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wiredInUSA - July 2013 39 ASIA / AFRICA NEWS
In early June, the board of directors
of Sarawak Cable Berhad (SCABLE)
announced that its wholly-owned
subsidiary, Trenergy Infrastructure had
received a Letter of Acceptance from
Sarawak Energy Berhad for the proposed
Tudan-Miri Airport 132kV transmission
line project. The project commenced
on 17th June 2013 and is expected to be
completed within 15 months (September
2014).
The transmission line project is expected to
contribute positively to the earnings and
net assets of Sarawak Cable Group for the
financial years ending 31st December 2013
and 31st December 2014.
SCABLE currently manufactures low
voltage power cables and wires, and
high voltage bare conductors. Low
voltage power cables and wires such as
single-core power cables and wires and
multi-core power cables and wires are
principally used in distribution lines, as well
as inside homes, offices and factories.
The high voltage bare conductors are
typically used in overhead transmission
lines and distribution lines.
Airport contract
in Malaysia
Nearly three years after construction
began, a wind power plant in the southern
coastal province of Bac Lieu has been
linked to the national grid. The plant, the
first of its kind in the Mekong Delta and the
second in Vietnam, has a capacity of 56
million kilowatts a year. Tuoi Tre newspaper
quoted Pham Hoang Be, chairman of Bac
Lieu, saying the plant marks the start of
clean energy development in the delta.
When finally completed in June 2014,
the 500-hectare wind farm will have
62 turbines on 80m towers, producing
around 320 million kilowatts a year. Cong
Ly Construction, Commerce and Tourism
Company in Ca Mau province is building
the plant, partly funded by loans from the
US Export-Import Bank.
The country’s first wind power plant went on
stream in April 2012, in the central province
of Binh Thuan, after a three year trial run. It
has a capacity of 90 million kilowatts.
A study by the province has assessed that
it has wind power potential of over 5,000
megawatts.
Wind power
in Vietnam