BY NURFARAHIN OKI
THE Sarawak government and Sarawak Energy are studying 11 river basins that have potential for the development of cascading power sources.
The 11 river basins are Tutoh River, Gaat River, Belaga River, Danum River, Balui River, Trusan River, Lawas River, Limbang River, Tinjar River, Baram River and Tekalit.
Utility and Telecommunication Deputy Minister Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi said his ministry had also received proposals from wakil rakyat to develop the cascading power sources for their own river basins area.
He was replying to Azizul Annuar Adenan (GPS-Tanjong Datu) during the question-and-answer session today.
On another matter, Dr Abdul Rahman assured that Sarawak Alternative Water Supply (SAWAS) projects and the Sarawak Rural Alternative Electricity Supply Scheme (SARES) will be maintained.
He said the villages that have been supplied through the SARES scheme will be considered to be connected to the main grid, especially to those that have access to the road and near the main grid.
“This project will be implemented in stages depending on the availability of allocations,” he said.
Meanwhile, on the implementation of water supply project in Tanjong Datu area by SAWAS, he said that there are currently two projects, namely the proposed SAWAS at Kampung Belungei Besar, Kampung Temelan Dayak, and Kampung Kangka, Lundu, and the proposed SAWAS project at Kampung Pugu, Kampung Sekambal Melayu, Kampung Selarat and Kampung Matang Terap, Lundu ongoing.
