Malaysia: Sarawak energy continues with research programme for greater sustainability standards

Malaysia: Sarawak energy continues with research programme for greater
sustainability standards

Sarawak Energy (SEB) will continue its research into the environmental
aspect of hydroelectric dams in line with its commitment towards high
standards of sustainability, said its executive vice president of Corporate
Services Aisah Eden.

She said Sarawak Energy was working closely with institutions of higher
learning and hydropower sustainability specialists to ensure that the
state's utility company was meeting the global sustainability standards and
expectation.

"Sarawak Energy is committed to develop clean and renewable energy in the
state and developing hydropower in accordance with the internationally
accredited sustainability principles covering the four pillars of
sustainability in economic, technical, social and environmental aspects of
the project," Aisah said at the opening of the Biodiversity and Ecology
Seminar held at Menara Sarawak Energy here recently.

Findings of the research, she said would enable Sarawak Energy to address
any emerging concerns as well as to demonstrate to its globally based
customers of its commitment and ability to deliver truly green and
sustainable energy for their businesses.

She said results from the research would also facilitate in decision-making
for future sustainable project development.

Aisah said Sarawak Energy foresaw more opportunities for research
collaboration with Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas).

Besides collaborating with institutions of higher learning, she said,
Sarawak Energy had also engaged an internationally recognised hydropower
sustainability specialist, Dr Helen Locher, together with experts from the
International Hydropower Association to conduct a review on phase one of the
Hydropower Environmental Sustainability Programme end of last year.

The one-day seminar was jointly organised by Sarawak Energy and Unimas to
present the findings of their collaboration into studies of aquatic and
terrestrial ecology and biodiversity under the Hydropower Environmental
Sustainability Programme.

A total of seven papers were presented during the seminar.

Among them were on water and sediment quality in relation to aquatic fauna;
macroinvertebrates fauna of three major rivers; two man-made reservoirs and
distribution of heavy metals in the environment.

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