Impact Story:
Sarawak Energy

Azrul Hisham Hajon is an executive in the Contract and Procurement Department of Sarawak Energy. He is responsible for overseeing all aspects of tender and contract management related to hydropower projects. His role includes developing contract strategies that ensure optimal commercial delivery, sustainability, enhancing local content in procurement and the attainment of corporate objectives. Azrul's background includes a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Technology in Malaysia. He has previously worked in the preparation stage of hydropower projects and has executed transmission substation projects as a civil engineer.

Dayang Zanariah Abang Kashim is a Civil Engineer with the Project Delivery Department, Sarawak Energy. She holds a Bachelor of Civil & Structural Engineering Degree and a Masters of Science in Environmental Engineering and Project Management from the University of Leeds, United Kingdom. Her experience working with large scale projects in Sarawak Energy spans from Front End Loading: Feasibility and Pre-Engineering to the Execution Phase with emphasis on embedding sustainable social and environmental management practices. She is part of the project team currently managing delivery of the Main Civil Works Package for a 1285 MW Hydropower Project and as an Internal Assessor involved in the assessment of projects within Malaysia and Indonesia.

Georgia is an engineer for Sarawak Energy Berhad, based in Sarawak, Malaysia. Her responsibilities are to manage the Front-End Loading for transmission projects in the Projects Department and involve in developing and implement Best Practices in the Project Management Office to achieve consistency and standardization of project management processes. She holds a Master’s Degree in Corporate Business Administration from University Malaysia Sarawak and a Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering from Swinburne University. She is also a Project Management Professional certified by Project Management Institute, PMI. She has been involved in hydropower projects as part of the Project Team for Hydropower Projects in Sarawak and has experienced in the Conceptual and Pre-Engineering Phase. She has been exposed to the Hydropower Sustainable Assessment Protocol since 2012 and has taken part in various internal HSAP Assessments and official assessment for Sarawak Energy projects. On top of her current main responsibilities in the Front-End Loading of Transmission Projects, she is working alongside with the Sustainability Team in Sarawak Energy to ensure implementation of best practices.

Zaimie Zainal Abidin holds a position of Senior Sustainability Executive (Reporting & Analysis) and has 9 years of working experience in Sustainability Division of Sarawak Energy. His main role is to oversee the development of Sarawak Energy's Sustainability Report, monitoring data governance and system as well as its disclosures based on international best practices in sustainability reporting framework and standards. He also involved in executing other sustainability initiatives and assisting to embed sustainability good practices in the business operation by continuously analysing emerging sustainability trends, programmes and issues on corporate sustainability. He graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree (Hons) in Chemistry (Forensic Analysis) from the MARA University of Technology and MBA in Communication & Public Relations from the Limkokwing University of Creative Technology.

Ainsyah graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Actuarial Science & Statistics from Purdue University, USA and is currently heading the Generation’s works and services procurement section at Sarawak Energy Berhad. She is tasked to lead the Generations’s Continuous Growth initiative which aims on building a sustainable, green and affordable energy in supporting one of the Corporate’s key focus areas.

Azyan Abdullah is an Executive for Sustainability Division in Sarawak Energy Berhad. Her works involve cross-departmental collaboration on embedding internationally good and best practices in hydropower projects and operations. She has contributed to developing the Grievance Mechanism for stakeholders, analyse environmental risks and opportunities impacted by the hydropower project, and review management plans in compliance to the international requirements. She formally served in Sarawak Energy’s mega hydropower project under the social and environmental units while supporting overall execution of best practices implementation on-site. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Applied Geology (Petroleum) from Curtin University.

Curazon Landon is a Plant Performance Engineer for Bakun Hydro Power Generation, a subsidiary of Sarawak Energy Berhad. She holds Bachelor Degree in Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering and Masters in Engineering for Energy and Environment, from University Malaysia of Sarawak. Her technical experience includes operation, performance, condition monitoring, asset management and risk management of operating hydro power plants. She is working alongside with her team in Sarawak Energy in embedding sustainable best practices at Operation Stage.

