This is the most pristine coastline in Malaysia. These photos were taken on my last visit to the Tun Sakaran Marine Park - near the proposed 300MW coal-fired power plant proposed site.
Image the coal barges from Kalimantan traveling through these seas carrying coal, or bulk carriers coming from Kalimantan, Australia or South Africa.
Image the size of the jetty.
Imagine the pollution.
This is not the grey coloured Straits of Melaka.
This area is known as The Coral Triangle. Google it. This area contains one third of the world's coral species.
a coal plant? here???*@!(@!({*!!!!
I have 2 case study reports that both conclude that Sabah has other realistic, cost comparable energy options. They both conclude Sabah does not need to use coal to solve its dreadful energy woes.
The first thing Sabah needs to do is FINISH ITS POWER GRID SYSTEM. Build/finish the secondary Southern Grid already.
Please message me if you want me to email you copies of the 2 reports Itemising the alternative energy options for Sabah.
Details about who made the 2 reports:
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1 > Meeting energy demand in a developing economy without damaging the environment—A case study in Sabah, Malaysia, from technical, environmental and economic perspectives
Siong Lee Koh*, Yun Seng Lim
Department of Physical Science, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Tunku Abdul Rahman University, Malaysia
a r t i c l e i n f o
Article history:
Received 10 February 2010
Accepted 22 April 2010
Keywords:
Sustainable development
Developing country
Reduction in greenhouse gas emissions
a b s t r a c t
The challenges faced by the developing countries are unique in that they need to meet the increasing energy demands for their economic growths at a competitive price without damaging the environments. In this paper, a case study on the electricity demand issue in Sabah, Malaysia, is presented to investigate potential solutions in addressing this current need for a typical developing economy from the technical, economical and environmental perspectives. Sabah, one of the 13 states in Malaysia, is currently experiencing a serious power shortage, especially at the east coast. A 300 MW coal plant is proposed by the electricity utility company. However, the proposal has been rejected in the past several years due to the negative environmental impacts of the plant. In this paper, a number of alternative solutions were evaluated and proposed with respect to the viability of technologies, financial return and minimum environmental impact in terms of GHG emission.
& 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.< ------------------------- 2 > 'Clean Energy Options for Sabah an analysis of resource availability and cost'
Tyler McNish
Prof. Daniel M. Kammen
Benjamin Gutierrez
March 2010
Renewable & Appropriate Energy Laboratory
Energy & Resources Group
University of California, Berkeley < ----------------------- Join the FB group here: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/pages/it-aint-green-its-BLACK/397884026203?ref=ts Power To The People! NO COAL IN SABAH. THANK YOU!
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