A bid for an emergency motion to enable the House to debate a proposed 300mW coal-fired power plant at Tungku in the east coast Lahad Datu district was rejected by Speaker Datuk Juhar Mahiruddin.
The emergency motion was tabled by Melanie Chia Chui Ket (SAPP-Luyang) who said that the coal-fired plant was not in line with the Government's emphasis on green energy.
"Developed nations are abandoning coal-fired plants. Why are we in Sabah taking something that has been abandoned," she said.
Melanie said the idea of a coal-fired plant was unpopular and it had been relocated twice, from Silam in Lahad Datu initially and then from Seguntor in Sandakan before being fixed at Tungku.
"The people of Lahad Datu and Seguntor had rejected the coal-fired plant and now the majority of Sabahans do not want it as well," she added.
Sabah Umno 'backs coal plant project'
ReplyDeletePublished on: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 Email to a friend Printer Friendly
Kota Kinabalu: Umno Sepanggar said it fully supports the construction of the coal-fired power plant at Felda Sahabat, near Lahad Datu, because it can provide stable power supply to the people in the State.
Its chief, Jumat Haji Idris, said those objecting to the project might not realise that the unstable electricity supply was causing millions of ringgit in losses to traders, entrepreneurs and manufacturers.
"We think those who are objecting to the project don't really understand the needs of the people É they are blindly objecting to it without sufficient information," he said.
"We are confident that Sabah Umno members numbering more than 400,000 support the project. We call on the Government to expedite the project for the sake of the people," he said.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak had stated that some sacrifices needed to be made in order to achieve development, and in this case to address the power woes in Sabah.
Jumat said those objecting do not understand the suffering of the people and have not offered a solution for the consideration of the Government.
According to him, the State and Federal governments are sensitive to the plight of the people who are in dire need of stable power supply.
Those opposed to it have forgotten that the Government has the Science and Innovation Ministry, which has experts in various fields.
"They are as though belittling the capability of the government officers, especially Tenaga Nasional Berhad and Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd," he said.
In this respect, Umno Sepanggar chided the attitude of those making objections under the cloak of environmentalism.
"We challenge them to provide academic proof of the so-called bad effects of using coal to generate power in countries like Canada, Europe and Australia," he said.
In Malaysia, he said coal-fired power plants had been used in Tanjung Johor and Sarawak for quite a long time.
November 12, 2009 2:06 PM
Let opponents of coal plant continue to bark: Umno chief
ReplyDeletePublished on: Friday, November 13, 2009
Kota Kinabalu: Umno Sepanggar Chief, Jumat Idris said the division is not budging from its stand to support the Government's move to build the coal-fired power plant at Felda Sahabat near Lahad Datu.
He said the division's stand on the issue was firm and is calling for the government to expedite the construction of the plant in order to address the power woes in Sabah quickly.
"Let the opponents (to the project) continue to bark at the hill. What is important is that the Tenaga Nasional Berhad have to provide experts to monitor the power supply consistency there at all times," he said.
Idris said he had expected that his statement would be getting strong response from Sabah Environmental Protection Association (Sepa), an organisation that he used to be involved in together with Henry Chok, Datuk Christine VanHoutten and K. Ravi back in the 1980s.
Sepa had given him a long list of explanation and reference to several sites in the world, which had experienced the negative effect of such plant but Idris said the NGO need also to be rationale in continuing this confrontation with the government.
On using coal as the fuel to generate power, Idris called on anybody including Sepa and its President, Wong Tack to state the difference in the pollution index and harmful effect of using fossil fuel, gas and coal.
"The difference must be made known to the public, especially the villagers in Lahad Datu and vicinity of the proposed power plant. (I believe) the negative effect on the ecosystem can be overcome by using science and technology so as to reduce the impact to the environment," he said.
Idris said Wong Tack and Sepa should also be looking at the destruction caused by fish bombing activities as well as fuel spill, which is happening in front of their eyes.
It should be their responsibility to educate those involved in these negative activities, he said, adding that he had been to Tanjung Labian many times and its beach is beautiful but its waters is the bed for fish bombing activities, "electrical shock" fishing as well as the entry points for Filipino illegal immigrants.
