| Sarawak Energy Berhad | |
| Type: | Private Limited Company |
| Foundation: | 1921 Kuching, Kingdom of Sarawak(Now Sarawak, Federation Of Malaysia) |
| Location City: | Kuching, Sarawak |
| Location Country: | Malaysia |
| Location: | The Isthmus Off Jalan Keruing 93050 |
| Industry: | Electrical power |
| Key People: | Datu Haji Sharbini Suhaili (CEO)[1] |
| Products: | Electricity generation, transmission and distribution |
| Owner: | Government of Sarawak |
Sarawak Energy Berhad is the state owned electric utility company of the State of Sarawak. It is one of Malaysia's three electrical companies, the other two being Tenaga Nasional serving Peninsular Malaysia, and Sabah Electricity which serves the state of Sabah and territory of Labuan.
In 1921, an Electrical Section within the Public Works Department was set up to look after the public electricity supply.[2] In 1932, "Sarawak Electricity Supply Company" was formed by the Brooke Administration to operate public electricity supply within Sarawak.[2]
The Sarawak Electricity Company was dissolved in 1962, under the Sarawak Electricity Supply Corporation Ordinance 1962, and later created into a Corporation, known as Sarawak Electricity Supply Corporation (SESCO)[2] (Malay: Perbadanan Pembekalan Letrik Sarawak, and later Perbadanan Pembekalan Elektrik Sarawak or PPLS). In 1996, Sarawak Enterprise Corporation Berhad bought over 45% stake of the Corporation from the Sarawak Government.
In 2005, SESCO was privatised and known as Syarikat SESCO Berhad,[3] and bought over by Sarawak Energy Berhad.
Sarawak began to export electricity from Sarawak to West Kalimantan, Indonesia in January 2016 through a 275kV interconnection operated by Sarawak Energy.[4] This project is the first successful power trading project for Malaysia.[5]
Sarawak Energy generates electricity mainly from two major types of plant; hydroelectric plants (HEP) and thermal plants.[6] With a total installed capacity of 5,203 MW, the major towns in Sarawak are connected via a 275/132kV State Transmission Grid.
Hydroelectric power plants
Thermal power plants
Among the thermal plants in operation are:
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work/ persons | Result | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | The BrandLaureate Awards | Most Sustainable Brand Award 2015-2016 | |||
| 2017 | 9th Annual Global CSR Awards | Best Community Programme | Overall CSR programmes at Batang Ai Dam | Gold | [9] |
| Australasian Reporting Awards | Annual Report | Bronze | [10] | ||
| 2018 | Silver | ||||
| 10th Annual Global CSR Awards | Best Community Programme | Sarawak Energy CSR Eye Vision Programme for Better Living in the Rural Community | Gold | [11] | |
| Sustainable Business Awards | Best Strategy and Sustainability Management | [12] | |||
| Best UN Sustainable Development Goals | |||||
| Special Recognition for Sustainability in the Community | |||||
| 2019 | Asean PR Excellence Awards | Best PR Programme – Asean Category | ‘Mat Weavers’ Programme | Diamond | [13] |
| Best PR Campaign – Asean Category | 'Electrifying Sarawak and Beyond’ Campaign | Diamond | |||
| Australasian Reporting Awards | Annual Report | Silver | |||
| The BrandLaureate Awards | Nation Branding Award 2018-2019 | [14] | |||
| HR Asia Best Companies to Work for in Asia (Malaysia) | Utility | [15] | |||
| 2020 | Annual Global Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Awards and Good Governance Awards | Excellence in Provision for Literacy & Education | Belaga Penan Education Fund | Platinum | [16] |
| The Best Chief Executive Officer | Platinum | ||||
| 2023 | United Nations (UN) Global Compact Network Malaysia and Brunei (UNGCMYB) Forward Faster Sustainability Awards | UNGCMYB Forward Faster CEO | Datuk Haji Sharbini Suhaili | [17] | |
| Special Climate Fellow Award | Mohd Irwan Aman | ||||
| Partnership for the Goals and for Sustainability Awareness and Employee Engagement |