East Coast to get 300MW natural gas-powered plant

Finally conceding to what SAPP has been demanding for almost 3 years, the State government finally announced that a 300-megawatt (MW) natural gas-powered plant is set to take shape in the east coast of Sabah to replace the scrapped coal-fired Plant.

Industrial Development Minister Datuk Raymond Tan Shu Kiah said the state govemment was discussing with the national oil company, Petronas, and was close to obtaining a commitment to set up a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminal to supply power in the east coast of the state.

Sandakan gas pipeline the solution, LNG only interim

Kota Kinabalu, Feb 20, 2011: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) President Datuk Yong Teck Lee today said the use of liquefied natural gas (LNG) for the proposed Sandakan gas power plant, as disclosed by the Chief Minister, should only be an interim solution until a natural gas pipeline from Kimanis to Sandakan is completed. The Sabah State Government must secure a natural gas pipeline to Sandakan.