Roadmap to universal energy access in Sabah
10-year plan
The Sabah Rural Electrification Renewable Energy (RE2) Roadmap is a 10-year plan for the deployment of 206 mini-grids.
Why mini-grids?
A mini-grid is small-scale, often stand-alone system that generates electricity which is distributed to a limited number of consumers via a distribution grid.
“Mini-grids are the only tools in the off-grid energy access repertoire that offer a level of productive power for energy-intensive income generating activities.” (UNEP)
Economics of mini-grids
Based on over 25 years of on-the-ground experience on the design, development and operations of decentralised energy solutions, we have modeled the cost of renewable mini-grids that will serve the energy demand of 206 unelectrified villages.
view resourcesLCOE of RE mini-grids designed for the project vs. sector average and alternatives
Enabling policy framework
Our report on Sabah’s Rural Electrification Policy Landscape demystifies the energy policy and regulatory environment at both federal and state levels and identifies ways to enhance mini-grids and the transition to renewable energy sources, particularly through an assurance-oriented self-regulatory approach.
Also available are these introductory slide decks on Enabling Policies for Mini-Grid Expansion and to Mini-Grid Policy and Financing, both of which were designed for training purposes under this project.
Enabling Policies for Mini-Grid Expansion
Energy Overview & Policy Discussion
Mini-Grid Policy & Financing
Case study/ evidence
Community efforts
Sabah RE2: Power To The People Series - Part 1
The Sabah Renewable Energy Rural Electrification Roadmap navigates towards a future of energy equity, right livelihoods, and wellbeing for Sabahans.
Sabah RE2: Power To The People Series - Part 2
In this episode of Power to the People, follow our Consortium partner, PACOS Trust who has been conducting focus group discussions with the men, women, and youth of remote areas throughout Sabah.
Sabah RE2: Power To The People Series - Part 3
In the third episode of Power to the People, we take you to the interior regions of Ranau to meet back up with the TONIBUNG team as they continue to conduct feasibility studies across Sabah.
Sabah RE2: Power To The People Series - Part 4
In the fourth episode of Power to the People, join us as we make our way to the northern coast of Sabah to visit the largest island in Malaysia, Pulau Banggi. Here, electricity is scarce and expensive, with residents relying on indigenous ingenuity to address their energy issues.
Sabah RE2: Power To The People Series - Part 5
In the fifth episode of Power to the People, travel along the easternmost regions of Sabah to Kampung Dagat, a remote village located within the Lower Kinabatangan-Segama Wetlands, Malaysia's largest Ramsar site and a vast mangrove of global importance. The people of Dagat sustain themselves largely on artisanal fisheries, a practice that has been passed down through generations.
Sabah RE2: Power To The People Series - Part 6
In the sixth episode of Power to the People, we travel through dirt roads, with our Government Partners and UK PACT representative Khairun Nisa Zabidi, to Kampung Buayan. Residing in the Ulu Papar region, the Buayan community is far from the state grid and has been powered by micro-hydro systems for more than a decade now. Buayan exemplifies how rural communities in Sabah’s interior regions can empower themselves and self-sustain through the use of community-managed renewable energy mini-grids, building a model that may one day be replicated throughout the state.
