By BERNAMA
Majunaka Eco Energy Sdn Bhd, which is set to build the country’s first renewable energy power station using paddy husks and wood chips, plans to expand its operations overseas, especially Southeast Asian countries.
Chairperson Syed Sobri Syed Hashim said the company will tap huge potentials in building power stations using paddy husks in Indonesia, Vietnam, and Cambodia.
“We have seen tremendous opportunities in Indonesia, especially Aceh, which we had visited.
“They (Aceh) have plenty of paddy husks for disposal and we are also seeing in terms of the weather and power needs. It is indeed suitable to build a renewable energy power station there,” he told Bernama recently.
Syed Sobri said opportunities are also abound in Vietnam and Cambodia which are major rice producers in Indochina.
Despite enormous potential overseas, he said the company’s focus for the time being is getting its first eco-energy power station costing RM106 million in Naka, Padang Terap off the ground.
The groundbreaking ceremony of the project will be held on Jan 24 and the construction will last one year.
Designed by local engineers and using Japanese-technology turbines, he said the power station would not only become a technology showcase for Kedah, but would also open up business and employment opportunities for locals.
Upon completion, the power station will sell 7 megawatt (MW) of its generating capacity of 9.96 MW to Tenaga Nasional Berhad and utilising the remaining capacity.
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