KUALA LUMPUR: The Miri Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) Power Plant project, expected to be completed in 2027, will become the first modern power facility in Sarawak to be fully operated by a local workforce.
Senator Datuk Ahmad Ibrahim said the initiative represents a genuine form of empowerment pursued by the Sarawak government and not merely a political sentiment.
“The Miri CCGT project is clear proof that Sarawak is not only talking about autonomy but implementing it with discipline and responsibility.
“More than half of the workers at the project site are Sarawakians, over 70 local technicians have been trained both domestically and abroad, and several major work packages are being carried out by local contractors,” he was quoted as saying in a TVS’ report today.
Ahmad was responding to Sri Aman MP Datuk Seri Doris Sophia Brodie’s earlier remarks reaffirming Petroleum Sarawak Berhad’s (PETROS) commitment to prioritising local participation across its energy projects in the state.
On Petroliam Nasional Berhad’s (PETRONAS) recent restructuring, Ahmad stressed that the corporate decision should not be politicised.
He said the collaboration between PETRONAS and PETROS remains strategic and aims to ensure Malaysia’s long-term energy security — not to create competition.
“This is not about taking over power, but about restoring the balance of responsibility,” he said.
