Beng Beng Electrical Contractor was first established as a Kampong-style contractor, providing electrical wiring installation & water piping installation services. It was a small utility company & also an operator of a small generator which supplied electricity for the households in Jurong remote area during the 1970s.
During the early 1970s, national electrical transmission and distribution grid was not established in many remote areas of Singapore. Many houses were not connected to the Power Utilities Board (PUB) yet. The source of electricity at that time was powered by private operators. Every night, Beng Beng Electrical Contractor supplied electricity to the households from 7.00p.m till 12.00a.m midnight and charged them a token of a small fee.
In the late 1970s -1990s, Jurong town transformed into a modern industrial estate with rows of modern factories, owned by Jurong Town Corporation (JTC). With the dwellers shrinking in population, kampong houses were resettled and electrical demand grew exponentially. Electrical services were then needed in many ...
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