Goh Cheng Chieh is a Mechanical Engineer under the Project Delivery Department. He has worked in various companies before joining Sarawak Energy Berhad in 2011. His technical experience includes mechanical equipment design review and safety review, mainly on all mechanical equipment in power house and balance of plant works for all power plant. He is currently involved in the electrical and mechanical works for Baleh HEP, 1285 MW hydropower plant.

Keswarran Kalimuthu is a Senior Executive for Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Division for Sarawak Energy Berhad. His core responsibility is to coordinate biodiversity conservation governance, compliance, and planning. His recent involvement is in developing Sarawak Energy Corporate Biodiversity Policy, Procedure, and Guideline as well as Wildlife Monitoring and Rescue (WiMoR). He holds a bachelor’s degree in Bioindustry from University Putra Malaysia and has 8 years of working experience in EIA. He is also a Malaysian Certified Inspector of Sediment and Erosion Control (CISEC) Certification, Certified Environment Officer, and Certified Environmental Professional in Scheduled Waste Management (CePSWaM).

Shahrizal Mustapha graduated from Multimedia University (MMU) with a Degree in Financial Engineering (Hons). He is the IMS Specialist for Sarawak Energy and currently involved in the integration of management systems on international standards related to Quality, Environmental, Occupational Health & Safety, Information Security, Asset, Anti-Bribery and Hydropower Sustainability. Prior to joining Sarawak Energy, he had experience as process analyst and team lead in ExxonMobil Business Support Centre which include global supports and assignments in Houston (USA) and Curitiba (Brazil). In 2011, he started the career in consulting, auditing, and training as the VP of Business Development for Energized Inc. (Malaysia) followed by Consulting Director of SRZ Corporate Services. He has personally completed numerous projects for leading companies in Malaysia; namely Johor Port Berhad, Petron Malaysia, Lembaga Jurutera Malaysia, Tenaga Nasional Berhad, Ministry of Finance (MoF-Malaysia), Ministry of Industries and Primary Resources (MIPR-Brunei), Malaysian Palm Oil Certification Council (MPOCC) and Roundtable Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO).

Susie Nadya holds a Master’s degree and Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM). She is currently with the Water Management team, managing the water resources and monitoring of the hydrometric network system for Bakun-Murum catchments. Prior to this, she was with the Hydropower Development team looking at feasibility studies and assessment for potential hydropower sites, in particular hydrology and energy assessment. Her involvement in Hydropower Sustainability started in 2019, where she has taken part in the internal assessment for the organization’s hydropower projects.

Wilfred Wong has been involved in the Sustainability agenda since 2014, from his involvement in the internal HSAP assessment for the organization’s hydropower projects. He is also a Project Management Professional certified by Project Management Institute, PMI, focusing on Asset Management and Computerised Maintenance Management System software projects. In previous roles, he was also involved in Contract & Procurement for Hydro Department. He holds a double degree in both Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science from the University of Western Australia. At present, he is the Project Manager for the SAP S4 HANA Migration project, as part of the digitalization journey for Sarawak Energy Berhad and setting the digital foundation for Sarawak Energy for sustainability reporting and data collection.

Adrien Robert is a Civil Engineer graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering from Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM), Malaysia. He has worked in various companies before joining Sarawak Energy Berhad in 2012. He is a Civil Engineer for the Hydropower Division, under the Project Delivery Department. His experience includes civil constructions, mainly on buildings, bridges and infrastructure works. He is involved in the Main Civil Works Package specifically on the main dam component for the construction of a 1285 MW hydropower plant. He is actively involved in the assessment of IHA protocol by contributing a prominent role as one of the internal assessors and played key role as the Local Support Team to ensure the site preparedness is in systematic order. Being one of the key persons in the execution of hydropower project, other than supervising, monitoring and ensuring the progress of each work is in accordance with the contract requirements and specifications, he had also worked with relevant stakeholders to ensure implementation of best practices.

