Will NETR Power The 2050 Carbon Goal?

Azril Zainal, Energy Leader in Malaysia, Arup

31-Jul-23 08:45

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Last week, Economy Minister Mohd Rafizi Ramli launched Part 1 of the National Energy Transition Roadmap (NETR), with 10 flagship projects generating 25 billion ringgit in total investments, creating 23 thousand job opportunities, and a reduction of over 10 thousand Gigagrams (Gg) of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) equivalent. We’ll speak with Azril Zainal, Energy Leader in Malaysia, Arup to help us digest the announcement, notably on the solar front.

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Presented by: Mark Tan, Philip See, Wong Shou Ning

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