Malaysia's Sesco to supply power to West Kalimantan, Indonesia

Sarawak Electricity Supply Company will provide 230MW starting 2017.

Malaysian power firm Sarawak Electricity Supply Company Limited (Sesco) will start providing power to West Kalimantan, Indonesia in 2017. According to Ricky Cahya Andrian, PT PLN West Kalimantan's Area, Distribution and Distribution Manager, Sesco will be supplying 230MW of power. "Based on the partnership that was built in the beginning of 2016, Sesco Malaysia has been supplying 90 MW of electricity. Starting next year, the supply will be increased," he added.

Andrian said that by end-November,West Kalimantan's Jungkat mobile power plan project will start operating and will supply 100MW, in line with the company's aim of raising its power generating capacity for existing plants.