By : JENNE LAJIUN
KOTA KINABALU: Electricity
disruptions continue to plague the people of Sandakan, said Elopura assemblyman
Au Kam Wah during the State Assembly sitting yesterday.
“It is a problem for us to
generate our economy and it is also being made an issue. We get power
disruption for three hours every day,” he said.
He added that the matter
must be addressed as it has continued to be a major problem in Sandakan and in
his constituency.
Au also stressed for the
need of a new tourism attraction in Sandakan.
He said presently the
attractions that lure tourists to Sandakan were the Sepilok Orang Utan
Rehabilitation Centre, Kinabatangan and the Selingan Turtle Island.
He proposed that the
government develops the Berhala Island as an attraction in Sandakan.
“The island is merely 10
minutes away from Sandakan and it can be an attraction to tourists coming to
Sandakan,” he said.
He added that the State
targets three million tourists this year.
“But if the bulk of the
tourists only concentrated on the West Coast of Sabah, then it is not good
enough. Even if 20 percent comes to the East Coast, it will help us,” he said.
In his debate, he also
mentioned that Sandakan now has enough rooms to cater for the tourism industry.
Meanwhile, Karamunting
Assemblyman, Charles Pang Su Pin said that there were 600 unemployed graduates
in Sandakan.
He urged the government to
ensure that these graduates had job opportunities available upon completing
their tertiary studies.
He also called for the
establishment of the Fellow Perdana programme in Sabah.
The programme allows fresh
graduates and undergraduates the opportunity to be mentored by Chief Ministers
and even the Prime Ministers. It is an initiative by the Malaysian government
and coordinated by the Ministry of Youth and Sports which functions as the main
secretariat for the programme.
Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd (SESB) diberi sasaran 450 minit untuk Sistem Purata Tempoh Gangguan (SAIDI) tahun ini, berbanding 556 minit tahun lepas.
ReplyDeleteMenteri Tenaga, Teknologi Hijau dan Air Datuk Seri Dr Maximus Ongkili berkata SAIDI antara elemen yang akan diberi penekanan dalam usaha meningkatkan pembekalan tenaga elektrik di Sabah.
"Bagi tempoh dua tahun bermula tahun ini, sasaran Indeks Prestasi Utama (KPI) untuk SAIDI ini akan dipertingkat dengan menurunkan gangguan minit sebanyak 50 peratus atau 225 minit bagi setiap pengguna setahun.
ReplyDelete"Dalam tempoh itu, SESB juga diminta untuk meningkatkan margin rizab kepada 30 hingga 40 peratus selepas dua stesen jana kuasa bebas (IPP) iaitu Kimanis Power Sdn Bhd dan SPR Energy (M) Sdn Bhd dijadual memulakan operasi penghujung
tahun ini," katanya.
Kementerian Tenaga, Teknologi Hijau dan Air sedang dan akan memberi perhatian kepada beberapa cadangan projek pembangunan infrastruktur tenaga elektrik di Sabah bagi memastikan bekalan elektrik stabil.
ReplyDeletemasalah eletrik yang sering berlaku di Sandakan harus diselesaikan segera.
ReplyDeleteKerajaan harus mencari cara penyelesaian yang lebih wajar.
DeleteI really hope this problem can be solved asap.
ReplyDelete3 hour long is not a short moment.
ReplyDeleteMasa ini mendatangkan masalah yang banyak, produktiti juga diganggu.
DeleteI have been to Sandakan recently and I found it annoying when the electricity keep power off.
ReplyDeleteThis is distracting to be honest.
ReplyDeleteI think he got the point.
ReplyDeletePeople know the best because they face it everyday.
ReplyDeleteSESB should know what happen too.
ReplyDeleteSESB harus ambil langkah yang terbaik, isu ini menjejas aktiviti harian.
DeleteTotally annoying when you encountered it.
ReplyDeleteHis suggestion to make Berhala island become one of the tourist attractions there is truly agreed.
ReplyDeleteConsider the best solutions.
ReplyDeleteMeanwhile, Karamunting Assemblyman, Charles Pang Su Pin said that there were 600 unemployed graduates in Sandakan.
ReplyDeleteMereka akan cari nasib di tempat lain jika benar tidak dapat kerja yang sesuai.
Jangan pula para mahasiswa teramat pilih kerja. Kerja dan ambil pengalaman, sudah pasti ada offer lebih baik di masa akan datang.
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