Sarawak to have first integrated fuel station
Published on: Wednesday, October 21, 2020
By: Bernama
KUCHING: Sarawak is set to have the country’s first integrated fuelling station comprising conventional fuel, hydrogen and electric charging.Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg (pic) officiated the groundbreaking ceremony for the station held at Darul Hana here Tuesday.
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In his speech, he said the achievement showed that Sarawak was one step ahead in terms of fuelling technology.
“This integrated fuelling station will supply three main components, namely petrol and diesel, water-based hydrogen, and lastly, battery (electric charging),” he said.
Abang Johari also said that he had asked the Federal government not to impose taxes on cars that use hydrogen as fuel to encourage more consumers to purchase them.
Meanwhile, Sarawak Economic Development Corporation (SEDC) chairman Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Husain said the project was part of the Sarawak government’s initiative of developing a network of integrated fuelling stations, where hydrogen as the main fuel will be processed, channelled, supplied and sold for local use.
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“The existence of these integrated filling stations will give confidence to the local population on the Sarawak government’s ability in fulfilling its promises. It also shows our high level of competitiveness in the domestic energy industry as well as globally.
“For the first time, we will have an integrated fuelling station under our own brand, Petros. So far, we have planned to build six stations throughout Sarawak, beginning with this station in Darul Hana and the second station will also be built in Kuching, while four more stations will be built in Sri Aman, Sibu, Bintulu, and Miri,” he said.
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On other matters, the Sarawak Government has engaged several academics and professionals to facilitate devising of a new policy on forestry in the State as part of its efforts to fulfil its environmental sustainability agenda.
Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg Tuesday said the experts engaged were currently working out and deliberating on a new approach to develop the forestry sector in Sarawak.
“Our next agenda of development up to 2030 will be through the core development of digital economy and environmental sustainability. We want to protect our environment and we are going to have a new policy on forestry… with the hope that we can also claim carbon credit,” he said.
He was speaking at the ground-breaking ceremony for the development of Panggau Dayak Towers, a two 10-storey building project by the Dayak Cultural Foundation (DCF) and Dayak Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI), here.
He lauded the efforts of the two Dayak organisations which had planned to have the twin towers achieve green building status upon their completion, which would go in tandem with the State government’s development approach until 2030.
Abang Johari said the development, carried out in the city’s prime area, would be very significant to portray the Dayak community’s achievements in Sarawak, as well as to reflect the inclusive policy of the state government.
He said with the three major races of Dayak, Malay-Melanau and Chinese having almost the same proportion to form part of Sarawak’s population, the state government would have to adopt a common platform to ensure all communities would get equal opportunities.
“We know that no one community can rule the state. It must be a collective responsibility of all the kaum (communities) to develop this state and that will be my political platform. We cannot go away from that. Therefore, the approach of inclusivity must be there,” he said.Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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