"The destruction and pollution of the beaches in Likas, Tanjung Aru, Tuaran including the rivers due to plastic garbage among others what are the action taken by Sepa to create awareness among the public.
"Don't just talkÉit is like the Malay proverb, "ketam mengajar anaknya berjalan lurus" (a crab teaching its youngs to walk straight)," he said.
According to Jumat, TNB had already prepared the necessary expertise to face any possibility in the implementation of the project.
"We respect the views of all quarters and their concerned because we all care about our people's life and love our environment. "But as a responsible government to the people's need it should be a priority to provide them with sufficient power supply," he said, adding that the responsibility to preserve the environment including technology has now been placed under the Science and Innovation Ministry.
"We have many experts and scientists who are more knowledgeable than those who merely want to speak out but decline to shoulder responsibility apart from becoming the spokesman for those with their own agendas," he said.
He reiterated that he was puzzled as to why the NGO only knows to criticise but never provide views and experts proposal on the issue.
"There are those who support and offer alternative but it is only in the form of a statement and not solution," he said.
"Does Sepa has the people with expertise who are able to discuss in technical terms with the TNB and representatives from the Ministry.
Most importantly we see the coal-fired power plant can be the long-term solution to our power woes," he said.
November 14, 2009 2:32 PM
Fixed deposit!
ReplyDeletehttp://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news.cfm?NewsID=68918
http://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news.cfm?NewsID=68920
November 18, 2009 6:17 PM
Anonymous said...
Another scam? or just to get free???
http://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news.cfm?NewsID=68921
http://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news.cfm?NewsID=68913
November 18, 2009 6:19 PM
but Sabahans like to wait and see, and complain afterwards!
ReplyDeleteand another dirty venture for Sabah?
ReplyDeleteSabah as major fertiliser maker
Published on: Thursday, November 19, 2009 Email to a friend Printer Friendly
Kota Kinabalu: Sabah looks set to become the region's major fertiliser producer with the prospective entry of a major manufacturer from China.
Shenzhen BaTian Ecotypic Engineering Co Ltd, one of the biggest fertiliser manufacturers in China, has expressed interest to invest in the fertiliser cluster at the Lahad Datu palm oil industrial cluster.
In a meeting with officials of POIC Sabah Sdn Bhd here Wednesday, BaTian's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Dr Huang Peizhao, said the company was interested to tap the Bimp-Eaga market with its 20-year experience in producing a wide range of fertilisers.
The company's main facility at Shenzhen, in the Guangdong Province in southern China, produces 1.65 million tonnes of compound fertilisers yearly. Sabah's annual requirement is about 1.1 million tonnes.
BaTian's plan reflects a recent trend among Chinese companies, awash with capital, to venture beyond their domestic market.
Dr Huang, an agronomist, said he was impressed with the port facilities at POIC Lahad Datu and the potential for bio-fertilisers, an area which BaTian is focusing on.
POIC Lahad Datu's fertiliser cluster already has seven investors with a planned capacity totalling 900,000 tonnes per year. A dedicated fertiliser jetty is under construction.
Investors are attracted by the huge demand generated by the booming and expanding plantation industries in Sabah, Sarawak, Kalimantan, Sulawesi and Irian Jaya.
Dr Huang is among a nine-member Guangdong Province Department of Agriculture delegation, led by Cai Hanxiong, the Vice Director-General of the department, which arrived here Tuesday on a five-day visit.
The visitors were briefed on POIC Lahad Datu and the region's fertiliser market by Dr Lee Min Tong, a consultant with POIC Sabah and an expert in agronomy and cocoa.
POIC's CEO, Dr Pang Teck Wai, said the Chinese interest in using POIC Lahad Datu as their staging post for the wider Southeast Asian fertiliser market synchronises with POIC's impending collaboration with the Port of Rotterdam Authority (POR) to upgrade logistics infrastructure in Sabah and elevating Lahad Datu to international maritime hub status.
