Penang South Islands (PSI)

Penang South Islands (PSI) (14 February 2022)


Penang South Islands (PSI) are three man-made islands being created to the south of Penang Island. Together, these three islands will provide Penang with 1,821 hectares of development land. Formerly known as the Penang South Reclamation (PSR), the islands form an important component of the Penang Transport Master Plan (PTMP). The Project Delivery Partner for this portion of the PTMP is SRS Consortium Sdn Bhd, which is tasked with coming up with a detailed design and plan which will include the reclamation works for the island, and the construction of rail, road, bridges and tunnels within the plan.

The first of the three islands at PSI was tentatively called Island A, and was eventually renamed Silicon Island. It will house the depot of the Mutiara LRT Line line. This 30-km line will be built at a cost of RM8 billion. Construction is expected to start in June, 2020, and will take 5 years to complete.¹.

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Map of Penang South Islands

The following map shows the approximate area of the Penang South Islands, subject to updates.



In addition to the LRT Line, this component of the PTMP also includes the Pan Island Link 1 Highway, a 20km highway across the central spine of Penang Island, to be built at a cost of RM7.5billion.

In order to realise the Penang South Islands, the Penang State Government held a contest co-organised by the Northern Chapter of the Malaysia Institute of Architects. The competition attracted the interest of some 127 consortiums, of which 27 groups were shortlisted. Of these, two-thirds of the submission came from foreign firms. Five finalist will receive an honorarium if US$125,000 (RM520,000) each when the winning entries are announced.

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