The Penang government is setting the stage for a significant industrial expansion with the development of Silicon Island, a sprawling 2,300-acre reclaimed land project located off the southern coast of Penang Island. According to Zairil Khir Johari, the state executive councillor for Infrastructure, Transport, and Digital, the first factory on ... Read More

Penang Silicon Island, an ambitious reclamation project that is garnering international acclaim for its innovative approach to urban development and sustainability. Spearheaded by Silicon Island Development Sdn Bhd (SIDSB), this initiative is set to transform the landscape, not just physically, but environmentally and socially in Penang as well. At the ... Read More

The Penang government is optimistic that the Silicon Island project, once completed, will replicate the success of the Bayan Lepas Free Industrial Zone (FIZ). Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said this is possible through a topside development plan for the project. Chow, alongside Penang Yang di-Pertua Negeri Tun Ahmad Fuzi Abdul ... Read More

In a recent Facebook post, the Chief Minister of Penang unveiled that the long-awaited Silion Island (also known as Penang South Island) reclamation project has officially begun. This momentous endeavor, which endured nearly a decade of legal and technical challenges along with extensive public engagement, marks a major step towards a ... Read More

The Penang South Island (PSI) reclamation project, which has been scaled down from three islands to one following a request from the prime minister, will finally kick off with Gamuda Bhd starting Phase 1 of the reclamation works worth RM3.717 billion on July 1. This involves about 1,260 acres of ... Read More

The Penang government has decided to scale down the Penang South Islands (PSI) project, from the proposed three islands to only one island. The PSI project has received the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) approval from the Department of Environment (DoE) with 71 conditions. The approved EIA was for the entire PSI ... Read More

It is one of the three islands under the PSI project which will be located at the south end of Penang island, measuring a total of 4,500 acres in land size. Island A will be 2,300 acres in size, Island B 1,400 acres and Island C 800 acres. The PSI ... Read More