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Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy

April 07, 2023

The Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy ("SCORE") is an economic region and development corridor covering central Sarawak, a Malaysian State on the island of Borneo. SCORE was launched in 2008. It is one of the five regional development corridors launched throughout Malaysia during the Abdullah Badawi administration.[1] SCORE is managed by the Regional Corridors Development Authority ("RECODA"), a state government agency created through an Ordinance of the State Legislative Assembly.[2][3]

The logo of SCORE

History

SCORE was launched on 11 February 2008 by the 5th Malaysian Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.[4] SCORE was immediately placed under the jurisdiction of Regional Corridors Development Authority (RECODA) where the latter was created under an ordinance passed in the state assembly back in 2006. RECODA must consist of a chairman, two deputy chairmen, and between five and ten other board members. This agency promotes, manages, and oversees the implementation of development projects inside the corridor.[3] SCORE covered an area of 70,000 km2 at the central region of Sarawak, with a coast line of 320 km long; encompassing urban centres such as Sibu, Bintulu, Mukah, Sarikei, Bintulu, Miri, Lawas, Limbang, and Kapit.[2]

Initial plan for SCORE was to construct 12 hydroelectric dams with 7,800 MW of installed capacity, connected to industrial facilities located at the coast of Sarawak, targeting 50 dams with eventual installation capacity of 20,000 MW.[5] Batang Ai Dam was commissioned on 21 August 1985, followed by Bakun Dam in 2014,[6] and Murum Dam in 2015.[7] In November 2015, chief minister Adenan Satem halted the Baram Dam project indefinitely due to persistent protests from the local communities.[8] In 2017, Sarawak acquired Bakun Dam from the Malaysian federal government at a cost of RM 2.5 billion.[9] Baleh Dam started construction in 2020 after completion of river diversions works.[10] The dam is expected to commission in 2026.[11]

Companies given the pioneer status, involving in high tech industries, heavy capital investments, or high research and development activities will enjoy 100% exemption on its statutory income for 5 years.[12]

Targets

The initial aim of setting up SCORE was to develop central region of Sarawak, improving the state's economic growth, thus achieving the national objective of Vision 2020 for becoming a developed state.[2] The development corridor also targets 1.5 million jobs creation by the year 2030.[13] By 2013, the state government has identified SCORE as one of the means to achieve high income and advanced economy by 2030.[14][15] The economic corridor also planned to achieve RM 334 billion (US$110 billion) in total investments, where RM 67 billion (20%) are funded by the government[15] (a mix of investments from government-linked companies, state, and federal funds)[5] and the remaining RM 267 billion (80%) are funded by private sector.[15] Other targets include: increase the size of the economy by a factor of five, increase the number of jobs by a factor of 2.5, and doubling the population to 4.6 million.[5]

It focus on ten priority industries in agriculture, mining, and manufacturing sectors such as aquaculture, livestock rearing, timber, palm oil, petroleum, aluminum, and steel and glass industries.[2] Total investments into these industries are projected to reach RM 200 billion where oil-based industries amount to RM 60 billion, aluminium industry accounted for RM 23 billion, palm oil industry at RM 17 billion, and timber-based industry RM 11 billion.[5] Malaysia failed to achieve developed nation status in the year 2020.[16]

Agencies Under RECODA

 
Source: RECODA

In order to expand the SCORE initiative into rural Sarawak, three agencies under RECODA were established. This initiative expanded the SCORE development area from initial 70,000 km2 to 100,000 km2, which is about two-thirds of Sarawak area.[17]

Upper Rajang Development Agency (URDA)

URDA was established on July 12, 2017.[17] Its inaugural chairman was deputy chief minister James Jemut Masing.[18] This agency covers areas involving Kapit, Kanowit, Song, Belaga, and Bukit Mabong, totalling 41,186 km2 in area.[19] Major development projects for URDA are the construction and management of Bakun Dam, Murum Dam, and Baleh Dam and building access roads to the dams and between settlement areas.[20]

