SESB mulls more solar hybrid power stations
Published on: Saturday, October 19, 2019
By: Bernama
SEMPORNA: More Sabahans living in areas not accessible by the current power grid are enjoying the amenity, thanks to the 34 solar hybrid power stations in rural areas and islands.
More such stations will be set up in the near future, said Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd (SESB) General Manager (Generation), Jait Aziz.
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He said these stations initiated by the government are now under SESB’s care to maintain and cost around RM20 million to maintain annually.
“We have nine such stations located on nine islands here which we maintain for around RM4 million,” he said after making a working visit to one of the station at Bait 1 Island, recently.
Jait said they would continue to work closely with the government to bring more such stations into operation to benefit more Sabahans.
On the station itself, he said the solar panels set up there can generate 260 kilowatt of power backed by two generators each capable of producing 200 kilowatts to give four villages 24-hour power supply.
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He also explained that the climate in the State has made solar power generation the most viable in comparison to other renewable energy method such as bio-mass, wind and hydro.
All nine stations had been in operation for five years and thousands of islanders have benefited.
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Meanwhile, Bait 1 village chief, Mohammad Gemuk, said the existence of the station has brought about a better livelihood to villagers.
“In the past, we used generator sets and our cost in obtaining fuel to run such generator comes to a few hundred ringgit per month per set,” he lamented.
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