Tawau to be first energy efficiency district

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TAWAU: Tawau can be the first district in the state or even in the country to practise the energy efficiency (EE) culture, said the director general of Centre for Education, Training and Research in Renewable Energy and Energy (CETREE), Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Professor Dr Haslan Abu Hassan.

In this respect, Haslan urged the Tawau Municipal Council (TMC) to make plans for creating awareness among the people here on EE practice.

“It is important to hold various campaigns in promoting EE culture and implementing new EE technologies in daily life.”

He said the people in the district should possess EE characteristics in their various sectors in order to achieve the EE district.

“I have distributed many sets of EE book to the Sabah Education Department and schools throughout the country. Maybe TMC can discuss with the Education Department and use the EE books as guidelines in educating the people on EE practices,” Haslan said.

According to him, Sabah is a virgin country with sufficient bio-mas production which could be produced to generate energy.

Hence, everyone plays a role in practising EE culture for the beneficial of all.

Meanwhile, Assistant Finance Minister Datuk Tawfiq Abu Bakar Titingan Tawfiq encouraged everyone to adopt EE in their daily lives.

He made the call after officiating at the signing of a memorandum of understanding between SESB and the Tawau Municipal Council (TMC) at Promenade Hotel here yesterday. It was the third MoU signed by SESB.

“Local authorities may consider promoting special incentives in promoting the adoption of EE,” Tawfiq pointed out.

He said EE not only could bring advantages but also provide positive impacts to the environment.

According to Tawfiq, the proposed tariff review should be looked into properly as it not only involves the government but also the private sector and the people.

In fact, it is easy to increase the tariff, but it could bring untold misery on the people, businesses and industries.

However, the government will soon start to be concerned over this matter and studies should be carried out to look into the feasibility of generating efficient and cheap energy.