Sarawak SCORE - Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy

Galore of investment prospects

2016-09-07T16:24:00.000+08:00

KUCHING: Sarawak will continue to enhance trade and investment ties with China, Japan, South Korea and Asean countries. Minister of Industrial and Entrepreneur Development, Trade and Investment Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan said the state had much to offer investors, such as energy-intensive and downstream industries at Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy (SCORE). For those into things halal, there is the Tanjung Manis Halal Hub for food production, pharmaceutical, health products and cosmetics, among others. “Investors who are into high tech manufacturing, especially of electrical and electronic components for the global market, we have Sama Jaya High Tech Park,” he said before witnessing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signing ceremony between the state government and Fujian Province Foreign Affairs Office, China, here yesterday. The MoU was inked between Fujian Province Foreign Affairs Office deputy director-general Wang Tianming and Assistant Minister of Industrial Development (Investment and Promotion) Datuk Julaihi Narawi. Awang Tengah added that other notable areas for investments in the state included downstream processing of timber and timber-based products like plywood and furniture, downstream processing and manufacturing in the oil and gas industry, petrochemical industry, shipbuilding, and producing oleochemical in the palm oil industry. He told those present that the manufacturing sector contributed 26.7 per cent to the state’s economy in 2014. “For the past two years, Sarawak has been the number two investment destination in Malaysia (after Johor), attracting RM11.8 billion in 2015 and RM9.6 billion in 2014.” On the MoU, Awang Tengah, who is also Second Resource Planning and Environment Minister, said it would strengthen ties between Malaysia and China – especially Sarawak and Fujian Province – in terms of economy and trade. “China is an important trading partner and major source of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) for Sarawak. In 2013, our export to China totalled RM8.4 billion while our imports totalled RM3.3 billion. The following year, Sarawak’s export to China totalled RM7.9 billion and imports totalled RM3.9 billion,” he said. “Our main trading items with China include natural gas, timber and timber products, electrical components, manufactured goods, and machinery,” he said, adding he would be going to China next month to meet several investors who are keen to investing in the state’s electronic and food processing industries. The MoU, he said, could also spur business and social activities, strengthen people-to-people exchanges between the governments and private sector of both countries, and bolster cultural and educational exchanges. “The state government greatly values our close ties with the People’s Republic of China. The visit by the Fujian delegation shows the continued goodwill and friendship enjoyed by both parties,” he said. “I sincerely hope this strong relationship between our governments, business communities and our people can bring all round prosperity for both countries.” Meanwhile, Wang said Fujian Province was committed to strengthen sister relationship with Sarawak and that the timing for mutual cooperation, especially in terms of investment, was ideal. “After more than three decades of development, we (Fujian) have accumulated abundant production capacity. By that, I mean many businesses in Fujian, both state-owned and private sector, are ready to go global,” he said. “Of course we know that Malaysia, especially Sarawak, is a more favourable region for our people to invest.” He also pointed out Fujian was particularly strong in industries such as petrochemical, machine building, electronic and information as well as traditional industries, such as forestry, fishery, agriculture, food processing, and furniture. “I think our foundation for cooperation is very strong, and if our technical know-how could join hands and complemented by the natural resources and broad market, we can foresee a very bright future for a win-win situation.” Also present at the function were Ministry of Industrial and Entrepreneur Development, Trade and Investment permanent secretary Datu Liaw Soon Eng and Fujian Province Foreign Affairs Office division director Yin Lifang.

Taib Envisages Sarawak As Top State In Malaysia Upon Score's Completion

2013-12-10T12:54:00.000+08:00

KUCHING, Dec 10 (Bernama) -- Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud envisages that Sarawak will be the top state in the country from its current standing as the third largest economy, upon completion of the Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy (Score) programme.

His confidence that Sarawak will achieve that status by 2030, is due to the spirit of comradeship between its top leadership and senior civil servants, and the dedication of the civil service in both the state and federal governments to focus on the national development programme.

"It is not because we are lucky but because we have learnt through lengthy service and exposure on how to adjust development programmes with our own expertise and local affairs on how to convey to the people to participate and haste the pace of development in our country," he said.

Abdul Taib said this today, when officiating the Civil Service Day 2013 and launch of the first e-government kiosk to be located at Merdeka Plaza here.

Also present were Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Alfred Jabu, State Secretary Tan Sri Mohamad Morshidi Ghani and Federal Secretary Datuk Md Yahaya Basimin.

