Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof signs a plaque, witnessed by Malakoff Corp chairman Tan Sri Ahmad Tajuddin Ali at the launch of the Malakoff Corporation Berhad Biomass Co-Firing Project at the Tanjung Bin energy plant in Pontian May 26, 2024. — Bernama picPONTIAN, May 26 — The government aims to ensure that 40 per cent of the country’s primary energy mix comes from renewable energy sources by 2035, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof.
“This effort is vital to ensure that environmental sustainability is preserved for future generations. This initiative supports the government’s recommendation of using biomass and biogas to generate 1.4 gigawatts of energy in 2050.“The country’s energy sector represents 29 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product and employs a quarter of the country’s workforce.
“The use of new technology will help reduce the country’s dependence on fossil fuels and reduce carbon intensity by 45 per cent in 2030 in line with the 2016 Paris Accords and the National Energy Transformation Roadmap launched last year,” he said.In other developments, Fadillah said that the government is expected to begin implementing Third Party Access in the national electricity supply industry from September.
“They can supply power generation themselves and supply directly to their customers but will rely on TNB’s transmission lines. That’s what we call Third Party Access. Therefore, the government will make an official announcement this July about the matter and it will be enforced in September,” he said.
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