Wednesday, 19 June 2013

3-HOUR POWER DISRUPTION DAILY IN SANDAKAN






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.

19 comments:

  1. Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd (SESB) diberi sasaran 450 minit untuk Sistem Purata Tempoh Gangguan (SAIDI) tahun ini, berbanding 556 minit tahun lepas.

    Menteri 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.

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  2. "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.

    "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.

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  3. 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.

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  4. masalah eletrik yang sering berlaku di Sandakan harus diselesaikan segera.

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    1. Kerajaan harus mencari cara penyelesaian yang lebih wajar.

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  5. I really hope this problem can be solved asap.

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  6. 3 hour long is not a short moment.

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    1. Masa ini mendatangkan masalah yang banyak, produktiti juga diganggu.

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  7. I have been to Sandakan recently and I found it annoying when the electricity keep power off.

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  8. This is distracting to be honest.

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  9. I think he got the point.

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  10. People know the best because they face it everyday.

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  11. SESB should know what happen too.

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    1. SESB harus ambil langkah yang terbaik, isu ini menjejas aktiviti harian.

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  12. Totally annoying when you encountered it.

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  13. His suggestion to make Berhala island become one of the tourist attractions there is truly agreed.

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  14. Consider the best solutions.

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  15. Meanwhile, Karamunting Assemblyman, Charles Pang Su Pin said that there were 600 unemployed graduates in Sandakan.

    Mereka akan cari nasib di tempat lain jika benar tidak dapat kerja yang sesuai.

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  16. 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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