Mohammad Erwan Ezaruddyn Bin Mahmud is a Senior Executive for Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Division for Sarawak Energy Berhad. His main responsibility is to Lead the Internal Environmental Compliance Audit team and coordinate external environment auditors to ensure projects are in compliance with environmental laws and also implementation of policies and procedures to ensure practices are in compliance with the applicable environmental permits, laws, and regulations during constructions, Supervise and coordinate on the local and international EIA/ESIA study in term of preparing, review, analyzing, reconciling and coordinating works, data and information for preparation and submission of documents required by authorities and Analyze overall environmental compliance and performance and identify gaps and shortfall for further improvement and strategize approach. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Applied Science Operation Research and has 12 years of working experience in EIA.

Karen is a Manager in the Research & Development Department of Sarawak Energy Berhad. She holds a B.Eng. in Environmental Engineering from the University of Malaya in Malaysia. She started her career in Sarawak Energy since 2007, in the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) section working on EIAs, Environmental Management Plans and Environmental Monitoring Reports for thermal and hydro power projects. Since 2010, she moved on to conducting environmental studies in greenhouse gas emissions from hydropower reservoirs in accordance with the UNESCO/IHA GHG Measurement Guidelines for Freshwater Reservoirs, working with SINTEF, Environnement Illimité and Université du Québec à Montréal. In 2012, she established the Hydropower Environmental Sustainability Program within Sarawak Energy, focusing on research in Aquatic & Terrestrial Ecology, Geomorphology and Limnology, implemented through research collaborations with local academic institutions within Sarawak. She now leads her team in working with multiple business stakeholders within Sarawak Energy as well as continued collaboration with external agencies and academic institutions in the area of Aquatic & Terrestrial Ecology, Greenhouse Gases & Hydrogen Sulfide, Downstream Flow Regimes and Environmental & Spatial Analysis to develop and implement a research blueprint for hydropower environmental sciences for Sarawak Energy, ensuring that these initiatives are aligned with good international industry practices, such as that of the International Hydropower Association.

Ir. Nurfaizal received his Bachelor's degree in Mechatronics Engineering from the University Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia (UIAM). He is also a Member of the Institute of Engineers Malaysia (IEM). He has worked in the field of hydropower and renewable energy for over 11 years. He started his career as an engineer at Murum Hydroelectric Project. Subsequently, he joined the Operation & Maintenance team, where he was responsible for various roles, i.e., Plant Performance Engineer, Senior Engineer (Mechanical Maintenance), and Operation Manager. He is the Subject Matter Expert (SME) in Hydro Turbine-Generator and possesses relevant technical certifications (Vibration Analyst Category II, Welding Inspector Level 2 CSWIP 3.1, Certified Level II Machinery Lubricant Analyst). He was an internal auditor for ISO14001 (Environmental Management System) and possesses Certified Environmental Professional in Scheduled Waste Management (CePSWaM).

Mohamad Ardzuan Aman is an Assistant Manager for Hydro in the Hydro Owner Project Management team, Solar. He is responsible to lead Solar initiatives within SEB Power also a Certified Technologist by Malaysia Board of Technologists. He spent eight years in Hydro plant leading the operation and maintenance team with various retrofitting / upgrading projects. He was an internal auditor for ISO9001, OHSAS18001, ISO14001 and holds a degree in B.Eng (Hons) Electrical and Electronics from National Energy University (Malaysia).

Nur Ainiza Zakaria is a Senior Executive for Environment Division, HSSE for Sarawak Energy. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Resource Chemistry from Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS). She is responsible for the planning, and implementing the monitoring works for environmental programmes and quality performance at corporate level for operation. Prior to joining Sarawak Energy, she works for waste management service provider company as a Senior Chemist. Her experience includes being the internal assessor for management system on international standards related to Quality, Environmental, Occupational Health & Safety and Laboratory. She is currently involved as part of the internal assessor team for hydropower sustainability, focusing on environmental topics.