# Sarawak Energy

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. 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, 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. This project is the first successful power trading project for Malaysia.

## Generation capacity

Sarawak Energy generates electricity mainly from two major types of plant; hydroelectric plants (HEP) and thermal plants. 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 (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

## Awards and accolades

| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work/ persons | Result |
| 2016 | The BrandLaureate Awards | Most Sustainable Brand Award 2015-2016 | — | Won |
| 2017 | 9th Annual Global CSR Awards | Best Community Programme | Overall CSR programmes at Batang Ai Dam | Gold |
| 2017 | Australasian Reporting Awards | — | Annual Report | Bronze |
| 2018 | Australasian Reporting Awards | — | Annual Report | Silver |
| 2018 | 10th Annual Global CSR Awards | Best Community Programme | Sarawak Energy CSR Eye Vision Programme for Better Living in the Rural Community | Gold |
| 2018 | Sustainable Business Awards | Best Strategy and Sustainability Management | — | Won |
| 2018 | Sustainable Business Awards | Best UN Sustainable Development Goals | — | Won |
| 2018 | Sustainable Business Awards | Special Recognition for Sustainability in the Community | — | Won |
| 2019 | Asean PR Excellence Awards | Best PR Programme – Asean Category | ‘Mat Weavers’ Programme | Diamond |
| 2019 | Asean PR Excellence Awards | Best PR Campaign – Asean Category | 'Electrifying Sarawak and Beyond’ Campaign | Diamond |
| 2019 | Australasian Reporting Awards | — | Annual Report | Silver |
| 2019 | The BrandLaureate Awards | Nation Branding Award 2018-2019 | — | Won |
| 2019 | HR Asia Best Companies to Work for in Asia (Malaysia) | Utility | — | Won |
| 2020 | Annual Global Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Awards and Good Governance Awards | Excellence in Provision for Literacy & Education | Belaga Penan Education Fund | Platinum |
| 2020 | Annual Global Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Awards and Good Governance Awards | The Best Chief Executive Officer | — | Platinum |
| 2023 | United Nations (UN) Global Compact Network Malaysia and Brunei (UNGCMYB) Forward Faster Sustainability Awards | UNGCMYB Forward Faster CEO | Datuk Haji Sharbini Suhaili | Won |
| 2023 | United Nations (UN) Global Compact Network Malaysia and Brunei (UNGCMYB) Forward Faster Sustainability Awards | Special Climate Fellow Award | Mohd Irwan Aman | Won |
| 2023 | United Nations (UN) Global Compact Network Malaysia and Brunei (UNGCMYB) Forward Faster Sustainability Awards | Partnership for the Goals and for Sustainability Awareness and Employee Engagement | — | Won |