New Generator Assures Brunei Of More Reliable Electric Power

Bandar Seri Begawan - The new 100-megawatt generator at the Gadong Power Station is now complete.

The additional generator is part of Gadong Power Station 1 replacement and construction project.

The approximately $170.6 million project is funded under the 8th National Development Plan budget allocation.

Under the agreement, the works cover three major constituencies of the power station, transmission lines and substation works.

Project implementation started on February 1, 2001 and took an overall construction period of 24 months.

The prime objective of the project is to replace the existing generation capacity at the Gadong Power Station 1 to provide an alternative, more reliable high-capacity and rigid transmission line systems. The construction varies 66-kilo volt and 11-kilo volt substation between two generating centres in Gadong and Lumut.

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