As of December 2020, there were four projects under planning and 28 projects under implementation. One of such projects is the construction of 73 km road network from Kapit to Baleh Dam. This enables remote villages from around Baleh area road access to Kapit town.[21]

Highland Development Agency (HDA)

HDA was established on July 12, 2017.[17] This agency covers an area of 18,462 km2 involving 75,000 people across 244 villages and longhouses in Bario, Mulu, and Long Lama.[19][22] Deputy chief minister Douglas Uggah Embas served as the inaugural chairman of the HDA.[17][18][23] As of December 2020, 10 projects were under planning and 19 projects were under implementation under HDA.[21] Among the projects implemented were Long Lama Rural Growth Centre and Integrated Highland Agriculture Station (IHAS).[24] IHAS aims to become an agricultural products collection, chilling, and packaging facility for the Baram region.[21] IHAS covers an area of 634 hectares including Long Beruang, Long Banga, and Long Peluan areas. Facilities included in IHAS are offices, an internet centre, a multipurpose hall, a production centre, schools, hostels, a training centre, and road networks connecting to surrounding farmlands.[20]

Northern Region Development Agency (NRDA)

NRDA was established on March 15, 2018.[17] Deputy chief minister Awang Tengah Ali Hassan was the inaugural NRDA Chairman.[18] It encompasses Limbang and Lawas, covering an area of 7,790 km2.[19] NRDA is involved in roads constructions, building water supply, and a new airport in Lawas.[25] As of December 2020, 12 projects were under planning and 64 projects were under implementation. One of such projects is Northern Coastal Highway that aims to connect Miri, Limbang, and Lawas to neighbouring state of Sabah through various custom checkpoints in Brunei, Limbang, and Lawas; by constructing a dual carriageway.[21]

Growth nodes

Samalaju

Samalaju Industrial Park began construction in 2009.[26][27] In January 2011, Tokuyama's polycrystalline silicon factory was opened in the industrial park.[26] As of 2014, 15 out of 19 projects in SCORE are located in Samalaju, with total cumulative foreign direct investment (FDI) of MYR 27 billion.[28] Companies such as Press Metal Bhd, OM Materials (Sarawak), Pertama Ferroalloys, Sakura Ferroalloys, OCI Malaysia (previously Tokuyama Malaysia), and Iwatani-SIG Industrial Gases Sdn Bhd, and Elkem Carbon Malaysia are operational in Samalaju since 2014.[28][29] Other development projects near the industrial park are Samalaju Eco Park Township and Samalaju port. Residential properties, shoplots, transportation hub, and light industrial facilities are located inside the Eco Park Township. Samalaju port handled 4 million tonnes of cargo annually in 2015.[30]

As of 2018, there was no data of socioeconomic impact on the local community, such as employment and wages, and involvement of local companies in the industrial park.[31]

Mukah

Mukah aims to become a smart city focusing in education and information technology.[32] Amongst projects that were planned in 2013 were: new Mukah Airport, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) campus, and Mukah Science Park. Mukah Coal Fired power plant started operation in April 2009. This was followed by Press Metal Sarawak opening its first aluminium smelting plant in August 2009.[26] In April 2011, Mukah new administrative centre was built that houses the head office of RECODA[26] and Dalat & Mukah District Council.[33] Since 2014, Matadeng Industrial park, located at 30 km from the Mukah town, was planned.[34][35] New Mukah Airport started construction in 2017 and commenced operation in June 2021.[36] Construction of new UiTM Mukah Campus started in 2012 and completed in 2015, capable of housing 2,000 students.[37] Three faculties are based in this new campus, namely: faculty of business management, faculty of plantation and agrotechnology, and faculty of Applied Science.[38] Mukah Rinwood 10 MW biomass power plant also started construction in 2015. It uses oil palm waste such as empty fruit branch, palm kernel shell, and mesocarp fibre to generate electricity.[30]

Balingian coal fired power plant began construction in 2015.[30] The power plant started operating in May 2019.[39][40]

