KUALA LUMPUR: The government will tender out RM3.2 billion renewable energy (RE) and energy efficient projects this year. Minister of Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change (MESTECC) Yeo Bee Yin said the projects included retrofitting up to 50 government buildings devices so as to be more efficient in energy usage. “The pilot project will […]

METRONIC Global Bhd targets to achieve a US$1 billion (RM4.08 billion) market share of smart city projects across Malaysia, Europe, the US, Middle East and South-East Asia in the next three years. Metronic CEO and ED Brian Hoo Wai Keong said the US$1 billion target is plausible as it is less than 1% of global […]

KUALA LUMPUR, March 19 — The government is looking into energy efficiency and renewable energy (RE) to reduce electricity bills and decarbonising the government’s administration, said Minister of Energy, Science, Technology, Environment, and Climate Change (MESTECC), Yeo Bee Yin. In a statement from the Sustainable Energy Development Authority (SEDA) today, she said by introducing new […]

With the Ministry of Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change’s (MESTECC) recent focus on expanding the contribution of renewables sources to the power sector, the Malaysian Gas Association (MGA) strongly advocates the increasingly important role that natural gas plays globally in transitioning to a sustainable energy mix and how Malaysia can emulate this to […]

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s oil and gas reserves are expected to last 10 years based on the annual average production rate, the economic affairs minister told the Dewan Rakyat today. Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) has to carry on searching for new reserves within and outside the country to ensure the sustainability of the petroleum resources in […]

KUALA LUMPUR (March 13): Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) wholly-owned subsidiary, TNB Research Sdn Bhd, has signed a research collaboration agreement worth US$7 million with South Korea’s I-On Communications and KH Shinhwa SnC to introduce virtual power plant technology in Malaysia. TNB Research chief strategy officer Dr Mohd Fadzli Mohd Siam said the investment was part […]

KUALA LUMPUR: Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB), through its wholly owned subsidiary, TNBX Sdn Bhd (TNBX) and the Public Works Department (PWD) are undertaking a feasibility study on the installation of rooftop solar on PWD buildings under TNB Solar Energy Purchase Programme. The study is one of the five areas of collaboration that both parties are […]

KUALA LUMPUR (March 11): UiTM Energy & Facilities Sdn Bhd (UEFSB) has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Petroliam Nasional Bhd’s (Petronas) New Energy unit, to collaborate and jointly develop large scale solar photovoltaic power plants and on-campus energy optimisation and solar rooftop projects. UEFSB is a wholly-owned subsidiary of UiTM Holdings Sdn Bhd […]

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah should look towards green renewable energy to make its mark in the region, said Tobpinai Ningkokoton Koburuon Kampung (Tonibung) founder Senator Adrian Lasimbang.  He also stressed on the need to be innovative.  “This is because we have so much local talent available in Sabah and I feel the current directive (focus) on […]

State energy holding company Pertamina hopes that its recent deal with Malaysia’s state-owned oil giant Petronas will help its businesses expand more efficiently in the long run amid fluctuations in the global oil price. The deal, signed in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in late February, would be an umbrella agreement for future business cooperation between both […]