GE to operate SPR Malaysian Power Plant for next 18 Years

SPR Energy announced that they have signed a year Multiyear agreement (MYA) with GE’s Power services to provide Operations and maintenance at the Malaysian Kimanis Sabah combined-cycle power plant for the next 18 years. The MYA also includes the implementation of  GE’s APM suite of digital solutions to improve asset visibility, reliability and availability solution in the ASEAN region.

SPR Energy chief executive director, Chris Sy Choon Yen said that at SPR, they constantly seek catalysts and transformations that lead to sustainable growth outcomes and help meet growing power demands in the State of Sabah. Strategically, it makes sense for them to enlist a single trusted and credible service provider to help upgrade, manage and modernized their existing assets, which consist of equipment from various power generation companies, at their Kimanis facility. This multiyear agreement complements their growth strategy in Malaysia and presents opportunities for them to expand their collaboration with GE in the global arena.

GE’s Power Services president and CEO, Paul McElhinney said that they have a longstanding relationship with SPR Energy built on years of mutual respect and trust, and they are delighted to help SPR find alternative solutions for its day-to-day management and improve their operations at the plant. They look forward to helping SPR Energy meet its long-term goals and objectives strategically and operationally with this multiyear collaboration.

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