Tanjung Manis

Tanjung Manis aims to become a palm oil integrated centre and halal food hub.[32] Tanjung Manis Halal Hub was launched in February 2009.[26] Other projects planned includes building an integrated port and deep sea fishing port. In 2013, Sea Party International Co Ltd from Taiwan invested in this area, involving in tilapia, marine fish, and shrimp farming projects.[26]

Baram

The Baram region encompasses Miri, Marudi, Telang Usan, and Beluru. It aims develop highland agriculture, livestock rearing, and ecotourism.[41] Construction of IHAS started in 2015.[42] Access roads to Baram Dam and Murum Dam were also planned.[26]

Tunoh

Similar to Baram, Tunoh also aims to become an agriculture and eco-tourism centre. Access road to Baleh Dam was planned in 2013.[26] Access road to Tunoh and a new township at Bukit Mabong was planned in 2016.[43]

Results

As of 2014, 19 projects with more than RM 32 billion in FDI has been approved cumulatively. Of these projects, 15 of them were located in Samalaju, and the remaining four were located in Tanjung Manis, Mukah and Kidurong.[28] In the year 2014 alone, SCORE accounted for 90% of Sarawak's total foreign direct investment (FDI), amounting RM 9.6 billion, where 87.2% the investments were foreign.[44] As of 2016, 16 projects in basic metal products industry, two projects in chemical industry, two projects under food manufacturing, and one project under petrochemical industry was approved.[15] As of 2018, a total of nine projects were operational in the economic corridor, where seven of them were located in Samalaju, one each at Mukah and Tanjung Manis. SCORE recorded RM 79.97 billion in total investments, where RM 33.64 billion (42%) came from private investments.[45] As of 2020, SCORE created 6,654[46] to 18,000 job opportunities.[47] A total of 68% of the jobs were filled by locals.[46] Export values worth RM 9.4 billion were generated in the same year.[46] As of October 2021, cumulative private and public investments in SCORE stood at RM 71.1 billion, where public sector contributes 58.2% and foreign investments stood at 36.7%.[48]

Analysis

According to a report published in 2011, although SCORE helps to diversify Sarawak energy sources away from fossil fuels, it met several technical challenges such as a lack of proper highways to carry raw materials into rural areas, lack of proper electricity networks to carry power to consumers, difficulties in river diversion, tunneling, channeling, transportation of machines and turbines to the dam construction sites, and lack of highly trained engineers and construction workers to build the spillways, powerhouses, transformers, turbines, and dam face. The turbid river waters are filled with silt, sediments, logs, and rocks due to logging, erosions, and unsustainable agricultural practices. Such low quality river waters can make dam projects more complicated and shorten the lifetime of the dam usage to 30 to 40 years. These problems could make the electricity generated from SCORE unaffordable because of cost overruns and delays in financing the projects. An example is the cost overruns of Bakun Dam six times higher than the original price of RM 2.5 billion due to delays, rising interest rates, strikes and problems with excavations. Initially, construction companies have to underestimate their risks in order to have an edge in the tender bidding process. When problems emerged during constructions, additional payment have to be made in order to keep the project afloat, thus making the electricity generated by dams in Sarawak to be two to three times higher than expected.[5] Building dams in the middle of the forests can be construed as high risk project as it deals with many problems such as logistical issues, indigenous communities and their lands, contractors and corruptions. The caused the investors to be risk averse, thus leading to delay in financing. The electrical energy generated from the dams are mainly for industry players, instead for local population. One respondent from the interview predicted that "the amount of jobs created for the local population is practically zero". Besides, the policy of SCORE to attract "energy inefficient" metal smelters is a waste of electricity. The construction of dams also causes environmental damage due to logging, changes in water biochemical profile, emission of methane gas from rotten vegetation, and submersion of tropical rainforests.[5]

A study done in March 2015 at University of California showed that distributed energy plants such as solar and biomass can meet the future energy demand of the state when compared to dam construction.[49] A study conducted by Universiti Malaysia Sabah concluded that there is a potential for agricultural development in SCORE because of the Sarawak government and Development Bank of Sarawak (DBOS) commitments to developing this industry. However, encouraging youths to participate in this industry would be a major challenge.[50]

