORY|date= March 2009|website= Sarawak Sesco Berhad Blogspot|access-date= 12 November 2016}} and bought over by Sarawak Energy Berhad.

Sarawak began to export electricity from Sarawak to West Kalimantan, Indonesia in January 2016 through a 275kV interconnection operated by Sarawak Energy.{{cite web|title=Malaysia begins exporting electricity to Indonesia|url=http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2016/05/13/malaysia-begins-exporting-electricity-to-indonesia/|website=Free Malaysia Today|date=13 May 2016 |accessdate=13 May 2016}} This project is the first successful power trading project for Malaysia.{{cite web|title=Ongkili: Malaysia's power trading moves a step forward|url=http://www.theborneopost.com/2016/05/12/ongkili-malaysias-power-trading-moves-a-step-forward/|date=12 May 2016|website=The Borneo Post|accessdate=13 May 2016}}

Generation capacity

Sarawak Energy generates electricity mainly from two major types of plant; hydroelectric plants (HEP) and thermal plants.{{cite web|url= http://www.sarawakenergy.com.my/index.php/about-us/what-we-do/generation-portfolio|title= Generation Portfolio|website= Sarawak Energy|access-date= 12 November 2016|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131124061528/http://www.sarawakenergy.com.my/index.php/about-us/what-we-do/generation-portfolio|archive-date= 24 November 2013|url-status= dead}} With a total installed capacity of 5,203 MW, the major towns in Sarawak are connected via a 275/132kV State Transmission Grid.

Hydroelectric power plants

Bakun HEP - 2,400MW
Batang Ai HEP - 108 MW
Murum HEP - 944MW
Baleh HEP - 1,285MW{{Cite web|last=Suhaimi|first=Nazmi|date=2020-07-12|title=Baleh HEP construction on track|url=https://www.newsarawaktribune.com.my/baleh-hep-construction-on-track/|access-date=2020-11-23|website=New Sarawak Tribune|language=en-US}} (Commissioning in 2026)

Thermal power plants
Among the thermal plants in operation are:

Miri power station, Miri - 99 MW, Open Cycle Gas Turbine
Bintulu power station, Bintulu - 330 MW, Combined Cycle Power Plant
Tg Kidurong Power Station, Bintulu - 192 MW, Open Cycle Gas Turbine
Sejingkat Power Station, Kuching - 210 MW, coal-fired power station (phase II)
Mukah Power Station, Mukah - 2 x 135 MW, Coal-Fired Power Station
Balingian Coal Fired Power Station, Balingian - 624 MW{{cite web|title=Sarawak not ready to 'export' hydropower to peninsular|url=https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/317137|website=Malaysiakini|date=26 October 2015|accessdate=26 October 2015}}

