NOVEMBER 2024
Murum Floating Solar Power To Be Biggest In Asia - Premier
ABU DHABI, Tues: The Murum dam reservoir in Belaga would be developed into the region’s biggest floating solar power generation project if the study could prove its feasibility.
The floating solar plant would be developed jointly by Sarawak Energy Bhd, MASDAR Corporation of UAE and Gentari of Petronas.
Sarawak Premier, Datuk Patinggi Abang Haji Johari Tun Abang Haji Openg told reporters this during a press conference after the signing of a Joint Study Agreement for the Murum Floating Solar Project between the three entities at Masdar city, here, today.
The Premier said the Murum Floating Solar would be capable of generating up to 1GW (1,000 MW) of renewable power and thus adding to Sarawak’s targeted generating capacity of up to 10 GW by 2030.
The agreement signing is part of the Premier’s three-day working visit here of which the highlight is the Premier’s participation in the Panel Discussions of the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition & Conference (ADIPEC) here, tomorrow.
At the signing ceremony Sarawak Energy was represented by its CEO, Datuk Sharbini Suhali, MASDAR by its CEO, Mohamed Jameel Al Ramahi and Gentari by its CEO, Sushil Purohit.
The Premier and members of his delegation that include Deputy Premier, Datuk Amar Haji Awang Tengah Ali Hassan, Minister for Utility and Telecommunications, Dato Sri Julaihi Haji Narawi and State Secretary, Datuk Amar Haji Mohamad Abu Bakar Marzuki arrived here yesterday.
Also present were Deputy Minister for Energy and Environmental Sustainability, Datuk Dr. Hazland bin Abang Hipni, Chairman of Petros, Tan Sri Datuk Amar Hamid Bugo, Chairman of SEDC, Tan Sri Datuk Amar Haji Abdul Aziz Hussain and Chairman of SEB Bhd., Dato Ibrahim Baki.
Earlier, the Premier and members of his delegation were taken on a tour of the Masdar City, an urban community that aims to be a model for sustainable urban living, combining renewable energy, green building practices, and advanced technology.
The city occupying a six-kilometre square area is built by Masdar Corporation, a subsidiary of the state-owned Mubadala Investment Company.