Geothermal power plant costing RM419 mil being built at Apas Kiri, Tawau
31st October, 2012KOTA KINABALU: A geothermal power plant costing about RM419 million is being built by Tawau Green Energy Sdn Bhd (TGE) at Apas Kiri , Tawau.TGE Project Director Andrew Amaladoss said that 36MWe electrical generation is equivalent to 56 million tonnes of carbon equivalent eliminated annually; 13.5 trillion trees planted annually and 45 million cars off the roads annually.“The plant is expected to be completed in late 2014 and will be Malaysia’s first grid-connected geothermal plant,” he said.In 2008, Mineral and Geo-science Department...