Premier off to Poland to take part in hydrogen, decarbonisation forums

Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg is departing for Poland via the United Kingdom today to take part in forums to address global climate and renewable energy concerns.

The Premier, who will once again serve as the flag-bearer for energy transition and initiatives against climate change from Malaysia, will be speaking on Sarawak’s perspective and its experience thus far through the state’s initiatives towards energy transition, renewable energy security, decarbonisation and environmental sustainability, according to a press release.

Abang Johari’s trip to Poland is upon the invitation of the Marshall of the country’s Wielkopolska Region, Marek Wozniak, who is the organiser of The Central European Hydrogen Technology Forum and The Central European Decarbonisation Forum, scheduled be held in Poznań on April 24 and 25.

The Premier will speak as a forum panel member in a session called ‘Debate Regions for the Planet’ slo ed for 11am to 12pm local time on April 24.

During his three-day transit in the UK, Abang Johari and his entourage are scheduled to visit the Drax Power Plant in Selby, North Yorkshire on April 21.

The power plant provides 11 per cent of UK’s renewable power needs by using biomass in the form of pellets with a generating capacity of 3,960 megawa s.

The following day, he will witness the signing and exchange of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Sarawak’s SMD Semiconductor and Compound Semiconductor Applications Catapult at the House of Commons, UK Parliament in London.