See also

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External links

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The Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy SCORE is an economic region and development corridor covering central Sarawak a Malaysian State on the island of Borneo SCORE was launched in 2008 It is one of the five regional development corridors launched throughout Malaysia during the Abdullah Badawi administration 1 SCORE is managed by the Regional Corridors Development Authority RECODA a state government agency created through an Ordinance of the State Legislative Assembly 2 3 The logo of SCORE Contents 1 History 2 Targets 3 Agencies Under RECODA 3 1 Upper Rajang Development Agency URDA 3 2 Highland Development Agency HDA 3 3 Northern Region Development Agency NRDA 4 Growth nodes 4 1 Samalaju 4 2 Mukah 4 3 Tanjung Manis 4 4 Baram 4 5 Tunoh 5 Results 6 Analysis 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksHistory EditSCORE was launched on 11 February 2008 by the 5th Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi 4 SCORE was immediately placed under the jurisdiction of Regional Corridors Development Authority RECODA where the latter was created under an ordinance passed in the state assembly back in 2006 RECODA must consist of a chairman two deputy chairmen and between five and ten other board members This agency promotes manages and oversees the implementation of development projects inside the corridor 3 SCORE covered an area of 70 000 km2 at the central region of Sarawak with a coast line of 320 km long encompassing urban centres such as Sibu Bintulu Mukah Sarikei Bintulu Miri Lawas Limbang and Kapit 2 Initial plan for SCORE was to construct 12 hydroelectric dams with 7 800 MW of installed capacity connected to industrial facilities located at the coast of Sarawak targeting 50 dams with eventual installation capacity of 20 000 MW 5 Batang Ai Dam was commissioned on 21 August 1985 followed by Bakun Dam in 2014 6 and Murum Dam in 2015 7 In November 2015 chief minister Adenan Satem halted the Baram Dam project indefinitely due to persistent protests from the local communities 8 In 2017 Sarawak acquired Bakun Dam from the Malaysian federal government at a cost of RM 2 5 billion 9 Baleh Dam started construction in 2020 after completion of river diversions works 10 The dam is expected to commission in 2026 11 Companies given the pioneer status involving in high tech industries heavy capital investments or high research and development activities will enjoy 100 exemption on its statutory income for 5 years 12 Targets EditThe initial aim of setting up SCORE was to develop central region of Sarawak improving the state s economic growth thus achieving the national objective of Vision 2020 for becoming a developed state 2 The development corridor also targets 1 5 million jobs creation by the year 2030 13 By 2013 the state government has identified SCORE as one of the means to achieve high income and advanced economy by 2030 14 15 The economic corridor also planned to achieve RM 334 billion US 110 billion in total investments where RM 67 billion 20 are funded by the government 15 a mix of investments from government linked companies state and federal funds 5 and the remaining RM 267 billion 80 are funded by private sector 15 Other targets include increase the size of the economy by a factor of five increase the number of jobs by a factor of 2 5 and doubling the population to 4 6 million 5 It focus on ten priority industries in agriculture mining and manufacturing sectors such as aquaculture livestock rearing timber palm oil petroleum aluminum and steel and glass industries 2 Total investments into these industries are projected to reach RM 200 billion where oil based industries amount to RM 60 billion aluminium industry accounted for RM 23 billion palm oil industry at RM 17 billion and timber based industry RM 11 billion 5 Malaysia failed to achieve developed nation status in the year 2020 16 Agencies Under RECODA Edit Source RECODA In order to expand the SCORE initiative into rural Sarawak three agencies under RECODA were established This initiative expanded the SCORE development area from initial 70 000 km2 to 100 000 km2 which is about two thirds of Sarawak area 17 Upper Rajang Development Agency URDA Edit URDA was established on July 12 2017 17 Its inaugural chairman was deputy chief minister James Jemut Masing 18 This agency covers areas involving Kapit Kanowit Song Belaga and Bukit Mabong totalling 41 186 km2 in area 19 Major development projects for URDA are the construction and management of Bakun Dam Murum Dam and Baleh Dam and building access roads to the dams and between settlement