Malaysia: Plans for Borneo Coal-Fired Power Plant Scrapped – TIME
2011 February 23
The government of Sabah has killed a plan to build a controversial coal-fired plant in the tourism-driven eco-paradise on Malaysia's Borneo -- a big victory for environmental activists in the state
That's not the cutting-edge renewable-energy portfolio environmentalists consider ideal, but it's certainly cleaner than coal. And because the state's vast clean-energy potential is still largely undeveloped, it's the most immediate practical solution to the growing local power needs. Officials anticipate a 7.7% annual increase in demand through 2020.
That's not the cutting-edge renewable-energy portfolio environmentalists consider ideal, but it's certainly cleaner than coal. And because the state's vast clean-energy potential is still largely undeveloped, it's the most immediate practical solution to the growing local power needs. Officials anticipate a 7.7% annual increase in demand through 2020.
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