The
grant
money
will
be
disbursed
by
Bank
Pembangunan
Malaysia
Behrad
(BPMB),
a
development
bank
owned
by
the
state.
Apas
Kiri
will
be
Malaysia’s
first
geothermal
project
and
is
expected
to
begin
commercial
operation
by
early
2015.
It
is
located
in
the
southern
portion
of
the
State
of
Sabah
near
the
city
of
Tawau.
TGE
Geotechnical
Director
Richard
L.
McAdoo
praised
officials
in
both
the
national
and
state
governments
for
their
commitment
to
utilizing
renewable
energy
to
help
solve
electricity
shortages
in
Sabah.
“This
kind
of
fiscal
incentive
is
essential
to
any
green
field…