Established as among the government's approach to achieve high income status, create more job opportunities and improve the people's living standard, Score is expected to attract RM200 billion in investments from numerous multinational companies, largely those that are involved in energy intensive sectors.

"We have made a great success by being part of Malaysia, contributing towards a more rigorous nation," noted Abdul Taib.

Earlier, Mohamad Morshidi said Sarawak, with its real gross domestic product (GDP) of RM71.9 billion, accounted for 10 per cent of the national GDP, which had increased more than 57 times from RM688 in 1963 to RM40,414 last year.

At the event, the Miri Port Authority received the 2013 state civil service quality award, namely the Sarawak Chief Minister's Gold Award for the state category, whereas the Sarawak Employees Provident Fund received the 2013 Federal Secretary Gold Award.

-- BERNAMA

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2011-11-27T21:36:00.001+08:00

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Degree holders in any Engineering fields.
Computer literate.
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Must possess good oral and writing skills in Bahasa Malaysia and English.

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2011-11-27T21:33:00.001+08:00

CHIEF ACCOUNTANT
( Sarawak - Samalaju, Bintulu, Full-time )

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Review monthly, half yearly and mid yearly money management and budget based on the date compiled.
Review the monthly standard costing calculation report generated from system.
Discuss with Production team and Kuching Acccount team in the variance of costing generated from the system
Finalise the report on the variance woth explanation to the management team on monthly basis.

Requirement

Degress holder in Accountancy.
Member or professional body (MIA/ACCA/CAP etc)
Computer literate.
Minimum 8 years working experience in accounting / audit related field. Experience with manufacturing inductry with be added advantage.
Must possess good oral and writing skills in Bahasa Malaysia and English.

Interested candidates are invited to submit their application together with their detailed resume, current and expected salary, copies of certificates amd relevant documents with one recent passport size photo (N.R.)
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SCORE top investment draw

2011-11-23T13:50:00.001+08:00

KUCHING: Despite the challenging global economic environment Sarawak has fared well by attracting the most proposed capital investment in the country for the first eight months of this year, Industrial Development Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hassan said.

“Statistics from Mida (Malaysian Investment Development Authority) show that Sarawak leads the total capital investments with proposed value of RM7.3 billion.

“Johor is second with RM6 billion and Selangor is third with RM5.9 billion, reaffirming the Sarawak Barisan government’s efforts, good achievement and confidence in developing the Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy (SCORE) in pursuit of attaining a high income economy by 2020,” he said.

Awang Tengah, who is also Second Resource Planning and Environment Minister, said this when delivering his winding up speech during the State Legislative Assembly (DUN) sitting yesterday.

He added that out of the total investments of RM7.3 billion approved, RM4.2 billion or 57.5 per cent came from Domestic Direct Investments (DDI) while RM3.1 billion or 42.5 percent came from Foreign Direct Investments (FDI).

He said that these investments, comprising 60 projects, were expected to generate 5,293 employment opportunities.

He enlightened the august house that major sources of FDI came from United Arab Emirates (UAE) with an investment of RM2.2 billion in chemical product (poly silicon), Hong Kong with an investment of RM280 million mainly in basic metal (metallic silicon) and Japan with an investment of RM158 million mainly in basic metal (manganese).

In updating the House on the success of SCORE, Tengah said that as of August this year RM28.55 billion worth of investments flowed into SCORE through 14 mega projects.

“These approved investments are predominantly in the energy-intensive industries such as aluminum smelting plants, polycrystalline silicon, metallic silicon and ferro alloy projects,” he added.

Eleven of the projects are located atSamalajuIndustrial Park, out of which four companies, namely Press Metal Bintulu Sdn Bhd, Tokuyama Corporation Japan, Asia Minerals Ltd (Hong Kong) and OM Holdings Ltd (Singapore) have already commenced construction works.

Two companies, a biotech and the other an agro-based, have commenced operation at Tanjung Manis Halal Hub, while the aluminum smelting plant at Mukah has been in operation since 2009.

“These particular SCORE projects are expected to generate more than 10,000 job opportunities besides creating vast business opportunities through the spin-off effects,” he disclosed.

Meanwhile, with regard to issues raised by Baru Bian (PKR-Ba Kelalan) in the assembly during the earlier part of the sitting, Tengah said that there were 10 priority industries that were aggressively promoted and developed under the SCORE plan.

“The development of these 10 priority industries covers all sectors of the economy. In the primary sector, the focus will be the development of oil palm and planted forests, aquaculture and livestock.

