KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) has recorded 111 potential business projects worth RM4.1 billion from its recent participation in the ninth International Greentech & Eco Products Exhibition and Conference Malaysia (IGEM 2018). Chief Executive Officer Datuk Azman Mahmud said of the total, RM3.7 billion was in the services sector while the rest […]

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 27 — The government is optimistic of achieving its target of 20 per cent electricity generation from renewable energy (RE) sources, equivalent to 3,991 megawatt (MW), over the next seven years via various initiatives, programmes and policies. To realise this target, Minister of Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change Yeo Bee […]

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysian state-owned oil and gas firm Petroliam Nasional Berhad, or Petronas, has set up a new business within the group to make a push into renewable energy, the head of the new venture said on Tuesday. Petronas has expressed interest over the last year to diversify into renewables amid low oil […]

KUALA LUMPUR: The government intends to provide sustainable, reliable and affordable solar energy for Malaysians through new policies beginning Jan 1, 2019, such as the New Net Energy Metering (NEM) Scheme and Supply Agreement for Renewable Energy (SARE), says Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change Minister Yeo Bee Yin. “I hope our solar players […]

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 26 (Reuters) – Malaysia on Monday said it will start to phase in a higher biodiesel mandate from next month, with the new rule coming into full force from February in an effort to bolster the palm oil industry. The so-called B10 biodiesel programme, which will raise the minimum bio-content that local […]

The government is identifying sites to build at least one waste-to-energy (WTE) incinerator in every state within the next two years and the construction contract of the facilities will be done through open tenders. Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin (picture) said each WTE plant’s land plot will take into account the capacity and […]

ECO-FRIENDLY solar panels is set to reduce electricity bills for buyers of the Admiral Residences condominium project in Melaka. Developer Tanjung Ratna Sdn Bhd and Solar Engineering firm I2 Energy Sdn Bhd signed an agreement to install solar panels at its premier residential condominium project that is currently under construction. Once completed, Admiral Residences will […]

Oil & gas giant sees technical gains from New Zealand project KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – Media OutReach – November 26, 2018 – Sapura Energy Bhd’s foray into New Zealand earlier this year could be the catalyst, not just for economic growth for the country, but also significant technical collaboration involving Sapura Energy, one of the biggest integrated oil […]

KUALA LUMPUR – Yeo Bee Yin  set a record in Parliament for the fastest ministerial replies. The Minister of Energy, Green Technology, Science, Climate Change and Environment took nine minutes to reply to questions raised by Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong (BN-Ayer Hitam) and Steven Choong Shiau Yoon (PH-Tebrau) on electricity tariffs imposed on […]

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 21): The Government will study proposals to standardise the electricity tariffs for school and Government buildings, said Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change Minister Yeo Bee Yin. She said electricity rates were now determined every three years, with the rates in Peninsular Malaysia using the Incentive-Based Regulation (IBR) mechanism. She said […]