KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 29 — Three islands in the country are being proposed to be green energy islands, using 100 per cent renewable energy, said Energy and Natural Resources Minister Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan.
“We proposed to begin in Pulau Redang and Pulau Perhentian. Earlier, the Prime Minister announced that another island would be Pulau Tioman. Earlier Ismail Sabri in his speech said that this pioneering initiative for the development of Green Energy Islands is one of the four national electricity supply systems.
He said the setting of policies and initiatives will also result in economic spillovers through the generation of investments of up to RM33 billion and the creation of 47,000 direct job opportunities.