Awards and accolades

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Year ! Award ! Category ! class="unsortable" \|Nominated work/ persons ! Result ! Reference
2016 \|The BrandLaureate Awards \|Most Sustainable Brand Award 2015-2016 \|{{n/a}} \|{{won}} \|
rowspan="2"\|2017 \| 9th Annual Global CSR Awards \| Best Community Programme \| Overall CSR programmes at Batang Ai Dam \|style="background-color:#D4AF37"\| Gold \| {{cite web \|url=https://www.theborneopost.com/2017/04/08/seb-accorded-gold-award-for-csr-programmes/\|title=SEB accorded Gold Award for CSR programmes\|accessdate=27 November 2019\|date=8 April 2019\|author=\|publisher=The Borneo Post\|df=dmy-all }}
rowspan="2"\|Australasian Reporting Awards \|{{n/a}} \|rowspan="2"\|Annual Report \|style="background-color:#CD7F32"\| Bronze \|{{cite web \|url=https://www.theborneopost.com/2019/07/04/sarawak-energy-awarded-silver-at-ara/\|title=Sarawak Energy awarded Silver at ARA\|accessdate=4 July 2019\|date=4 July 2019\|author=\|publisher=The Borneo Post\|df=dmy-all }}
rowspan="5"\|2018 \|{{n/a}} \|style="background-color:#BFC1C2"\| Silver \|
10th Annual Global CSR Awards \| Best Community Programme \| Sarawak Energy CSR Eye Vision Programme for Better Living in the Rural Community \|style="background-color:#D4AF37"\| Gold \| {{cite web \|url=https://www.theborneopost.com/2019/08/16/clear-vision-for-89-thanks-to-sarawak-energy/\|title=Clear vision for 89 thanks to Sarawak Energy\|accessdate=30 August 2019\|date=16 August 2019\|author=Lim How Pim\|publisher=The Borneo Post\|df=dmy-all }}
rowspan="3"\|Sustainable Business Awards \|Best Strategy and Sustainability Management \|{{n/a}} \|{{won}} \|{{cite web \|url=https://www.malaymail.com/news/money/2019/02/01/sarawak-energy-wins-two-sustainability-awards-among-30-competing-nations/1718899\|title=Sarawak Energy recognised for sustainability efforts\|accessdate=27 November 2019\|date=1 February 2019\|author=Sulok Tawie\|publisher=Malay Mail\|df=dmy-all }}
Best UN Sustainable Development Goals \|{{n/a}} \|{{won}} \|
Special Recognition for Sustainability in the Community \|{{n/a}} \|{{won}} \|
rowspan="5"\|2019 \|rowspan="2"\|Asean PR Excellence Awards \|Best PR Programme – Asean Category \|‘Mat Weavers’ Programme \|style="background-color:#F8F4EC"\| Diamond \|{{cite web \|url=https://www.theborneopost.com/2019/04/30/sarawak-shines-at-asean-pr-excellence-awards/\|title=Sarawak shines at Asean PR Excellence Awards\|accessdate=27 November 2019\|date=30 April 2019\|author=Marilyn Ten\|publisher=The Borneo Post\|df=dmy-all }}
Best PR Campaign – Asean Category \|'Electrifying Sarawak and Beyond’ Campaign \|style="background-color:#F8F4EC"\| Diamond \|
rowspan="1"\|Australasian Reporting Awards \|{{n/a}} \|rowspan="1"\|Annual Report \|style="background-color:#BFC1C2"\| Silver \|
The BrandLaureate Awards \|Nation Branding Award 2018-2019 \|{{n/a}} \|{{won}} \|{{cite web \|url=https://www.theborneopost.com/2019/07/06/seb-recognised-with-nation-branding-award-2018-2019/\|title=SEB recognised with Nation Branding Award 2018-2019\|accessdate=27 November 2019\|date=6 July 2019\|author=\|publisher=The Borneo Post\|df=dmy-all }}
HR Asia Best Companies to Work for in Asia (Malaysia) \|Utility \|{{n/a}} \|{{won}} \|{{cite web \|url=http://us.acrofan.com/detail.php?number=200054\|title=HR Asia Announces Malaysia's Best Companies to Work for in Asia\|accessdate=27 November 2019\|date=22 November 2019\|author=\|publisher=Acrofan\|df=dmy-all }}
rowspan="2"\|2020 \|rowspan="2"\|Annual Global Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Awards and Good Governance Awards \|Excellence in Provision for Literacy & Education \|Belaga Penan Education Fund \|style="background-color:#E5E4E2"\| Platinum \|{{cite web \|url=https://www.theborneopost.com/2020/09/23/sarawak-energy-snags-double-platinum-at-csr-awards/\|title=Sarawak Energy snags double platinum at CSR awards\|accessdate=25 September 2020\|date=23 September 2020\|author=\|publisher=The Borneo Post\|df=dmy-all }}
The Best Chief Executive Officer \|{{n/a}} \|style="background-color:#E5E4E2"\| Platinum \|
rowspan="3"\|2023 \|rowspan="3"\|United Nations (UN) Global Compact Network Malaysia and Brunei (UNGCMYB) Forward Faster Sustainability Awards \|UNGCMYB Forward Faster CEO \|Datuk Haji Sharbini Suhaili \|{{won}} \|{{cite web \|url=https://www.theborneopost.com/2023/11/27/sarawak-energy-bags-top-honours-at-ungcmyb-awards-2023/\|title=Sarawak Energy bags top honours at UNGCMYB Awards 2023\|accessdate=27 November 2023\|date=27 November 2023\|author=GALILEO PETINGI\|publisher=The Borneo Post\|df=dmy-all }}
Special Climate Fellow Award \|Mohd Irwan Aman \|{{won}} \|
Partnership for the Goals and for Sustainability Awareness and Employee Engagement \|{{n/a}} \|{{won}} \|

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Year

! Award

! Category

! class="unsortable" |Nominated work/ persons

! Result

! Reference

2016

|The BrandLaureate Awards

|Most Sustainable Brand Award 2015-2016

|{{n/a}}

|{{won}}

rowspan="2"|2017

| 9th Annual Global CSR Awards

| Best Community Programme

| Overall CSR programmes at Batang Ai Dam

|style="background-color:#D4AF37"| Gold

| {{cite web |url=https://www.theborneopost.com/2017/04/08/seb-accorded-gold-award-for-csr-programmes/|title=SEB accorded Gold Award for CSR programmes|accessdate=27 November 2019|date=8 April 2019|author=|publisher=The Borneo Post|df=dmy-all }}

rowspan="2"|Australasian Reporting Awards

|{{n/a}}

|rowspan="2"|Annual Report

|style="background-color:#CD7F32"| Bronze

|{{cite web |url=https://www.theborneopost.com/2019/07/04/sarawak-energy-awarded-silver-at-ara/|title=Sarawak Energy awarded Silver at ARA|accessdate=4 July 2019|date=4 July 2019|author=|publisher=The Borneo Post|df=dmy-all }}

rowspan="5"|2018

|{{n/a}}

|style="background-color:#BFC1C2"| Silver

10th Annual Global CSR Awards

| Best Community Programme

| Sarawak Energy CSR Eye Vision Programme for Better Living in the Rural Community