He encouraged the visitors to consider bio-fertilisers to take advantage of the large volume of oil palm biomass such as empty fruit bunches, palm fronds and POME (palm oil mill effluent).
Meanwhile, Cai said Sabah can leverage on its huge oil palm sector in the lucrative trade between Malaysia and Guangdong Province.
Describing the oil palm tree as a 'treasure from tip to root', he said every part of the tree and their processed products can find a ready market in China.
He said the delegation's visit to Malaysia was also to explore markets for a wide range of agriculture harvesting machinery produced in Guangdong and investment opportunities in paddy planting.
http://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news.cfm?NewsID=68946
ReplyDeletestill sleepy?
Each year coal preparation creates waste containing an estimated 13 tons of mercury, 3236 tons of arsenic, 189 tons of beryllium, 251 tons of cadmium, and 2754 tons of nickel, and 1098 tons of selenium..
ReplyDeletewake up!
You need to read this urgently!
ReplyDeletehttp://www.malaysia-today.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28631:pm-rewards-fixed-deposit-state-with--more-sacrifices&catid=18:letterssurat&Itemid=100129
Thank you for this info! And this is the reason why Sabahans have to change their attitute fast! No more lazy and sleepy or your beautiful country is a dirty one!
ReplyDeleteAnonymous said...
Each year coal preparation creates waste containing an estimated 13 tons of mercury, 3236 tons of arsenic, 189 tons of beryllium, 251 tons of cadmium, and 2754 tons of nickel, and 1098 tons of selenium..
wake up!
November 21, 2009 12:30 AM
Even China also want to relocate their Coal Plant... but our beloved PM want to build one in a state that far from his Pahang hometown!
ReplyDeleteHidup Altantuya... Hidup Sub-Marine... Hidup Sukoi... Hidup Kroni UMNO...
Kamu pintar tetapi kami pun tak bodoh lah...!
Kepimpinan Dtk Musa kini semakin menurun bkn kerana ketidakmampuan beliau untuk mengemudi Kerajaan Negeri Sabah tetapi disebabkan oleh "Yang Menurut Perintah" atau akan digugurkan sebagai Ketua Menteri.
ReplyDeleteSebelum ini beliau tidak bersetuju dengan 2 cadangan lokasi loji di Lahad Datu & Sandakan tetapi kini bersetuju dengan pembinaan di kawasan FELDA Sahabat.
Disini kita dapat lihat bahawa Dtk Musa seolah-olah ditekan oleh pihak tertentu untuk memaksa beliau bersetuju bagi meneruskan usaha pembinaan loji tersebut.
SAPP & Pakatan Rakyat di Sabah perlu mengadakan perbincangan bagi menubuhkan satu jawatankuasa bersama bagi meneliti isu tersebut.
Dtk Musa juga harus berani untuk mempertahankan masa depan Sabah. Walaupun Dtk Musa mungkin digugurkan tetapi dengan adanya sokongan pemimpin yang lain dan kerjasama daripada SAPP & PR, Sudah pasti BN dapat ditewaskan. Mungkin Dtk Musa akan disiasat oleh MACC(SPRM), tetapi beliau akan terus dihormati dan disokong oelh semua masyarakat Malaysia di Sabah.
Biarlah Hajiji atau Shafie dilantik menjadi KM, tetapi mereka akan tewas ditangan rakyat...
Da biasa lah, ada atau tiada letrik sudah menjadi suatu kebiasaan bagi penduduk di Sabah.Kalau nak terusakan janakuasa dgn mengunakan arang batu yg akibatnya boleh mendatangan padah kepada keturunan kita. Baik jangan lah. Kita harus fikir masa hadapan mereka jangan terlalu pentingkan diri sendiri.......
ReplyDeleteHi to everybody who is complaining about the present government.
ReplyDeleteI have some questions for you:
1. are you a registered voter?
2. did you vote for the opposition last election?
or did you say:
3. "what the hack, one vote will not make a difference" and stayed home watching TV, sleeping or doing nothing?
If you did NOT vote, then you gave your vote freely to the government of the day and so, this one vote made a big difference!
