SIMILAJAU PROJECT, SARAWAK, MALAYSIA
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(This project was formerly named Bintulu but was re-named Similajau to more accurately reflect the specific location of the project.) The Similajau industrial area is located on the northern coast of the island of Borneo in the Malaysian province of Sarawak. Offshore Sarawak there are substantial reserves of natural gas. The government of Malaysia has designated Similajau as an area for industrial development, the responsibility for which has been delegated to the Bintulu Development Authority (BDA). The Similajau area is the host to a number of new industrial projects strategically located near to the Sustainable Corridor Of Renewable Energy (SCORE). SCORE is based on a major new multi-phase hydroelectric generating scheme, with the potential to produce over 20,000 MW of electricity. The first phase, the Bakun Hydroelectric power project, will be fully implemented by the end of 2010 and will generate 2,400 megawatts of electricity. This is more than half the currently installed capacity of the whole of Malaysia.
The BDA is keen to attract new industries in to the region and is prepared to provide electricity on attractive terms under long term contracts. ZincOx has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the BDA for the development of a major new zinc electro-refinery at Similajau and a suitable industrial site has been reserved for this project. The company is seeking to negotiate an attractive long term power supply agreement in advance of undertaking a preliminary scoping study for the project.
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