“To illustrate this point, the produce of these primary industries, for example crude palm oil will move to the secondary sector for processing and manufacturing into intermediate and finished products to add more value to the local produces.

“Invariably, all these processes including delivery of products to end consumers require support services such as logistics, banking and marketing in the tertiary sector. As such all these economic activities encompass all sectors of the economy,” explained Tengah.

RECODA Ordinance 2006

2010-01-19T09:03:00.001+08:00

RECODA Ordinance 2006

Proposed Score railway to be ready by 2015

2008-10-15T14:08:00.000+08:00

DAMAI: The proposed rapid railway system (RRS) for the Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy (Score) is expected to be in place by 2015 to complement the development of its halal hub and deep-sea fishing industry, Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud said yesterday.

He said the project’s feasibility study would also take into consideration the development of the Similajau deep-sea port in Bintulu to connect the 320km regional corridor in the state’s central region up to Tanjung Manis in Mukah division.

“It is our ambition to connect the whole of Score by a railway corridor before 2030 to cut down on transportation time,” Taib told reporters after officiating at the opening of the three-day parliamentary discourse on government entitled “Scenario Planning and Change Management: Managing Score and the Future”.

However, Taib said, a detailed feasibility study needed to be conducted first as such a railway network would be costly to develop due to the region’s topography, including the soft soil of the Batang Rajang delta.

Earlier in his speech, Taib said about RM9 billion would be spent on infrastructure development in Score, which was projected to attract more than RM300 billion worth of investments in the next 30 years.

He was confident that Score, which was expected to create 1.5 million jobs by 2030, would present immense opportunities and challenges in transforming Sarawak and ensuring that its economic spin-off effects would give the people a sense of fair distribution in income.

The location of the state’s vast natural resources for renewable energy, including hydro and coal within Score, justified the development of the 70,000-sq-km corridor, which had the potential to attract heavy industries such as aluminium smelter plants, he said. — Bernama

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NEWS:RM5 BLN GOV'T ALLOCATION TO KICK OFF SCORE IN SARAWAK

2008-08-14T14:11:00.001+08:00

BINTULU, Feb 11 2008 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi Monday announced a RM5 billion allocation for high impact projects that have been identified under the Ninth Malaysia Plan (9MP) for the development of the Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Enery (SCORE).

The corridor will be developed in the central region of the state, encompassing 70,700 sq km in the Bintulu, Kapit, Sibu, Mukah and Sarikei divisions, making up 57 percent of Sarawak's land mass and the largest of the corridor developments in the country.

"So far, the central region's potential had not been developed due, among others, to its scarce population. With development coming in now, there will be huge economic and social impact," he said when launching SCORE at the Bintulu Promenade here.

"The spillover benefits from the region's development will be seen in other parts of Sarawak as well."

At the event, the Prime Minister witnessed the signing of 13 memorandums of understanding (MOUs) between the Sarawak government and companies which will participate in the corridor's development.

Among them was a pact involving the state government, Sarawak Energy Bhd, Cahaya Mata Sarawak Bhd and Rio Tinto Aluminium Ltd for the supply of energy of between 900mw and 1,200mw for an aluminium smelter in Similajau with an investment value of RM5.25 billion.

According to the SCORE masterplan, the Sarawak Corridor should see investments amounting to RM334 billion, with the federal government accounting for 15 percent of it, from now until 2030.

Abdullah said that to catalyse this development, three growth centres have been identified - Tanjung Manis, Similajau and Mukah.

Tanjung Manis, a port whose hinterland is resource-rich, will become a manufacturing and small industries centre, and he said: "By 2030 we hope it will become an important regional port city."

Similajau will be an industrial city underpinning a new industrial centre, housing heavy industries such as oil & gas, aluminium, steel and silica, with a deepwater port also to be built there.

Mukah will be an education hub and "Smart City," drawing not only academic and research institutions but also skills training centres.

"As high as the hornbill soars, juat as high are the hopes of the Sarawak people on the success of this Corridor, and they are ready to accept development to improve their quality of life," he said.

The Prime Minister said that with the full implementation of the Score masterplan by 2030, Sarawak will see its gross domestic product (GDP) growing five-fold - from RM23 billion now to RM118 billion, with annual GDP growth pace lifting to seven percent from the current five percent.

In this period, 1.6 million high-value job opportunities will be created throughout Sarawak, about half of them in industries emerging in SCORE, he added.

By 2010, according to Abdullah, hardcore poverty in Sarawak will be wiped out while poverty will eclipse to less than one percent by 2030 from 7.5 percent of the population now.