So, stop complaining! Get out of your cozy ignorance, get registered as a voter and use your Right to vote for the opposition! And if you think one vote is not enough, then I have a math test for you.
If you convince 10 friends or family members to vote for the opposition and make them to convince ten of their friends to do the same and so on, just calculate how many votes YOU can create for the opposition in the next GE.
But if you still stay home and do nothing, then you HAVE LOST YOUR RIGHT TO COMPLAIN!
Is this happening to make sure we will agree on the coal power plant if they give us enough power breaks? Just thinking!
ReplyDeletePublished: Tuesday November 24, 2009 MYT 1:30:00 PM
Sabah’s electricity shortage critical after power trips
By MUGUNTAN VANAR
KOTA KINABALU: More lights winked out in Sabah after the state’s electricity shortage became even more critical when power tripped unexpectedly at several stations.
This has triggered another round of load shedding, drastically affecting homes and businesses already living with regular brownouts.
Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd said the tripping from independent power plants and its own power stations has forced power generation to drop by about 79MW and was expected to be rectified only by Thursday.
SESB corporate communication manager Chendramata Sinteh said that load shedding had to be implemented as they could not meet the peak demand of 730MW following the drop in the their generation capacity of 756MW.
“With the reduction 79MW, we cannot meet peak demands, she said Tuesday.
She said load shedding would be implemented in Kota Kinabalu, Sandakan, Tawau, Lahad Datu, Keningau, Kunak, Kinabatangan and Penampang.
She said the tripped power stations were being repaired and power would return in stages by Thursday provided no other damages were detected at other power stations.
Sabah’s power shortage remains critical with SESB explaining over the last few years that it was in dire need of a 300MW coal power plant in the east coast of Sabah to replace old diesel generators.
However, the proposal for the coal fired power plant has met with strong resistance from environmental groups and others as they feel that the power utility company should consider other environmentally friendly power generation sources.
The government has agreed to set up the proposed coal fired power plant in Tungku near Lahad Datu in the east coast.
A group “Green Surf” is offering to work with the government to seek other alternative power sources as they say that the proposed site in Dent peninsular was part of the Coral Triangle that is described as one of the world’s important refuges for marine life
http://malaysia-today.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28701:sabah-the-exploited-a-victimized&catid=18:letterssurat&Itemid=100129#comments
ReplyDeleteand most Sabahans don't care! No one did read the last article link!
ReplyDeleteYou get what you deserve!
another way to get AirAsia into disadvantage to MAS! AisAsia has to pay more at Terminal 1 and it is very inconvenient for the budget passenger to pay more for everything even the flight. This is only to give MAS a better chance in the low cost sector!
ReplyDeleteDecision on Terminal Two stays
Published on: Thursday, November 26, 2009 Email to a friend Printer Friendly
Kota Kinabalu: Terminal Two of the Kota Kinabalu International Airport will be made a cargo airport as planned after AirAsia moves its operations to Terminal One which is now being upgraded.
Deputy Transport Minister Datuk Abdul Rahim Bakri said there was no change to plans to make Terminal Two a dedicated cargo facility.
"The terminal now is used by AirAsia and we want them to move to the main terminal, as we have already complied with all their requirements for this purpose," he said, Wednesday.
They are renting the space from Malaysia Airports Berhad (MAB) anyway and the move can help them save some overhead costs, he added.
Towards this end he explained there was a delay in the moving of AirAsia's operations due to the late completion of KKIA's upgrading works and the time the Royal Sabah Turf Club took to finally move out.
"The renovation of the terminal is now on-going but it may take a while to complete as the runways are still operating É workers can only start work before and after the airport operations every day.
"However we hope the benefits of merging the terminals and setting up of a new cargo area can be felt soon."
He added that other low cost airlines and subsidiary airlines will be operating in the main terminal in future.
Sabah is only "important" as fixed deposit so is Sarawak! Wake up and change!
ReplyDeleteSome coffeeshop chit-chat ah..
