BREEZY: (Form left) Mohd Firdaus Ahmad, Ahmad Danial Jamil, Mohd Imran Mustapa, Hairil Hafizan Yusof, and Akmal Rizal Afindi clamouring to try a replica wind powered fan at the carnival. — Bernama photo
SEKINCHAN: Thirty schools, especially those located in the rural areas, will be selected for the Energy, Green Technology and Water Ministry’s solar energy project next year.
Minister Datuk Seri Peter Chin Fah Kui said the project would be implemented by an independent power producer (IPP) with funding through the Malaysian Electricity Supply Industries Trust Account.
“The project will be carried out at 30 selected schools beginning next year, starting with a school in the Sungai Besar parliamentary constituency,” he told reporters after launching the Selangor-level Green Community Carnival organised by the ministry here yesterday.
He said the solar energy produced by the participating schools would be channeled through the Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) cables for sale to the utility company.
Chin said that the project had been carried out by five schools.
On the Green Community Carnival programme, he said it was part of the efforts by the ministry to educate the society on the importance of protecting and conserving the environment.
He said various incentives had been provided to encourage the private sector to adopt the green technology in the production of their products and services. — Bernama