On January 25th, Sinohydro Corporation Limited and the Ministry of Development of Brunei signed the contract for the Ulu Tudong Dam project at Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital city of Brunei.

 

Many high level officials attended the signing ceremony. On the Chinese side, there were state councilor Dai Bingguo, vice Commerce minister Chen Jian and vice Foreign minister Wu Dawei. On the Bruneian side, there were Mr. HJ Suhami, director of Department of Water Services and Development minister HJ Abdullah.

 

The BND 85.48 million (USD 63 million) Ulu Tudong dam is the largest water source project in Brunei. Its large scale and importance wins itself a nickname as “Brunei’s Three Gorges Project”. The presence of so many high profile officials in the ceremony also confirmed its significance.

 

The Ulu Tudong dam project is Sinohydro’s first project in Brunei. It will serve as a spring board for Sinohydro to further expand its influence in Southeast Asia, especially in Brunei. The project lies at the rain forest in Sg Tutong basin. When completed, it will provide long-term and reliable water resources to Muara and Tudong regions. A 23km access road and a 500m long and 44m high earth-rock dam will be completed within 45 months.