ReplyDelete1. UMNO already took Coal supplier money (commission) during 2008 General Election
2. UMNO Cron already get commission from Coal Plan factory supplier & finished the $$$
3. UMNO want to get alternative income for their own survival coz gas & oil almost finish so they want to korek Maliau Basin...
Well, sound logic kan...!!?
If not how come our CM (Musa Aman) 2 times rejected the plan & now suddenly agreed with it???
Published: Sunday November 29, 2009 MYT 5:51:00 PM
ReplyDeleteGroups express concern over report on coal-fired plant
By RUBEN SARIO
KOTA KINABALU: An initial environmental report on a proposed 300mW coal fired plant on the state’s east coast has drawn concern from various Sabah groups, who say it is full of shortcomings.
Among others, the Terms of Reference for the project at the Felda Sahabat scheme appears to have ignored the long-term impact of the coal plant’s emissions into the pristine Darvel Bay.
This is especially important as several kilometres away from the proposed coal plant site in the bay is a sea grass area that is the habitat for the endangered dugong or sea cow.
Sabah Environmental Protection Association president Wong Tack said this was one of the findings at a first review conducted on the project’s Terms of Reference at the Department of Environment in Putrajaya on Nov 24.
“The Terms of Reference showed there was no study carried out on the cumulative effects of the coal plant emissions over a five to 15-year period.
“What is ironic is that the Darvel Bay is within the Coral Triangle Initiative which Malaysia has pledged to conserve,” he said here Sunday.
The Prime Minister had attended the summit on the Coral Triangle Initiative, dubbed the “Amazon of the Oceans,” in May and pledged USD1mil (RM3.4mil) to its protection.
Wong said at the review, state government officials had also voiced concerns that the emissions could have adverse impact on the Tun Sakaran marine park and world renowned diving haven of Pulau Sipadan over the long term.
He said the Terms of Reference was also drawn up based on climate conditions in the Tawau district - more than 200km away - and not within the Tengku area, the proposed site for the coal plant.
Wong said this was critical as the Tabin Wildlife Conservation area - home to Borneo Pygmy elephants, rhinos, orang utan and sun bears - was just 20km away.
He claimed that the consultants responsible for the Terms of Reference appeared not to have obtained feedback from state officials nor explored any alternative to the coal plant.
“Yet, we have a natural gas fired plant in Kimanis coming up and while a 300mW biomass power plant is not practical, it doesn’t mean we can’t have such smaller plants in the various districts,” he added.
Wong was among three Sepa representatives at the review that was also attended by officials from the Sabah Tourism, Culture and Environment Ministry, Wildlife, state Environmental Protection, Forestry, Fisheries and Health Departments as well as Sabah Parks and the Lahad Datu district office.
Sepa was also representing Green Surf, which is a coalition of various groups including WWF-Sabah, Malaysian Nature Society, Land Empowerment, Animal and People, and Pacos Trust, at the review.
Coal may still be cheaper, but natural gas emits half as much carbon when burned to generate the same amount of electricity.
ReplyDeleteToday, about 27 percent of the nation's(US) carbon dioxide emissions come from coal-fired power plants, which generate 44 percent of the electricity used in the U.S. Just under 25 percent of power comes from burning natural gas, more than double its share a decade ago but still with room to grow.
It's natural gas, the same fossil fuel that was in such short supply a decade ago that it was deemed unreliable. It's now being uncovered at such a rapid pace that its price is near a seven-year low,it's becoming the fuel of choice when building new power plants. Someday, it may win wider acceptance as a replacement for gasoline in our cars and trucks.
Oil will run out sooner than later as it has been exploited much earlier, but gas on the other hand is still new to the block, so why not consider gas as an alternative since we now have the technology to burn them for energy?
Why wait until we run out of oil before we consider this alternative? In many cases gas for energy can come from multiple sources and ways, we can produce gas from materials too. Isn't that a renewable source of energy?
Throughout the centuries of man, gas has almost always been the waste product of man, simply burned away to gain another resource that today is becoming very limited.
AmericanGreen
"People in Sabah are not prepared to pay higher rate...how do we develop alternative energy? And, in the short term, there is not much alternative," Najib said.