areas 20 As of December 2020 there were four projects under planning and 28 projects under implementation One of such projects is the construction of 73 km road network from Kapit to Baleh Dam This enables remote villages from around Baleh area road access to Kapit town 21 Highland Development Agency HDA Edit HDA was established on July 12 2017 17 This agency covers an area of 18 462 km2 involving 75 000 people across 244 villages and longhouses in Bario Mulu and Long Lama 19 22 Deputy chief minister Douglas Uggah Embas served as the inaugural chairman of the HDA 17 18 23 As of December 2020 10 projects were under planning and 19 projects were under implementation under HDA 21 Among the projects implemented were Long Lama Rural Growth Centre and Integrated Highland Agriculture Station IHAS 24 IHAS aims to become an agricultural products collection chilling and packaging facility for the Baram region 21 IHAS covers an area of 634 hectares including Long Beruang Long Banga and Long Peluan areas Facilities included in IHAS are offices an internet centre a multipurpose hall a production centre schools hostels a training centre and road networks connecting to surrounding farmlands 20 Northern Region Development Agency NRDA Edit NRDA was established on March 15 2018 17 Deputy chief minister Awang Tengah Ali Hassan was the inaugural NRDA Chairman 18 It encompasses Limbang and Lawas covering an area of 7 790 km2 19 NRDA is involved in roads constructions building water supply and a new airport in Lawas 25 As of December 2020 12 projects were under planning and 64 projects were under implementation One of such projects is Northern Coastal Highway that aims to connect Miri Limbang and Lawas to neighbouring state of Sabah through various custom checkpoints in Brunei Limbang and Lawas by constructing a dual carriageway 21 Growth nodes EditSamalaju Edit Samalaju Industrial Park began construction in 2009 26 27 In January 2011 Tokuyama s polycrystalline silicon factory was opened in the industrial park 26 As of 2014 15 out of 19 projects in SCORE are located in Samalaju with total cumulative foreign direct investment FDI of MYR 27 billion 28 Companies such as Press Metal Bhd OM Materials Sarawak Pertama Ferroalloys Sakura Ferroalloys OCI Malaysia previously Tokuyama Malaysia and Iwatani SIG Industrial Gases Sdn Bhd and Elkem Carbon Malaysia are operational in Samalaju since 2014 28 29 Other development projects near the industrial park are Samalaju Eco Park Township and Samalaju port Residential properties shoplots transportation hub and light industrial facilities are located inside the Eco Park Township Samalaju port handled 4 million tonnes of cargo annually in 2015 30 As of 2018 there was no data of socioeconomic impact on the local community such as employment and wages and involvement of local companies in the industrial park 31 Mukah Edit Mukah aims to become a smart city focusing in education and information technology 32 Amongst projects that were planned in 2013 were new Mukah Airport Universiti Teknologi MARA UiTM campus and Mukah Science Park Mukah Coal Fired power plant started operation in April 2009 This was followed by Press Metal Sarawak opening its first aluminium smelting plant in August 2009 26 In April 2011 Mukah new administrative centre was built that houses the head office of RECODA 26 and Dalat amp Mukah District Council 33 Since 2014 Matadeng Industrial park located at 30 km from the Mukah town was planned 34 35 New Mukah Airport started construction in 2017 and commenced operation in June 2021 36 Construction of new UiTM Mukah Campus started in 2012 and completed in 2015 capable of housing 2 000 students 37 Three faculties are based in this new campus namely faculty of business management faculty of plantation and agrotechnology and faculty of Applied Science 38 Mukah Rinwood 10 MW biomass power plant also started construction in 2015 It uses oil palm waste such as empty fruit branch palm kernel shell and mesocarp fibre to generate electricity 30 Balingian coal fired power plant began construction in 2015 30 The power plant started operating in May 2019 39 40 Tanjung Manis Edit Tanjung Manis aims to become a palm oil integrated centre and halal food hub 32 Tanjung Manis Halal Hub was launched in February 2009 26 Other projects planned includes building an integrated port and deep sea fishing port In 2013 Sea Party International Co Ltd from Taiwan invested in this area involving in tilapia marine fish and shrimp farming projects 26 Baram Edit The Baram region encompasses Miri Marudi Telang Usan and Beluru It aims develop highland agriculture livestock rearing and ecotourism 41 Construction of IHAS started in 2015 42 Access