By DayakDaily Team
KUCHING, April 7: Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan today received a delegation from China’s GCL Group, along with GCL Energy Technology and Global Telecom Group, to discuss proposed strategic investments in power generation and integrating artificial intelligence into next-generation industrial and digital infrastructure at Samalaju.
The delegation, led by GCL vice chairman Fei Zhi, GCL Energy Technology Overseas Business Division chairman Huang Yueyuan, and International Investment vice president Simon Song, was joined by Global Telecom Group managing director Dato Stanley Ling, executive director Sylvestor Wong, strategic investment general manager Calyn Ang, and project manager Lewis Chuo.
According to a media release, the engagement, facilitated by InvestSarawak, forms part of the State ongoing efforts to attract high-impact, future-oriented investments.
It follows previous engagements between Sarawak and GCL, including the Deputy Premier’s meeting with the group in Shanghai last year and a follow-up visit to Kuching in January.
Founded in 1990, GCL Group is a major Chinese green and low-carbon technology conglomerate, with interests spanning renewable energy, clean energy, advanced materials, and integrated energy applications. Its affiliate, GCL Energy Technology, listed in Shenzhen (002015.SZ), specialises in clean power generation, energy storage, virtual power plants, and carbon management.
Global Telecom Group, already active in Sarawak, brings complementary capabilities in digital infrastructure, including data centres, cloud solutions, and connectivity services, supporting broader AI-enabled industrial development in the State.
Also present at the meeting were Deputy Minister of International Trade, Industry and Investment Datuk Dr Malcolm Mussen Lamoh and InvestSarawak CEO Timothy Ong.
The Sarawak government reaffirmed its commitment to attracting high-quality, future-oriented investments that support industrial transformation, digital innovation, energy transition, and sustainable growth. — DayakDaily