Abdullah said he has directed that a "green development framework" study be undertaken to ensure that SCORE's development is environmentally friendly.

"This is to ensure that our energy resources will be developed in a sustainable and environmentally sound manner," he stressed.

Energy resources, especially hydro power of 20,000mw, coal deposits of 1.46 billiion metric tonnes and natural gas deposits of 40.9 trillion cu ft, are readily available in the SCORE region.

Recoda, the Regional Corridor Development Authority, has been set up as a one-stop agency to facilitate all investment activities in SCORE as well as drive the development of the central region and the whole state towards fully developed status by 2020.

This is the fifth development corridor that Abdullah has launched to ensure balanced development throughout the country. The others are the Iskandar Development Region in the southern tip of the peninsula, the Northern Corridor Economic Region, the East Coast Economic Region and the Sabah Development Corridor.

Source :
http://www.pmo.gov.my/website/webdbase.nsf/SummaryBI/544A8C838C59DCFD482573EC002754A3

NEW:PELANCARAN KORIDOR TENAGA BOLEH DIPERBAHARUI SARAWAK (SCORE) DI BINTULU WATERFRONT PROMINADE

2008-08-14T14:03:00.003+08:00

BINTULU, 11 Feb 2008 -- Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (tiga kanan) bersama Ketua Menteri Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud (kanan) menekan butang simbolik pelancaran Koridor Tenaga Boleh Diperbaharui Sarawak (Score) di Bintulu Waterfront Prominade di sini, hari ini.
Memerhatikan, Menteri Kemajuan Luar Bandar dan Wilayah (KKLW) Datuk Seri Abdul Aziz Shamsuddin (kiri) dan Timbalan Ketua Menteri Sarawak Tan Sri George Chan Hong Nam (dua kiri).
Score adalah koridor pembangunan kelima dilancarkan Perdana Menteri selepas Wilayah Pembangunan Iskandar di Johor, Wilayah Ekonomi Koridor Utara, Wilayah Ekonomi Pantai Timur dan Koridor Pembangunan Sabah.
Score terletak di wilayah tengah Sarawak merentasi kawasan sepanjang 320 kilometer dan meliputi kawasan seluas 70,000 kilometer persegi dengan kepadatan penduduk 607,800 orang.
Sumber : fotoBERNAMA

source : http://www.pmo.gov.my/website%5Cwebdbase.nsf/hv_BeritaGambar/1A4BBC3333279EFB482573EC0026F585

Where is SCORE located?

2008-06-19T12:37:00.002+08:00

The corridor is located within the Central Region of Sarawak, stretching for 320 km along the coast from Tanjung Manis to Similajau and extending into the surrounding areas and the hinterland.

SCORE covers an area of 70,709 sq km, with a population of 607,800 people.

The major urban centres within the corridor are Sibu, Bintulu, Mukah, Sarikei and Kapit.

What is the Core of SCORE?

2008-06-19T12:37:00.001+08:00

The core of the corridor is the energy resources, particularly hydropower (28,000 MW), coal (1.46 billion tonnes), and natural gas (40.9 trillion square cubic feet) found abundantly within the Central Region.

This will allow Sarawak to price its energy competitively and encourage investments of energy-intensive industries that will act as triggers for the development of a vibrant industrial development in the corridor.

What is SCORE?

2008-06-19T12:36:00.001+08:00

The Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy or simply known as SCORE, is one of the five regional development corridors being developed throughout the country.

SCORE is a major initiative undertaken to develop the Central Region and transform Sarawak into a developed State by the year 2020.

It aims to achieve the goals of accelerating the State's economic growth and development, as well as improving the quality of life for the people of Sarawak.

NEWS - SCORE set to make Sarawak a powerhouse

2008-02-12T17:12:00.001+08:00

BINTULU: Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has laid the framework for the channelling of electricity generated in Sarawak to Sabah and peninsular Malaysia, to ensure the whole country receives abundant and reasonably priced electricity for generations to come.

The Prime Minister yesterday launched the Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy (SCORE), the regional development corridor for the state, and witnessed the signing of billions of ringgit worth of electricity-generation projects, including an agreement to build undersea transmission lines from Sarawak to peninsular Malaysia.

Abdullah stressed the importance of having abundant and reasonably priced electricity as a pre-requisite for development in the social, economic and industrial fronts of the whole country.

“Sarawak has vast potential for electricity generation because of its massive reserves of hydro-power, coal and gas, and the capacity for future generations is huge,” he said.

Source : theStar.com.my