COUNTRY OVERVIEW

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COUNTRY OVERVIEW

• MALAYSIA

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GENERAL GEOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTION

• Area329,758 square kilometers, consisting of
  Peninsular Malaysia and states of Sabah and
  Sarawak and the Federal Territory in the north
  western coastal area of Borneo Island .
• Topography Malaysia consists of mountain
  ranges, limestone's hills and fertile coastal
  plains. The peninsula longest range is Titiwangsa
  Range while Sabah and Sarawak have mountainous
  inland and fertile coastal plains which are
  wider.

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Type of Government

• Malaysia practices a system of parliamentary
  democracy and is ruled with a Constitutional
  Monarch, with the Yang Dipertuan Agong as the
  head of the country. The federal constitution of
  Malaysia clearly divides the authority of the
  Federation into legislative Authority , Judicial
  Authority and Executive Authority The separation
  of power occurs both at federal and states level,
  as in keeping with the concept of federalism,
  which forms the basis of the government
  administration

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Population

• Overall population 23.8 million with a
  multi racial community comprising
  Malays, Chinese, Indians, Kadazans,
  Bajaus, Muruts, Kelabits,
  Dayaks and Ibans

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• Principal Population Centers/Metropolitan Areas

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ELECTRICAL SERVICE

• All electric utilities have been privatized, with
  the federal government holding a certain
  percentage of the share
• TNB is the major utility in Peninsular Malaysia
  with 70 of its shares owned by the Ministry of
  Finance.
• In Sabah, TNB is the major shareholder in SESB.
• In Sarawak, the State Government holds 50
  shares in SESCO.

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• As at the end of the year 2000, the total
  generation capacity in Malaysia was 14,770MW of
  which 11,610 MW is grid connected in the
  peninsula.
• While in Sabah, the installed capacity was 770MW
  with 300MW supplied by five IPPs.
• In Sarawak, SESCO owned 550MW of the total
  capacity of 870 MW in the state. With 320 MW
  contributed by two IPPs, which are subsidiaries
  of SESCO.
• 100 of population in metro regions are served
  with electricity
• 98 of population in rural areas are served with
  electricity Malaysia
• 99 of population in rural areas are served with
  electricity in Peninsular Malaysia
• 75 of population in rural areas in Sabah are
  served with electricity

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• 70 of population in rural areas in Sarawak are
  served with electricity
• In Peninsular Malaysia the 132/275kV grid spans
  the whole peninsula, from Chuping in the north to
  Pasir Gudang in the south, with a north
  east-central loop connecting the eastern loop of
  the national grid
• The transmission system is also connected to that
  of the Electricity Generation Authority of
  Thailand (EGAT) and the Public Utilities Board of
  Singapore. The transmission network is being
  further expanded and reinforced to enhance supply
  to the whole of Peninsular Malaysia
• With the implementation of the 500 kV north-south
  transmission lines from Gurun in the north to
  Yong Peng in the south, it will further
  strengthen the capacity and security of the
  National Grid

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• In Sabah, the west coast grid consists of 132 kV
  transmission system linking 7 substations.
  Currently SESB is strengthening the transmission
  network by upgrading the east coast grid and
  connecting the east coast grid to the west coast
  grid to form a state grid
• In Sarawak, SESCO operates a 132/275 kV
  transmission line, which interconnect the major
  towns of Kuching, Sri Aman, Sarikei, Sibu,
  Bintulu and Miri
• The 132/275 kV transmission network is being
  further expanded and reinforced to enhance supply
  to cover the whole of Sarawak

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