Perlis plans power sale to Thailand

Perlis plans power sale to Thailand

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): The northern Malaysian state of Perlis
plans to sell electricity to Thailand from a proposed US$480
million power station, a senior state official said Saturday.

Thai authorities have responded encouragingly to the proposal
by the Senglang Power Station which would generate up to 650
megawatts, Abdul Hamid Pawanteh, the chief minister of Perlis
state, said.

Officials said power station is to be built by Teknoloji
Tenaga Perlis Sdn. Bhd. (TPP), a subsidiary of listed Landmarks
Bhd.

TPP has been given a monopoly by Malaysia's federal government
to negotiate the sale of electricity to Thailand, officials said,
adding that the Perlis state would hold an unspecified stake in
the Senglang station.

Hamid said he had met Thai officials over the TPP venture and
had been assured Bangkok would be interested in buying at least
half of the proposed station's output.