SESB sustainable energy development chief engineer Terrence Kouju said they plan to phase diesel out of Sabah’s energy mix, increase generation of RE and achieve net zero emissions by 2050.“We are working to increase that to 40% by 2025,” he said at the recent Sabah Renewable Energy Rural Electrification Roadmap Convergence.
Kouju's comments on the matter were shared in a statement released by SabahRE2 on Wednesday . SabahRE2 is a consortium of four organisations namely Tonibung, Pacos Trust, Forever Sabah and Green Empowerment. “That would pave the way for UNTS to create Sabah’s own Electricity Supply Enactment, as well as utilise more renewable sources to meet the state’s generation needs,” she said.
Non-profit organisation Energy Action Partners co-executive director Ayu Abdullah said there was no regulation currently in place for systems generating less than 72 kilowatts of power.