The Borneo Post

SEB responsibl­e for overseeing load capacity of transforme­rs — Dr Abdul Rahman

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SARAWAK Energy Bhd ( SEB) has been tasked with monitoring the load capacity of transforme­r units, including those in the rural areas.

As s i s t a nt M i n i s t e r o f Rural Electricit­y Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi also told the august House yesterday that transforme­rs that had exceeded the load capacity of 80 per cent would be upgraded.

“As for new projects under BELB (rural electricit­y supply), the cost for upgrading and installati­on of the transforme­rs is included in the project cost, whi le for areas that are not under the implementa­tion of BELB, the cost to upgrade the capacity of transforme­rs comes under the responsibi lity of SEB,” he said.

Dr Abdul Rahman, who is Pantai Damai assemblyma­n, said this in response to a question from Opar assemblyma­n Datuk Ranum Mina ( UPP- Opar), who asked if there was allocation from the ministry for upgrading lowcapacit­y transforme­rs to highercapa­city ones to accommodat­e rural electricit­y supply.

The allocation­s to implement BELB projects and transforme­rs, said Dr Abdul Rahman, were ch annel le d by the Ru r a l Developmen­t and Regional Ministry.

“Moreover, the average cost to upgrade a transforme­r, from 50kVA to 160kVA (in capacity), i s est imated at RM2 0,0 0 0 – excluding installati­on cost, while the total cost including installati­on is about RM80,000,” he added.

 ??  ?? Dr Abdul Rahman (left) goes through some documents with his private secretary Mohamad Hasfa Saleh before the DUN sitting commences for the second day.
Dr Abdul Rahman (left) goes through some documents with his private secretary Mohamad Hasfa Saleh before the DUN sitting commences for the second day.

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