|style="background-color:#D4AF37"| Gold

| {{cite web |url=https://www.theborneopost.com/2019/08/16/clear-vision-for-89-thanks-to-sarawak-energy/|title=Clear vision for 89 thanks to Sarawak Energy|accessdate=30 August 2019|date=16 August 2019|author=Lim How Pim|publisher=The Borneo Post|df=dmy-all }}

rowspan="3"|Sustainable Business Awards

|Best Strategy and Sustainability Management

|{{n/a}}

|{{won}}

|{{cite web |url=https://www.malaymail.com/news/money/2019/02/01/sarawak-energy-wins-two-sustainability-awards-among-30-competing-nations/1718899|title=Sarawak Energy recognised for sustainability efforts|accessdate=27 November 2019|date=1 February 2019|author=Sulok Tawie|publisher=Malay Mail|df=dmy-all }}

Best UN Sustainable Development Goals

|{{n/a}}

|{{won}}

Special Recognition for Sustainability in the Community

|{{n/a}}

|{{won}}

rowspan="5"|2019

|rowspan="2"|Asean PR Excellence Awards

|Best PR Programme – Asean Category

|‘Mat Weavers’ Programme

|style="background-color:#F8F4EC"| Diamond

|{{cite web |url=https://www.theborneopost.com/2019/04/30/sarawak-shines-at-asean-pr-excellence-awards/|title=Sarawak shines at Asean PR Excellence Awards|accessdate=27 November 2019|date=30 April 2019|author=Marilyn Ten|publisher=The Borneo Post|df=dmy-all }}

Best PR Campaign – Asean Category

|'Electrifying Sarawak and Beyond’ Campaign

|style="background-color:#F8F4EC"| Diamond

rowspan="1"|Australasian Reporting Awards

|{{n/a}}

|rowspan="1"|Annual Report

|style="background-color:#BFC1C2"| Silver

The BrandLaureate Awards

|Nation Branding Award 2018-2019

|{{n/a}}

|{{won}}

|{{cite web |url=https://www.theborneopost.com/2019/07/06/seb-recognised-with-nation-branding-award-2018-2019/|title=SEB recognised with Nation Branding Award 2018-2019|accessdate=27 November 2019|date=6 July 2019|author=|publisher=The Borneo Post|df=dmy-all }}

HR Asia Best Companies to Work for in Asia (Malaysia)

|Utility

|{{n/a}}

|{{won}}

|{{cite web |url=http://us.acrofan.com/detail.php?number=200054|title=HR Asia Announces Malaysia's Best Companies to Work for in Asia|accessdate=27 November 2019|date=22 November 2019|author=|publisher=Acrofan|df=dmy-all }}

rowspan="2"|2020

|rowspan="2"|Annual Global Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Awards and Good Governance Awards

|Excellence in Provision for Literacy & Education

|Belaga Penan Education Fund

|style="background-color:#E5E4E2"| Platinum

|{{cite web |url=https://www.theborneopost.com/2020/09/23/sarawak-energy-snags-double-platinum-at-csr-awards/|title=Sarawak Energy snags double platinum at CSR awards|accessdate=25 September 2020|date=23 September 2020|author=|publisher=The Borneo Post|df=dmy-all }}

The Best Chief Executive Officer

|{{n/a}}

|style="background-color:#E5E4E2"| Platinum

rowspan="3"|2023

|rowspan="3"|United Nations (UN) Global Compact Network Malaysia and Brunei (UNGCMYB) Forward Faster Sustainability Awards

|UNGCMYB Forward Faster CEO

|Datuk Haji Sharbini Suhaili

|{{won}}

|{{cite web |url=https://www.theborneopost.com/2023/11/27/sarawak-energy-bags-top-honours-at-ungcmyb-awards-2023/|title=Sarawak Energy bags top honours at UNGCMYB Awards 2023|accessdate=27 November 2023|date=27 November 2023|author=GALILEO PETINGI|publisher=The Borneo Post|df=dmy-all }}

Special Climate Fellow Award

|Mohd Irwan Aman

|{{won}}

Partnership for the Goals and for Sustainability Awareness and Employee Engagement

|{{n/a}}

|{{won}}

References

External links

{{Official website|www.sarawakenergy.com}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20041104024418/http://www.bda.gov.my/investment/Projects.htm Homepage of Bintulu Development Authority]
[http://chimneysofmalaysia.blogspot.com/search/label/Sarawak%20Energy Chimneys of Malaysia]
[https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=875444 Company Overview of Sarawak Energy Berhad], bloomberg.com
[http://www.bursamalaysia.com/market/listed-companies/list-of-companies/plc-profile.html?stock_code=2356 Sarawak Energy Berhad (MYX: 2356)], bursamalaysia.com

Category:Electric power companies of Malaysia

Category:Energy companies established in 1932

Category:Non-renewable resource companies established in 1932

Category:1932 establishments in Sarawak

Category:Companies formerly listed on Bursa Malaysia

Category:Privately held companies of Malaysia

Sarawak Energy

History

Generation capacity

Awards and accolades

See also

References

External links