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KUCHING: The Sarawak government has allocated 2.37 billion ringgit for rural electrification projects for 2019 and 2020 with the aim of achieving full electrification in rural areas of the state by 2025, said Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg. (pix) today.
He said that in 2009, rural electricity coverage was only 56 percent, while the latest figure for this year revealed that 93 percent of rural households have already received power supply.
“We will intensify our efforts to ensure that all households receive electricity in the next five years,” he said while officiating a Sarawak Alternative Rural Electrification Scheme (SARES) in Long Pilah in Telang Usan, a rural settlement about 760 km north of here. .
Also attending the event were Sarawak Public Services Minister Datuk Seri, Dr. Stephen Rundi Utom, Vice President of the State Legislative Assembly and Mulu Assemblyman Datuk Gerawat Gala, and Sarawak Energy President Datuk Amar Hamed Sepawi.
By the end of 2021, he said the Telang Usan district will be fully electrified once renewable solar energy systems are installed in 21 other villages in the area.
Commenting on SARES, Abang Johari said that the plan has made a difference in the lives of more than 8,000 households in more than 270 villages in the most remote areas of Sarawak since it was first introduced in 2016.
He said that under this groundbreaking government and community initiative, the government of Sarawak, through its project implementer, Sarawak Energy, has provided reliable, decarbonized and renewable energy 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at approximately 60,000 rural residents living in the interior of Sarawak, replacing noisy and expensive diesel generators. .
Since its introduction in 2016, more than 20,000 residents of approximately 2,500 households in 51 remote villages in Telang Usan have received power supply through SARES.
These SARES projects have supplied power to the homes of more than 6,000 residents of 725 households in 13 villages, namely Long Pilah, Long Luteng, Long Daloh Bestari, Long Miri, Long Tebangan, Long Liam Keliman, Long Sobeng, Long Selapun , Long Sebatang, Long Sengung, Long Pala, Long Buah, and Long Buken. -Called
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