Of this amount, RM93.09 billion was contributed by private investment through the implementation of 334 projects, while a total of RM9.17 billion was from public investment involving the implementation of 326 projects.
“SCORE is targeting a planned total investment of RM334 billion by 2030, with private investment of RM267 billion and government investment of RM67 billion,” she said in the Dewan Rakyat.
She was replying to a question from Oscar Ling (PH-Sibu), who asked about the latest developments and achievements of SCORE in Tanjong Manis, Sarawak.
Hanifah said the Tanjung Manis Economic Growth Area (T-Mega) was one of the main growth nodes identified within the SCORE region which aims to drive economic development in Tanjung Manis and improve the standard of living of the local population.
T-Mega has registered an investment of RM1.4 billion and the regional corridor development authority (Recoda) expects a total of RM803.5 million in investments to be realised by 2026.
“The latest export value of RM2.5 billion from the central region of Sarawak, including T-Mega, has been recorded through Tanjung Manis Port and it is expected to continue to increase to RM4.5 billion by 2030.”
T-Mega is a newly developed greenfield area and the initial phase was focused on the development of basic infrastructure facilities to support the needs of the planned industries and benefiting the local population.
Developing the East Coast Economic Region
The government allocated RM162.8 million in development expenditure in 2022 for the East Coast Economic Region (ECER) to finance infrastructure construction programmes in Kelantan, Terengganu, Pahang and the Mersing district of Johor, she added.
Hanifah also said during the 12th Malaysia Plan, the East Coast Economic Region Development Council (ECERDC) recorded a total committed investment of RM16.9 billion with a total realised investment of RM6.45 billion. In 2021 and 2022, the council succeeded in creating 18,864 job opportunities and 2,336 entrepreneurial opportunities in ECER.
“For the development of rural areas in the east coast states, a total of 95 projects with allocations amounting to RM300.8 million were approved under the Rolling Plan 2 for 2022,” she said.