ReplyDeleteSo in other words, we Sabahans have to eat dirty coal!
To: 1PR-JK ; 1P150gaya ; 1N13-Likas
ReplyDeleteTo: 1N13-Likas ; 1HRW
- 2/7/2010 - Coal fired power plant (CFPP) and the guarantee
To: 1borneoMclub ; 1brain ; 1ACCAU
JK- digest July 2010 – 2/7/2010 – Coal fired power plant (CFPP) and the guarantee
What is the guarantee for various aspects by those who want the CFPP?
There have been enough of diatribe on the eco and environ factors in open and closed forums. All valid depending where we all stand.
Now I want to deal with the guarantee for the well being of Sabah, Sabah business people, sabah residents and above all Sabah consumers.
What guarantee for clean coal technology CCT for the first ever Sabah plant assuming
it is implemented by the vested group after so much effort on both sides?
Questions are as follows –
1. Would the plant close down once this CCT is dubious and violated by the implementation of CFPP?
2. Show us how this CCT is to be implemented in all aspects of the plant from the delivery of the dirty coal from foreign countries to dump it in Sabah to the generation of electricity in east coast of Sabah.
3. How would this CCT be regulated and subject to public scrutiny?
4. Guarantee means indemnity should follow if something goes wrong and how would this indemnity be in form and structure?
We all know of all the promises and pledges by the Malaysian Government for 53 and 47 years.
What happen to the slogan Cekap, Amanah, Bersih since 1981? We know massive corruption, abuses of power and mismanagement had been rampant till today.
We also know what is 1Malaysia when it is more than 1Malaysia with price disparity widespread in the nation making Sabah so poor and backward.
So quick we have forgotten Cemerlang, gemilang, terbilang
cemerlang—bermaksud sangat indah dan baik.
gemilang—bermaksud bercahaya, terang-benderang, juga sinonim kepada cemerlang.
terbilang—bermaksud terkenal.
Cemerlang, Gemilang, Terbilang’ – terhilang is sort of prophetic.
http://www.malaysiakini.com/letters/35410 Apr 18, 2005
So now we lost (terhilang) Block L and Block M worth RM320 billions of fossil oil without going to ICJ where we lost miserably in another case in Batu Puteh off Johore.
Yes, about the need of much electricity in the East Coast of Sabah, there are various options for the supply and I hope it is not to provide more power to enable the Aluminium Smelter to operate in Sabah. Coal-fired power plant and aluminium smelter together can further endanger the status of Sabah in terms of ecology and environment.
About the performance of the electricity supplier in Sabah, be it Lembaga Letrik Sabah (SEB); SESB, Tenega Nasional Bhd (TNB), it is evident from my Police Report alleging a scandal of RM1 billions on the consumers of Sabah for decades. So what guarantee is there for a fair deal in Sabah with the present set up?
Coal is coal is dirty and yet there is a claim for Clean Coal Technology to justify this CFPP in Dent Peninsula of Lahad Datu. Nobody can clean up the dirty coal and so it looks like CFPP is also very dirty especially the exposure in the many press reports.
USA is a big nation while Sabah is small. We will lose our blue sky sooner with all sort of eco and environ damaging industries and plantations in Sabah.
It is better to leave the coal in the ground, rather than let it surface to destroy the environmental zones in the land soil (how to dispose the coal ash), seashores and seas (recycled hot water or sludge end up in the sea) and the sky (soot, ash and poison from the high chimneys of the factory).
Are you also drinking coal products in your favourite drink for many people?
Joshua Y. C. Kong
Chairman, Koperasi Pengguna Sabah Bhd.
Author of books on current issues
Chartered Accountant, Activist.
To: 1PR-JK ; 1P150gaya ; 1N13-Likas
ReplyDeleteTo: 1N13-Likas ; 1HRW
To: 1borneoMclub ; 1brain ; 1ACCAU
JK- digest July 2010 – 2/7/2010 – Coal fired power plant (CFPP) and the guarantee
What is the guarantee for various aspects by those who want the CFPP?
