Dateline 2022-03-26, The Edge:
The role of sustainable energy development, especially Renewable Energy (RE) in the energy transition agenda, contributes to a competent and credible local energy industry, said Energy and Natural Resources Minister Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan.
He said the contribution of RE in supporting the country’s climate change aspirations was also evident when the rate of electricity generation capacity from RE sources increased from 5% in 2001 to 24% in 2021.
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Dateline 2022-03-24, Reuters:
Top palm oil producers Indonesia and Malaysia remain committed to their mandatory biodiesel programmes despite higher prices of the feedstock to reach green energy goals, senior officials said on Thursday.
Indonesia and Malaysia use palm oil as blending for biodiesel, with Indonesia since early 2020 using a mandatory B30 – a biodiesel containing 30% of palm-based fuel – the highest mandatory mix in the world, to slash imports of diesel fuel.
Indonesia’s palm-based fuel programme “will not stop at B30”, Coordinating Minister for Economic Affair Airlangga Hartarto, told a virtual industry conference.
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Dateline 2022-04-17, The Edge:
The management of the renewable energy (RE) development programme is good in terms of achieving the installed capacity of RE as set out in the Green Technology Master Plan 2017-2030.
In addition, according to the Auditor-General’s Report (LKAN) 2020 Series 1, the contribution of RE in the national energy generation mix is good based on achievements of generation against the targets set out in the National Renewable Energy Policy and Action Plan.
However, there are weaknesses in aspects of programme management that need attention, including in the aspects of the notification system for RE producers, the feed-in tariff (FiT) programme performance and a significant shortage of feedstock supply of wood chips.
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Dateline 2022-04-17, The Malaysian Insight:
RISING fuel prices is tempting Putrajaya to increase fuel subsidies, but this is counterproductive to Malaysia’s goal of having net zero carbon emissions by 2050, economists say.
The best way is to give the subsidies in a targeted manner, with focus on the B40 lower income group and the M40 group.
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Again, reduce, reuse, recycle, re-elect:
Dateline 2022-02-01, upstream:
Malaysia is targeting start-up of its first carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in 2025 and the second such development – also offshore Sarawak – is touted for the following year.
For Petronas Carigali’s Kasawari phase 2 project – the nation’s maiden CCS development – the extracted and compressed carbon dioxide will flow some 135 kilometres via a pipeline to the M1 field where it will be injected into a depleted reservoir.
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Dateline 2022-01-28, Reuters:
For Ettol Kumpilon, the switch from growing rice to oil palm on his small family farm in Malaysia’s eastern state of Sabah has enabled him to renovate his home, send his eldest child to school and build up a healthy pot of savings.
But with climate change fuelling rising temperatures that are hurting his yields, the 40-year-old has joined an innovative scheme that aims to raise sustainability standards among all palm oil producers across the state on Borneo island.
Its goals are to protect wildlife and forests, tackle land disputes and worker abuses, improve harvests and open the door to premium-paying palm oil buyers from around the world.
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Dateline 2022-01-17, Malaysian Reserve:
GLOBALLY, we are witnessing an ongoing worldwide energy shortage, environmental crisis and rising raw renewable energy (RE) material costs. Along with this, we see rising concern for climate change and sustainability, and increased environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations.
At the recent 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties, the world targets to limit temperature rise to 1.5°C, with over 100 countries making net-zero 2050 commitments, including Malaysia, alongside the US, Australia and Europe.
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Dateline 2022-01-05, Reuters:
Malaysia plans to implement its nationwide adoption of the B20 palm oil biofuel programme by the end of 2022, the country’s palm oil board said on Wednesday.
The mandate to manufacture biofuel with a 20% palm oil component – known as B20 – for the transport sector was first rolled out in January 2020 but faced delays due to movement curbs imposed to contain coronavirus outbreaks.
“We will do it stage-by-stage basis depending on the government’s financial capabilities,” Ravi Muthayah, the commodities ministry’s secretary general said during a seminar.
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Dateline 2021-12-27, The Edge:
Globally, PETRONAS’ leadership takes progressive steps to position the organisation forward in the environmental, social and governance (ESG) and sustainability fronts. These have become the key considerations in business investment and portfolio decisions alongside cash flows and profitability.
Where many corporations are still formulating their paths ahead in this regard, Malaysia’s only Fortune 500 company, Petroliam Nasional Berhad has announced its aspiration to achieve Net Zero Carbon Emissions by 2050 (NZCE 2050) in November 2020.
It certainly speaks volume for the national energy company to announce this aspiration, due to its nature of business in the oil and gas (O&G), one of the hard-to-abate sectors — which, to the unawares, is typically seen as a huge challenge in the journey towards environmental sustainability.
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Dateline 2021-12-24, The Star:
IN September 2021, at the unveiling of the 12th Malaysia Plan, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob announced Malaysia’s commitment to become carbon neutral as early as 2050. To substantially decarbonise the Malaysian economy, the power sector has a crucial role to play.
In Malaysia, natural gas and coal contribute to more than 80% of the power generation mix.
The government targets renewable energy (RE) to constitute 31% of installed power generation capacity in 2025 and 40% in 2035.
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