Merit Pila power station

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Merit Pila power station is a cancelled power station in Kapit, Sarawak, Malaysia.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Merit Pila power station Kapit, Kapit, Sarawak, Malaysia 2.016667, 112.9333 (approximate)

The map below shows the approximate location of the power station.

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Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology
cancelled coal: unknown 300 subcritical

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Owner Parent
Sarawak Energy Bhd [100%] Sarawak Energy Bhd [100.0%]

Project-level coal details

  • Coal source(s): Mukah-Balingian region

Background

The project was mentioned in multiple press reports in 2012.[1][2]

However, as of 2016, the project was not mentioned on the "upcoming projects" page of the Sarawak Energy website.[3] It appeared to have been abandoned.

In September 2018, an article about Sarawak's Murum dam project referred to the company's "long-term plan" to build the Merit Pila coal plant, but the project has not actually progressed since 2012.[4]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. "SEB plans another five power plants," The Star.com, October 18, 2012
  2. "Power hungry: Efforts to attract more private investment into the electricity sector," Oxford Business Group, 2012
  3. "Upcoming Projects," Sarawak Energy, accessed March 2014 and April 2016
  4. Score gets RM1.47b financial boost, The Star, September 24, 2018

Additional data

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