01 April, 2010

Malaysia mulls perks for palm oil millers to be green IPPs

Malaysia mulls perks for palm oil millers to be green IPPs
Btimes 2010/01/26

The Malaysian government is carrying out a comprehensive study to help palm oil millers reduce their carbon footprint and at the same time become green independent power producers.

THE government may offer specific incentives for palm oil millers to recycle waste to generate renewable energy and contribute to the national power grid, said Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Tan Sri Bernard Dompok.

"We're carrying out a comprehensive study to help palm oil millers reduce their carbon footprint and at the same time become green independent power producers (GIPPs)," he told reporters after touring Bell Eco Power Sdn Bhd's biogas power plant in Batu Pahat, Johor yesterday.

"This will be in line with the country's overall policy to reduce dependence on fossil fuel. By 2020, we target annual usage of renewable energy to 2,000 megawatts (MW) from just 50MW now."

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