SABAH: East Malyasia Grid

SESB generates, transmits and distributes electricity and it is the only power utility company in Sabah supplying electricity to 413,983 customers distributed over a wide area of 74,000 sq.km. 82.8% of the customers are domestic customers contributing only 28.8% of the sale. The total generation capacity is 866.4 MW, 50.3% of the total units generated are purchased from the independent power producers.

Hill Michael was responsible for the modelling, analysis and relay setting design and coordination for the Distance, Unit and Overcurrent and Earth Fault protection associated with major development projects on the East Malaysia electricity grid.  In particular the 132kV interconnection of the Sabah East Coast regional 66kV, 33kV and 11kV networks, the reinforcement of the Sabah West Coast 132kV, 66kV to 33kV, 11kV transmission system, including the new Northern grid extension project and the 275kV interconnection of the East and West coast grids, to accommodate the connection of additional generation from Independent Power Providers (IPP) throughout the state and the shift of generation away form the expensive East Coast diesel sets.