There have been enough of diatribe on the eco and environ factors in open and closed forums. All valid depending where we all stand.
Now I want to deal with the guarantee for the well being of Sabah, Sabah business people, sabah residents and above all Sabah consumers.
What guarantee for clean coal technology CCT for the first ever Sabah plant assuming
it is implemented by the vested group after so much effort on both sides?
Questions are as follows –
1. Would the plant close down once this CCT is dubious and violated by the implementation of CFPP?
2. Show us how this CCT is to be implemented in all aspects of the plant from the delivery of the dirty coal from foreign countries to dump it in Sabah to the generation of electricity in east coast of Sabah.
3. How would this CCT be regulated and subject to public scrutiny?
4. Guarantee means indemnity should follow if something goes wrong and how would this indemnity be in form and structure?
We all know of all the promises and pledges by the Malaysian Government for 53 and 47 years.
(part 1 of 2)
(part 2 of 2)
ReplyDeleteWhat happen to the slogan Cekap, Amanah, Bersih since 1981? We know massive corruption, abuses of power and mismanagement had been rampant till today.
We also know what is 1Malaysia when it is more than 1Malaysia with price disparity widespread in the nation making Sabah so poor and backward.
So quick we have forgotten Cemerlang, gemilang, terbilang
cemerlang—bermaksud sangat indah dan baik.
gemilang—bermaksud bercahaya, terang-benderang, juga sinonim kepada cemerlang.
terbilang—bermaksud terkenal.
Cemerlang, Gemilang, Terbilang’ – terhilang is sort of prophetic.
http://www.malaysiakini.com/letters/35410 Apr 18, 2005
So now we lost (terhilang) Block L and Block M worth RM320 billions of fossil oil without going to ICJ where we lost miserably in another case in Batu Puteh off Johore.
Yes, about the need of much electricity in the East Coast of Sabah, there are various options for the supply and I hope it is not to provide more power to enable the Aluminium Smelter to operate in Sabah. Coal-fired power plant and aluminium smelter together can further endanger the status of Sabah in terms of ecology and environment.
About the performance of the electricity supplier in Sabah, be it Lembaga Letrik Sabah (SEB); SESB, Tenega Nasional Bhd (TNB), it is evident from my Police Report alleging a scandal of RM1 billions on the consumers of Sabah for decades. So what guarantee is there for a fair deal in Sabah with the present set up?
Coal is coal is dirty and yet there is a claim for Clean Coal Technology to justify this CFPP in Dent Peninsula of Lahad Datu. Nobody can clean up the dirty coal and so it looks like CFPP is also very dirty especially the exposure in the many press reports.
USA is a big nation while Sabah is small. We will lose our blue sky sooner with all sort of eco and environ damaging industries and plantations in Sabah.
It is better to leave the coal in the ground, rather than let it surface to destroy the environmental zones in the land soil (how to dispose the coal ash), seashores and seas (recycled hot water or sludge end up in the sea) and the sky (soot, ash and poison from the high chimneys of the factory).
Are you also drinking coal products in your favourite drink for many people?
Joshua Y. C. Kong
Chairman, Koperasi Pengguna Sabah Bhd.
Author of books on current issues
Chartered Accountant, Activist.
What happen to the slogan Cekap, Amanah, Bersih since 1981? We know massive corruption, abuses of power and mismanagement had been rampant till today.
ReplyDeleteWe also know what is 1Malaysia when it is more than 1Malaysia with price disparity widespread in the nation making Sabah so poor and backward.
So quick we have forgotten Cemerlang, gemilang, terbilang
cemerlang—bermaksud sangat indah dan baik.
gemilang—bermaksud bercahaya, terang-benderang, juga sinonim kepada cemerlang.
terbilang—bermaksud terkenal.
Cemerlang, Gemilang, Terbilang’ – terhilang is sort of prophetic.
http://www.malaysiakini.com/letters/35410 Apr 18, 2005
So now we lost (terhilang) Block L and Block M worth RM320 billions of fossil oil without going to ICJ where we lost miserably in another case in Batu Puteh off Johore.
