Monthly Archive for January, 2010
The inaugural National Green Technology Council has its meeting on 26th January 2010 chaired by YAB Dato’ Sri Mohd Najib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak, Prime Minister of Malaysia.
The meeting was well attended by all the Ministers and senior officials who were appointed as members of the Council.
Amongst the decisions agreed upon as announced by the Prime Minister during the official launching of the Green Technology Financing Scheme {GTFS} later that afternoon are:
* The use of renewable energy and green technology will be an important part in the Government’s agenda, and it will be the responsibility of the Ministry of Energy, Green Technology and Water to further promote and propagate its use.
* Putrajaya and Cyberjaya will be developed as pioneering green technology townships in the “shortest time possible” to reflect the Government’s commitment towards using environmentally sound and sustainable policies.
Continue reading ‘RE & GT – Important Part of Government’s Agenda’
Sempena dengan Perhimpunan Bulanan pertama KeTTHA pada pagi ini, saya istihar tahun ini sebagai “Tahun Bagi Pemuliharaan Air” ataupun “The Water Conservation Year”.
Di Majlis ini, saya telah melancarkan satu info box dalam bentuk sebuah model ukuran sebenar 1 meter padu air.
Pelancaran 1 cubic meter info box ini adalah sebagai soft launching kepada program-program yang akan dilaksanakan di sepanjang tahun 2010.
Tujuannya adalah untuk mengajak semua anggota kerja Kementerian dan semua agensi di bawahnya bersama-sama menjadi duta kecil kepada usaha untuk memulihara air dan memupuk budaya menggunakan air secara berhemah dan pemuliharaan sumber air negara.
Sila klik pada pautan KempenPenjimatanAir@KeTTHA25Jan2010 atau icon di bawah untuk menonton slide mengenai Kempen Kesedaran Penjimatan Air ini.
The Prime Minister’s speech at the on-going World Future Energy Summit at Abu Dhabi, UAE this morning was indeed impressive and re-affirmed Malaysia’s position on the need to take concrete steps to combat climate change by each country.
Malaysia will be committed to do as much as she can to reduce GHG and to mitigate carbon dioxide emissions.
Please follow YAB PM’s speech at
http://www.pmo.gov.my/?menu=speech&news_id=189&page=1676&speech_cat=2
I had my first drive in an EV, a Proton Saga at the Ministry’s vicinity on 7 Jan 2010!
I was quite excited and drove it gingerly at first.
Full marks to the handling of the vehicle and Proton for this effort.
More should be done to make it a real possibility for Malaysians to drive EVs soon.
As part of my “turun padang” routine, I flew to Sandakan on 14th Jan 2010 to have an insight into the electrical situation in Sabah.
I visited the Main Intake Substation at Sim-Sim. This substation has 15 mobile power generation sets with the ability to produce 20 megawatts of electricity. The first 10 MW has been operational since 15th October and the second 10MW on 7th December 2009.
These mobile generator sets cost the government RM25 million and it is one of the immediate actions to address the interruptions caused by the frequent breakdowns to the existing aging machines.
Continue reading ‘Electricity Supply @ Sandakan’
My Miri parliamentary constituency is allocated RM1 million each year for the implementation of MRP projects at the village level. The fund is channeled through the Residents and District Offices.
Last Sunday, 10th January 2010, accompanied by Assistant Minister of Communications Datuk Lee Kim Shin, Pujut Assemblyman YB Andy Chia, Mayor of Miri City Council, Mr Lawrence Lai, and District Officer Boniface Intang, I visited several project sites i.e. the road upgrading works in Tudan, Kuala Baram, Pujut/Sg Adong, and Luak to have a closer look at the work progress of development projects. I am satisfied with the scope and quality of work done by the contractors for these MRP projects.
However, I reminded local authorities to monitor closely the implementation of other development projects under their respective jurisdiction, particularly minor rural projects in the villages, so as to ensure the planned and approved projects were implemented and completed as scheduled. These projects are for the benefit of the people and should be done properly and on time. I am happy that the village leaders expressed their confidence on the government.
Green Technology is the no longer in the realm of science fiction. It is the way forward towards a sustainable environment in a coherent and integrated manner so as to ensure a brighter world for our future generations.
International Greentech & Eco Products Exhibition and Conference Malaysia (IGEM2010) is not only to create greater awareness and promote the importance of green technology, but also to encourage our industries to be innovative in the fore-front of the green growth.
Continue reading ‘IGEM 2010;14-17 October 2010 @ KLCC, Kuala Lumpur.’
For more information on the above, you are most welcome to visit this site @
http://gtfs.my or just click on the banner
Akademi Sains Malaysia (ASM) has brought in an energy expert, Dr Fereidoon P. Sioshansi, based in MENLO ENERGY ECONOMICS, USA , who is hosted by Prof Ir Dr Halim Shamsuddin (UNITEN) under the Brain Gain Malaysia Programme.
This morning, I have the opportunity to join my senior officials from the ministry and other government agencies as well as players in the energy industry to attend an Executive Debriefing by Dr Fereidoon P. Sioshansi entitled: Towards a Competitive Electricity Supply Industry for Efficient and Affordable Services.
The objective of the talk is to share ideas to develop a competitive energy industry and to provide quality and affordable electricity supply.
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