Property Hunter Magazine Property Hunter Magazine Issue 54 - May 2014 | Page 18

/// East Malaysia Property News RM1 Billion to Upgrade Sabah Supply of Electricity CRECCHK Courtesy call to SHAREDA Kota Kinabalu, Sabah The Federal Government has alloted RM1bil to improve and upgrade electricity supply in Sabah, said Deputy Energy, Green Technology and Water Minister Datuk Seri Mahadzir Khalid. “Work to upgrade power generation, transmission and distribution in Sabah, particularly its east coast, is expected to be completed within the next two years,” he told Wong Tien Fatt (DAP - Sandakan). Mahadzir said the upgrading works include improving power transmission in Sandakan, Lahad Datu and Tawau apart from the Kiwa­ is power n plant that will increase electricity supply by 385Mw. disruption in Sabah had shown positive results with the system average interruption duration index (Saidi) showing improvement Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing (BN - Bintulu) asked the Government to explain the rise in electricity tariffs. “Sabahans want to know how the billions in profits are spent,” he said, referring to Mahadzir’s explanation on the five sen rise in tariff from 29.52 sen per kilowatt to 34.52 sen per kilowatt. Datuk Bung Mokhtar Radin (BN Kinabatangan) urged the government to come out with a long term plan to ensure uninterrupted power supply in Sabah. He added that efforts to address power Work to upgrade power generation, transmission and distribution in Sabah, particularly its east coast, is expected to be completed within the next two years 18 www.PropertyHunter.com.my Also present (from left to right) Hon. Secretary-General Mr Ben Kong; Deputy President Mr Chew Sang Hai; CRECCHK Member Mr Kelvin Miranda; CRECCHK International Director Mr Stanley Chin; Mr Ivan Ko; Mr Francis Goh; Vice President Dato Ir. John Chee and Council Member Sr. Chua Soon Ping with Hon. Treasurer-General Mr Wesley Chai. Sabah Housing and Real Estate Developers Association (SHAREDA) received a courtesy call from delegates of China Real Estate Chamber of Commerce Hong Kong Chapter (CRECCHK) led by its Chairman, Mr Ivan Ko during their recent trip to Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. CRECC is a non-government organisation representing the real estate industry in the mainland China, and today has more than 4,500 members consists of leading real estate developers, suppliers, planning and design enterprises and financial institutions. This association, i