RM3.4b in investments targeted for IGEM 2020

KUALA LUMPUR: The government targets to secure RM3.4 billion in investments and potential business leads for the upcoming International Greentech and Eco Products Exhibition and Conference Malaysia (IGEM) 2020. Minister of Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change Yeo Bee Yin in her text speech said the higher target is achievable as IGEM 2019 secured […]

IGEM 2019 surpasses all targets, achieves nearly RM6 bln in business leads

MIDA CEO Datuk Azman Mahmud (centre) with GreenTech Malaysia CEO Shamsul Bahar Mohd Nor (left) during the Press Conference International Greentech and Eco Products Exhibition Conference Malaysia (IGEM) 2019 today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 17 — The green technologies and eco-solutions trade event organised recently by the Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change Ministry (MESTECC) has achieved almost RM6 billion in business leads and surpassed all targets, said its minister Yeo Bee Yin. The 10th International Greentech & Eco Products Exhibition & Conference Malaysia (IGEM […]

Yeo: IGEM 2019 raked in RM3bil more business leads than targeted

Yeo: IGEM 2019 raked in RM3bil more business leads than targeted

KUALA LUMPUR: A roaring success, the 10th International Greentech & Eco Products Exhibition & Conference Malaysia (IGEM 2019) gained almost RM6bil in business leads, far surpassing all targets, says the Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change Ministry. With a total of RM5.985bil in business leads, IGEM 2019 exceeded its target of RM2.8bil, which many initially […]

UK to take back 42 containers of plastic waste from Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 25 — The United Kingdom has agreed to repatriate 42 containers comprising illegal shipment of plastic waste from Malaysia, in accordance with the Basel Convention. The British High Commission in Kuala Lumpur and Malaysia’s Ministry of Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change (MESTECC) in a joint statement today said that authorities […]

Nordic Forum Circular Economy, Energy held in Kuala Lumpur

Sweden’s Ambassador to Malaysia, H.E. Dag Juhlin-Dannelt giving his welcome remarks at the Nordic Forum on Circular Economy and Energy in Kuala Lumpur.

On 9 October a Nordic Forum on Circular Economy and Energy took place in Kuala Lumpur featuring prominent Nordic as well as Malaysian speakers. The Embassies of Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden in Kuala Lumpur, together with the Honorary Consulate General of Iceland, hosted this forum, in the sidelines of the 10th International Greentech & Eco Products Exhibition […]

MIDF Investment Bank is the first approved PFI under Green Technology Financing Scheme 2.0

MIDF Investment Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Malaysian Industrial Development Finance Bhd, is the first investment bank in Malaysia to emerge as a PFI under the scheme.

KUALA LUMPUR: MIDF Amanah Investment Bank Bhd has received the approval from the Finance Ministry to be a participating financial institution (PFI) under the government’s Green Technology Financing Scheme 2.0 (GTFS 2.0). MIDF Investment Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Malaysian Industrial Development Finance Bhd, is the first investment bank in Malaysia to emerge as a […]

Liberalisasi tenaga, TNB kekal gergasi utiliti

KUALA LUMPUR: Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) akan kekal sebagai gergasi sektor tenaga negara walaupun dijangka berdepan saingan sengit di bawah dasar Industri Bekalan Elektrik Malaysia (MESI) 2.0 (2019-2025). Ia susulan persediaannya memperkasakan bidang pertumbuhan baharu menjelang evolusi sektor tenaga MESI 2.0 termasuk kejayaan melaksanakan transformasi operasi dalaman menerusi penubuhan TNB Power Generation Sdn Bhd (GenCo) […]

15,000 lampu LED terangi jalan kampung

Menteri Tenaga, Sains, Teknologi, Alam Sekitar dan Perubahan Iklim, Yeo Bee Yin. - NSTP/Ahmad Irham Mohd Noor

MUAR: Kementerian Tenaga, Sains, Teknologi, Alam Sekitar dan Perubahan Iklim (MESTECC) akan menambah bekalan lampu jalan jenis diod pemancar cahaya (LED) di kawasan jalan kampung di seluruh negara. Ia adalah tambahan kepada inisiatif 10,000 lampu jalan LED yang dilaksanakan MESTECC dengan kerjasama Kementerian Pembangunan Luar Bandar (KPLB) sebelum ini. Menterinya, Yeo Bee Yin, berkata usaha […]

GreenTech Malaysia appoints Shamsul Bahar Mohd Nor as new CEO

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 1): Malaysian Green Technology Corp (GreenTech Malaysia) — under the Ministry of Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change (MESTECC) — has appointed Shamsul Bahar Mohd Nor as its new chief executive officer (CEO) effective today, to spearhead the country’s climate change agenda and to drive sustainable economic development. According to a […]