KUCHING, May 7 — Sarawak’s Ministry of Utilities has been allocated RM5.1 billion to carry out water and electricity supply projects over the next two years, its minister Datuk Seri Stephen Rundi said today. He said the state government is committed to achieving maximum coverage for water and electricity supply by the year 2025. Rundi […]

KUALA LUMPUR (May 6): Bumi Armada Bhd said its joint venture (JV) company Shapoorji Pallonji Bumi Armada Godavari Pte Ltd (SPBAG) has been awarded a nine-year charter contract worth US$2.1 billion (RM8.8 billion). In an exchange filing today, Bumi Armada said the contract was awarded by India’s State-owned oil company, Oil and Natural Gas Corp […]

KUALA LUMPUR: Ocean waves can be one of the mechanisms to create renewable energy besides using the solar photovoltaic (PV) panel. Universiti Malaysia Terengganu school of ocean engineering Associate Professor Dr Mohd Zamri Ibrahim said the initiative by the government to use solar PV panels to create renewable energy and promote energy efficiency was a […]

KUALA LUMPUR: The government is committed to providing energy efficiency and renewable energy in electricity supply for the people. Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change Minister Yeo Bee Yin said despite the ministry having introduced and implemented 73 initiatives throughout the 10 months in administration, she said the most important programme was the renewable […]

JOHOR BARU: Local Government, Urban Wellbeing and Environment Committee chairman Tan Chen Choon wants to focus on enhancing green initiatives here. Tan, who is also the Jementah assemblyman, said he will be meeting with Johor Department of Enviroment (DoE) soon to discuss environmental challenges in the state. “It is a new portfolio for me and […]

RANAU: The completion of the 132kV electric transmission line project and the Main Entrance Substation (PMU) which is currently under construction will enable the people here to enjoy more stable electricity by 2021. General Manager (Major Project) Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd (SESB), Ir John Gomez, said, for this project alone, the government has allocated RM155 […]

KUALA LUMPUR: As the next six-month deadline (June 30) draws nearer for the Energy Commission (EC) to reflect changes in fuel and generation costs in electricity tariffs, some quarters expect to see electricity tariffs being reduced to match the international pricing of gas and coal. As two-thirds of our electricity bill come from fuel and […]

Malaysia is expecting to rake a potential trade and investment of RM10 billion through the country’s participation at the Expo 2020 Dubai. According to Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change Minister Yeo Bee Yin (picture), Malaysia will exhibit sustainable energy solutions, while the clean energy and green industry will be displayed at the centre […]

SEPANG: Make the Future Live Malaysia is here – and Ministry of Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change deputy secretary general (Environment and Climate Change) Dr Nagulendran Kangayatkarasu, together with chairman of Shell Malaysia Datuk Iain Lo flagged off cars to officially open the track for the Shell Eco-marathon Asia 2019 (Sema) at the […]

Malaysia’s state-owned oil company is banking on the Americas to help raise reserves and maintain production rates as wells in its Southeast Asian home market continue their natural declines. Petroliam Nasional Bhd., known as Petronas, will allocate a larger share of its future capital expenditure toward projects stretching from Canada to Brazil as oil prices […]