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SARAWAK Cable Bhd group managing director and chief executive
officer Toh Chee Ching is predicting strong local demand for power
cables, conductors and transmission lines.
He said the government is increasingly focused on the development of
rural areas in Malaysia, particularly in Sarawak under its government
transformation programme (GTP).
“Coupled with the development of heavy industries under the Sarawak
corridor of renewal energy (SCORE), there is an urgent need to enhance
the electricity generation and power distribution capacity in the state to
facilitate infrastructural and industrial development in the years ahead.
“This will translate into a continuous and strong demand for power cables
and conductors, steel products and transmission lines.”
The spokesman confirmed that Sarawak Cable began implementation of
a 500kV backbone transmission line project in Sarawak in November
2013, and expects the project to enhance the group’s profitability in
financial years 2014 and 2015.
The group, he added, has strategised its business activities into three
main business segments, namely, manufacturing and supply,
transmission line construction and renewal energy.
Sarawak Cable Bhd – Malaysia
Website
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www.sarawakcable.comCable demand in Malaysia
Philippines
wind contract
Gamesa has been awarded a contract by
Alternergy to construct, supply and install
the necessary infrastructure for the 54MW
Pililla wind farm, located on the Philippine
island of Luzón.
Gamesa will partner with the local
Philippine consortium CASA for civil and
electrical works for the facility, which is
planned for completion during 2015.
The contract strengthens Gamesa’s
presence in Asia, where it is already
active as a technology provider and
wind farm developer in China, India,
Japan, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Taiwan and
South Korea.
By March 2014 the company had installed
a total of 5,016MW of its turbines in Asia
and is maintaining a further 1,900MW.
Gamesa – Spain
Website
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www.gamesacorp.com