KUCHING – Sarawak’s government policy to promote green energy and technology has made the state an attractive investment destination for investors, said the chargé d’affaires of the United States embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Michael Newbill.
Newbill said the embassy is working together with American companies that are interested in exploring what Sarawak can offer.
He said there are already a number of American companies in Sarawak that have been in the state for decades.
“They’ve (American companies) been here (in Sarawak) for decades especially in the oil and gas industry from upstream to downstream, in addition to the hospitality and tourism industry.
“We are now working together with American companies that are interested in this area (green energy and technology) to explore what Sarawak can offer and what we can contribute,” he told a press conference after the launch of the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Regional Workshop on Enhancing Digital Connectivity For All, here today.
Organised by the US embassy in Kuala Lumpur in collaboration with the Sarawak Digital Economic Corporation and the Centre for Governance and Political Studies, the programme aims to foster conversations and collaborations among Asean and Timor-Leste young leaders to tackle digital connectivity challenges.
Meanwhile, Sarawak’s Deputy Energy and Environmental Sustainability Minister Hazland Abang Hipni said Sarawak is known for its natural green technological setup, as it is covered with forest, rivers, rains, and sunlight to generate solar energy.
“Given the current issue of climate change, whereby the whole world is working towards the agenda of reducing carbon emission and decarbonisation, Sarawak is blessed with this requirement naturally.
“Whatever industrial products produced by Sarawak are deemed green products because our energy comes from green sources, which are hydropower and solar,” he added. – Bernama, June 14, 2022
