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=== Energy === [[File:Bakun Dam Power House.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Turbines]] inside the Bakun Dam power house. The dam is the main source for [[electric energy]] in Sarawak.]] Electricity in Sarawak, supplied by the state-owned [[Sarawak Energy]] Berhad (SEB),<ref name="Sarawak Energy Portfolio"/> is primarily sourced from traditional coal fired power plants and [[thermal power station]]s using LNG,<ref name="Sarawak Energy Portfolio">{{cite web |title=Generation Portfolio |url=http://www.sarawakenergy.com.my/index.php/about-us/what-we-do/generation-portfolio |publisher=[[Sarawak Energy]] |access-date=23 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131124061528/http://www.sarawakenergy.com.my/index.php/about-us/what-we-do/generation-portfolio |archive-date=24 November 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Core Business Activities |url=http://www.sarawakenergy.com.my/index.php/about-us/core-business-activities |publisher=[[Sarawak Energy]] |access-date=23 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150710003252/http://www.sarawakenergy.com.my/index.php/about-us/core-business-activities |archive-date=10 July 2015}}</ref> but diesel based sources and hydroelectricity are also utilised. There are 3 hydroelectric dams {{As of|2015|lc=y}} at [[Batang Ai Dam|Batang Ai]],<ref name="Sarawaak HEP Plan">{{cite web |title=Hydroelectric Power Dams in Sarawak |url=http://www.siwrs.com.my/modules/iwrm/page.php?id=8 |publisher=Sarawak Integrated Water Resources β Management Master Plan |access-date=23 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151123014245/http://www.siwrs.com.my/modules/iwrm/page.php?id=8 |archive-date=23 November 2015}}</ref> Bakun,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Jack |first1=Wong |title=Bakun at 50% capacity producing 900MW |url=http://www.thestar.com.my/Business/Business-News/2014/07/22/Bakun-at-50-capacity-Sarawak-dam-producing-an-average-of-900MW-By-Jack-Wong-starbizthestarcommy/?style=biz |access-date=23 November 2015 |newspaper=The Star (Malaysia) |date=22 July 2014}}</ref> and Murum,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Christopher |first1=Lindom |title=Making HEPs in Sarawak safe |url=http://www.newsarawaktribune.com/news/47149/Making-HEPs-in-Sarawak-safe/ |access-date=23 November 2015 |publisher=New Sarawak Tribune |date=11 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151123014941/http://www.newsarawaktribune.com/news/47149/Making-HEPs-in-Sarawak-safe/ |archive-date=23 November 2015 |quote=... Murum HEP had officially started commercial operation on 8 June 2015,"...}}</ref> with several others under construction.<ref name="Sarawaak HEP Plan"/> In early 2016, SEB signed Malaysia's first energy export deal to supply electricity to neighbouring [[West Kalimantan]] in Indonesia.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/Economy/Malaysia-exports-electricity-to-Indonesia |title=Malaysia exports electricity to Indonesia |author=CK Tan |newspaper=[[Nikkei Asian Review]] |date=12 May 2016 |access-date=15 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160515075142/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/Economy/Malaysia-exports-electricity-to-Indonesia |archive-date=15 May 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2008, SCORE was established as a framework to develop the energy sector in the state, specifically the Murum, [[Baram Dam|Baram]], and Baleh Dams as well as potential coal-based power plants,<ref>{{cite web |title=Development Strategy |url=http://www.recoda.com.my/invest-in-score/development-strategy/ |publisher=Regional Corridor Development Authority |access-date=22 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117185928/http://www.recoda.com.my/invest-in-score/development-strategy/ |archive-date=17 November 2015}}</ref> and 10{{nbsp}}high priority industries out to 2030.<ref>{{cite web |title=What is SCORE? |url=http://www.recoda.com.my/invest-in-score/what-is-score/ |publisher=Regional Corridor Development Authority |access-date=22 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117015931/http://www.recoda.com.my/invest-in-score/what-is-score/ |archive-date=17 November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy β Register your interest |url=http://www.recoda.com.my/priority-sectors/register-your-interest/ |publisher=Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy |access-date=26 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140627141532/http://www.recoda.com.my/priority-sectors/register-your-interest/ |archive-date=27 June 2014}}</ref> The Regional Corridor Development Authority is the government agency responsible for managing SCORE.<ref>{{cite web |title=What is RECODA |url=http://www.recoda.com.my/about-recoda/what-is-recoda/ |publisher=Regional Corridor Development Authority |access-date=22 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117185839/http://www.recoda.com.my/about-recoda/what-is-recoda/ |archive-date=17 November 2015}}</ref> The entire central region of Sarawak is covered under SCORE, including areas such as Samalaju (near Bintulu), Tanjung Manis, and Mukah.<ref>{{cite web |title=SCORE Areas |url=http://www.recoda.com.my/invest-in-score/score-areas/ |publisher=Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy |access-date=31 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140627141442/http://www.recoda.com.my/invest-in-score/score-areas/ |archive-date=27 June 2014}}</ref> Samalaju will be developed as an industrial park,<ref>{{cite web |title=Samalaju β SCORE |url=http://www.recoda.com.my/invest-in-score/score-areas/samalaju/ |publisher=Regional Corridor Development Authority |access-date=22 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117183904/http://www.recoda.com.my/invest-in-score/score-areas/samalaju/ |archive-date=17 November 2015}}</ref> with Tanjung Manis as a [[halal]] food hub,<ref>{{cite web |title=Tanjung Manis β SCORE |url=http://www.recoda.com.my/invest-in-score/score-areas/tanjung-manis/ |publisher=Regional Corridor Development Authority |access-date=22 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117085730/http://www.recoda.com.my/invest-in-score/score-areas/tanjung-manis/ |archive-date=17 November 2015}}</ref> and Mukah as the administrative centre for SCORE with a focus on resource-based research and development.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mukah β SCORE |url=http://www.recoda.com.my/invest-in-score/score-areas/mukah/ |publisher=Regional Corridor Development Authority |access-date=22 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117162533/http://www.recoda.com.my/invest-in-score/score-areas/mukah/ |archive-date=17 November 2015}}</ref>
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