KUCHING, Oct 19: The proposed 15,000-acre Kuching Low-Carbon Gas Hub at Tanjung Embang has the potential to attract more than RM300 billion in investments and create 180,000 jobs by 2035.
Utility and Telecommunication Minister Dato Sri Julaihi Narawi said the hub was among the key initiatives under the Sarawak Gas Roadmap (SGR) to strengthen the State’s gas infrastructure and increase domestic gas utilisation.
“The Kuching Low-Carbon Hub, covering 15,000 acres, has the potential to attract investments exceeding RM300 billion and is expected to create 180,000 job opportunities by 2035,” he said during his ministerial winding-up speech at the Sarawak Legislative Assembly sitting today.
In his Sarawak Budget 2027 speech on Oct 12, Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg said development of the Kuching Low-Carbon Gas Hub at Tanjung Embang was expected to commence in 2027 under a public-private partnership model.
