Melawa Power Plant
Sector: Commercial • Location: Sabah, Malaysia
Source: World Bank Group
ARL Tenaga was awarded the contract to build, own and operate a 50-MW power plant located adjacent to the existing Melawa Power station that belongs to the state-owned company Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd (SESB). The power plant comprises four diesel units with 12.5 MW each. The contract was awarded in Sep. 1993, but works only started in Sep. 1994. The first unit commenced commercial operations in O
- Status
- Prospective
- Sector
- Commercial, Power Generation (CCGT), Government
- Location
- Sabah, Malaysia
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- World Bank Group
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Taiyo last update | 2026-07-22 |
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Description | ARL Tenaga was awarded the contract to build, own and operate a 50-MW power plant located adjacent to the existing Melawa Power station that belongs to the state-owned company Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd (SESB). The power plant comprises four diesel units with 12.5 MW each. The contract was awarded in Sep. 1993, but works only started in Sep. 1994. The first unit commenced commercial operations in Oct. 1995 and the other units started supplying electricity in Apr. 1996. ARL. Tenaga has a 21-year power purchase agreement with SESB starting in Jun. 1994. The project company is a subsidiary of ARL Associates, which is wholly-owned by the Bumiputra Group. None None |
Original sector | Energy |
Budget |
Location
Country | Malaysia |
State | Sabah |
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Source reliability | High |
Source | World Bank Group |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Commercial, Power Generation (CCGT), Government |
Article published date | 2023-02-20 |
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