KOTA KINABALU, April 17 -- Private businesses in Sabah's industrial parks will be able to set up their own power generation facilities, said Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor.

Hajiji said the move has three benefits: to attract more investors, help sustain those already in operation affected by electricity issues, and ease power supply demand in the state.

"The Cabinet has agreed to give special permission to investors operating in industrial parks in the state to set up power generation facilities for their own use," he said in a statement released after the state's Cabinet meeting.

"The Cabinet has also decided to allow shophouses, buildings and residential premises to install solar power systems without seeking approval fr...