roads to Baram Dam and Murum Dam were also planned 26 Tunoh Edit Similar to Baram Tunoh also aims to become an agriculture and eco tourism centre Access road to Baleh Dam was planned in 2013 26 Access road to Tunoh and a new township at Bukit Mabong was planned in 2016 43 Results EditAs of 2014 19 projects with more than RM 32 billion in FDI has been approved cumulatively Of these projects 15 of them were located in Samalaju and the remaining four were located in Tanjung Manis Mukah and Kidurong 28 In the year 2014 alone SCORE accounted for 90 of Sarawak s total foreign direct investment FDI amounting RM 9 6 billion where 87 2 the investments were foreign 44 As of 2016 16 projects in basic metal products industry two projects in chemical industry two projects under food manufacturing and one project under petrochemical industry was approved 15 As of 2018 a total of nine projects were operational in the economic corridor where seven of them were located in Samalaju one each at Mukah and Tanjung Manis SCORE recorded RM 79 97 billion in total investments where RM 33 64 billion 42 came from private investments 45 As of 2020 SCORE created 6 654 46 to 18 000 job opportunities 47 A total of 68 of the jobs were filled by locals 46 Export values worth RM 9 4 billion were generated in the same year 46 As of October 2021 cumulative private and public investments in SCORE stood at RM 71 1 billion where public sector contributes 58 2 and foreign investments stood at 36 7 48 Analysis EditAccording to a report published in 2011 although SCORE helps to diversify Sarawak energy sources away from fossil fuels it met several technical challenges such as a lack of proper highways to carry raw materials into rural areas lack of proper electricity networks to carry power to consumers difficulties in river diversion tunneling channeling transportation of machines and turbines to the dam construction sites and lack of highly trained engineers and construction workers to build the spillways powerhouses transformers turbines and dam face The turbid river waters are filled with silt sediments logs and rocks due to logging erosions and unsustainable agricultural practices Such low quality river waters can make dam projects more complicated and shorten the lifetime of the dam usage to 30 to 40 years These problems could make the electricity generated from SCORE unaffordable because of cost overruns and delays in financing the projects An example is the cost overruns of Bakun Dam six times higher than the original price of RM 2 5 billion due to delays rising interest rates strikes and problems with excavations Initially construction companies have to underestimate their risks in order to have an edge in the tender bidding process When problems emerged during constructions additional payment have to be made in order to keep the project afloat thus making the electricity generated by dams in Sarawak to be two to three times higher than expected 5 Building dams in the middle of the forests can be construed as high risk project as it deals with many problems such as logistical issues indigenous communities and their lands contractors and corruptions The caused the investors to be risk averse thus leading to delay in financing The electrical energy generated from the dams are mainly for industry players instead for local population One respondent from the interview predicted that the amount of jobs created for the local population is practically zero Besides the policy of SCORE to attract energy inefficient metal smelters is a waste of electricity The construction of dams also causes environmental damage due to logging changes in water biochemical profile emission of methane gas from rotten vegetation and submersion of tropical rainforests 5 A study done in March 2015 at University of California showed that distributed energy plants such as solar and biomass can meet the future energy demand of the state when compared to dam construction 49 A study conducted by Universiti Malaysia Sabah concluded that there is a potential for agricultural development in SCORE because of the Sarawak government and Development Bank of Sarawak DBOS commitments to developing this industry However encouraging youths to participate in this industry would be a major challenge 50 See also EditMalaysian National Projects Ninth Malaysia Plan Sabah Development Corridor Iskandar Malaysia Northern Corridor Economic Region East Coast Economic RegionReferences Edit 5 major national corridors to translate county s development agenda Zahid NSTTV New Straits Times 22 April 2018 Archived from the original on 22 April 2018 Retrieved 4 December 2021 a b 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