Syarikat SESCO Berhad
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| Type | Private |
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| Industry | Electrical power |
| Predecessor(s) | Sarawak Electricity Supply Corporation |
| Founded | Kuching, Sarawak |
| Headquarters | Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia |
| Area served | Sarawak |
| Key people | Datuk Abdul Hamed Sepawi(Chairman) |
| Products | Electricity generation, transmission and distribution |
| Revenue | MYR 1,193.3 million (2005) |
| Employees | 2000 |
| Parent | Sarawak Energy Berhad [1] |
| Website | [2] |
Syarikat SESCO Berhad (formerly Sarawak Electricity Supply Corporation, SESCO) is the privatized organization responsible for the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity for the Sarawak state in Malaysia. It was privatized on 1 July 2005.
SESCo provides electricity to about 382 000 customers. Over the last four years, sales of electrical grew at an average of 8 per cent per annum. SESCO has slightly over 2000 employees.
It is owned 51.6 % by the Sarawak State Government and 45 % by the Sarawak Enterprise Corporation Berhad (SECB). The Corporation's total asset currently stands at around RM4.0 billion.
For business activities and subsidiaries, see corporate webpage [3]
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[edit] Corporate information
Subsidiaries
| Company | Type | Incorporated in | Group's Equity Shareholding |
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| SESCo-EFACEC Sdn. Bhd | Joint Venture | Malaysia | 51% |
| SESCO Engineering Sdn. Bhd. | Joint Venture | Malaysia | 70% |
| PPLS Power Generation Sdn. Bhd. | Subsidiary | Malaysia | 100% |
| PPLS Management Services Sdn Bhd. | Subsidiary | Malaysia | 100% |
[edit] Generation Capacity
Thirty-six power stations with a total installed capacity of 1315MW, comprising 5 per cent Diesel engine, 25.6 per cent gas turbines, 36.5 per cent coal-fired power plant,25 per cent Combined Cycle Power Station and 7.6 per cent hydro turbines, are strategically established throughout the State. The major towns are connected to via a 275/132kV State Transmission Grid.
SESCO generates electricity mainly from two major types of plant; hydroelectric plants and thermal plants [4].
Hydroelectric power plants
There is 1 major hydroelectric scheme with installed generating capacity of 100 MW with 1 dams in operation:
Batang Ai hydroelectric scheme, with 100 MW installed capacity:
- Batang Ai Dam- 4 x 25 MW = 100 MW.
Thermal power plants
There are 35 thermal power plants and diesel-electric plants with installed generating capacity of 1215 MW in operation. Selected major plants are:
- Tun Abdul Rahman Power Station, Kuching - 46 MW Gas Turbine and 68 MW Diesel engine.
- 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
A notable aspect of SESCO operation is the many small diesel-electric power plants in isolated areas, some supplied by air at prohibitive cost.
