PAPAR, Aug 25 — A RM4 billion hydroelectric dam will be built at Ulu Padas, Tenom as a long-term solution to the state’s perennial water shortage, said Sabah Chief Minister...
PAPAR, Aug 25 — A RM4 billion hydroelectric dam will be built at Ulu Padas, Tenom as a long-term solution to the state’s perennial water shortage, said Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor today.
“It is a joint-venture project between the State Government through Sabah Energy Corporation and the private sector,” said Hajiji after launching phase II of the Kogopon Water Treatment Plant project here.“The state government is also currently conducting a feasibility study on the Papar or Kaiduan Dam as another long-term solution to the water shortage problem and to cater for the needs of investors,” he said.
Hajiji also said that the Kogopon Water Treatment Plant will undergo RM379 million upgrading works under its Phase II development to boost production capacity to 80 million litres daily benefiting some 160,000 consumers in Putatan, Kinarut, Lok Kawi and the vicinity. The Kogopon Water Treatment Plant presently has a production capacity of 40MLD and the upgrading project would increase production by another 40MLD.
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