MARC has affirmed its AA-IS rating on Kimanis Power Sdn Bhd's (KPSB) RM1,160.0 million Sukuk Programme (sukuk) with a stable outlook. The rating incorporates the impending commencement of full commercial operations of KPSB’s 285-megawatt (MW) combined-cycle gas-fired power plant at Kimanis Bay in Sabah and its long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) with a creditworthy utility, Sabah Electricit...

MARC has affirmed its AA-IS rating on Kimanis Power Sdn Bhd's (KPSB) RM1,160.0 million sukuk programme (sukuk) with a stable outlook. The rating reflects an anticipated base-load position of the project, a 285-megawatt (MW) combined-cycle gas turbine power plant in Kimanis Bay, on the Sabah state's electricity dispatch curve. Other credit strengths of the project include its supportive long-term p...

MARC has assigned a rating of AA-IS to Kimanis Power Sdn Bhd’s (Kimanis) RM1.16 billion Sukuk Programme. The outlook on the rating is stable. Kimanis is a 60:40 joint venture between PETRONAS Gas Berhad and Sabah state-owned entity NRG Consortium (Sabah) Sdn Bhd (NRG). NRG is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Sabah state’s investment arm Yayasan Sabah Group (YSG).Kimanis will issu...