Everllence is to supply a total of 14 large engines with a combined output of over 240 MW to three new power-plant projects on the Malaysian part of the island of Borneo. The plants will supply energy to a solar-glass production facility as well as the national power grid. Malaysia is pursuing ambitious decarbonisation targets with climate-neutrality to be achieved by 2050, primarily through the expansion of hydropower and solar energy.
In a market traditionally dominated by gas turbines, engine power-plants are gaining importance, thanks to their short response times and high efficiency at partial loads, highly suitable for balancing and grid stabilisation duties.
Martin Chmiela, head of Power, Asia Pacific at Everllence, said: “Malaysia is a market with enormous momentum in terms of industrial development, energy demand and climate goals. The State of Sabah alone aims to increase its share of renewable energy to 35% by 2035.”
Near Sabah’s capital, Kota Kinabalu, Kibing Solar New Materials is expanding its solar glass factory, which Everllence will supply with an 18 MWe 18V51/60DF genset, adding to the existing installation of more than 64 MW that Everllence provided when the facility was built.
Everllence has also signed a contract with KAB Energy Holdings to supply seven 18V51/60DF engines with a total output of 120 MW. On Labuan Island, a key economic location off the coast of Borneo, a new gas power plant is being built to replace retiring assets and to supply the local grid as well as to serve a region that has seen strong growth in manufacturing in recent years. KAB is responsible for engineering, procurement and construction. Commissioning is planned for the end of 2026.
The new order builds on the success of a previous project in Sipitang, Sabah, where a power plant is currently under construction to provide decentralised energy for an LNG extraction platform. Here, seven 20V35/44G gas engines rated in total at over 70 MW will cover the demand of the 52 MW power plant.
Everllence is also supplying six 18V51/60DF dual fuel engines for a power plant in Kimanis, Sabah, with a total output of around 100 MW. The plant will meet the rising energy demand in the grid of the state.