Yes, about the need of much electricity in the East Coast of Sabah, there are various options for the supply and I hope it is not to provide more power to enable the Aluminium Smelter to operate in Sabah. Coal-fired power plant and aluminium smelter together can further endanger the status of Sabah in terms of ecology and environment.
About the performance of the electricity supplier in Sabah, be it Lembaga Letrik Sabah (SEB); SESB, Tenega Nasional Bhd (TNB), it is evident from my Police Report alleging a scandal of RM1 billions on the consumers of Sabah for decades. So what guarantee is there for a fair deal in Sabah with the present set up?
Coal is coal is dirty and yet there is a claim for Clean Coal Technology to justify this CFPP in Dent Peninsula of Lahad Datu. Nobody can clean up the dirty coal and so it looks like CFPP is also very dirty especially the exposure in the many press reports.
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USA is a big nation while Sabah is small. We will lose our blue sky sooner with all sort of eco and environ damaging industries and plantations in Sabah.
ReplyDeleteIt is better to leave the coal in the ground, rather than let it surface to destroy the environmental zones in the land soil (how to dispose the coal ash), seashores and seas (recycled hot water or sludge end up in the sea) and the sky (soot, ash and poison from the high chimneys of the factory).
Are you also drinking coal products in your favourite drink for many people?
Joshua Y. C. Kong
Chairman, Koperasi Pengguna Sabah Bhd.
Author of books on current issues
sorry for the repeated posting as I encountered rejects several times for capacity restrictions...
ReplyDeleteI can't find any substantiating reason that coalplant is the only option for power in Sabah.
ReplyDeleteWhy the government has been so adamantly insisting on the coalplant project.
Reasons are none other than vested interests of the govt ministers of the day and their cronies.
The danger is very real and has happened in Australia.
ReplyDeleteGo ahead, get those in power to get their families to stay near the coal plants...
Read more in this article:
http://www.smh.com.au/environment/health-fears-for-lithgow-residents-amid-coal-boom-20100605-xlr8.html
Kerajaan sahaja yang tahu apa yang mereka sedang lakukan.
ReplyDeleteits a clean coal technology...i dont care...as long as the power situation in Sabah improved, any option is accepted...
ReplyDeletecoal power plan will use clean technology, don't worry about environment.
ReplyDeletei think, govt try the best to find the solution.
ReplyDeleteplease give any suggestion on what is the best option to address the electricity shortage in Sabah, and it must 100% green technology.
ReplyDeletepenjanaan loji arang batu ini perlu untuk menjana tenaga elektrik, lagipun ia menggunakan teknologi yang mesra alam, apapun harap kerajaan akan membuat keputusan yang terbaik.
ReplyDeleteSome study on clean coal technology. It a little bit technical, but some useful information in it...
ReplyDeletewww.oecd.org/dataoecd/22/38/34878689.pdf
Ok then. Since some said we, the Sabahan are like this and that, I know you guys very well bloody smart. Then give a few bloody suggestions on what to use for electricity oh smart one..
ReplyDeleteTo solve electricity shortage or to save the environment?
ReplyDeleteThis definitely a tough decision for government to make unless they can come up with a win-win solution.
Those who never stop opposing the plant, provide some bloody option la! Electricity is as important as preserving the environment for development. If the government decided not to go on with the plant because of you people, don't you dare to complain about the shortage of electricity.
ReplyDeleteI think the solution is already in Sabah.
ReplyDeleteWe have gas and why not it be given to Sabah to produce power?
It just plain silly to say coal-powered plants are the only viable option...but there Sabah has gas...so you tell me, is it not stupid???
Bagaimanapun negeri sabah ini perlu membangun dan sangat memerlukan tenaga elektrik yang mencukupi.
ReplyDeleteKajian terperinci perlu dilakukan sebelum pembinaan loji arang batu tersebut. Mengutamakan penjagaan alam sekitar dan keperluan di negeri ini amatlah diperlukan.
ReplyDeleteLoji arang batu sudah pun dibatalkan.
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