OKTOBER 2022
Hydrogen Vision Comes With Action: Premier
TOKYO, Thurs: Sarawak’s vision to become a hydrogen hub in the Asian region comes with the necessary steps and action, the Premier of Sarawak, Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Haji Zohari Tun Abang Haji Openg said here, today.
He said Sarawak had been in talks with large industries from Japan and Korea that are committed to collaborating with Sarawak to produce hydrogen to power up industries in these countries.
The Premier said these when giving comments as a panel speaker to questions by a moderator at the Tokyo hydrogen forum organised by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government yesterday evening,
He pointed out that with its strength in renewable power, Sarawak was well-poised to be a major green hydrogen producer and supplier in the region by 2028.
He said the threat of climate change crisis to the world was real as real weather patterns had become unpredictable that warranted a concerted effort of the global community.
“It is the responsibility of the world to mitigate climate change. The world must be united to face the crisis,” he said.
In playing its role the Sarawak government had put in place policies that are aligned with the world’s climate change protocols designed towards decarbonisation, he told participants of the hybrid forum that included panel speakers from other parts of the world.
The Premier pointed out that Its time for Sarawak together with the rest of the world to act towards the energy transition in order to achieve a net-zero emission by 2050 as set by the Paris protocol.
He said through SEDC Energy Sarawak was negotiating with Sumitomo Corporation and Eneos Corporation of Japan under the Hornbill Project where green hydrogen via methylcyclohexane (MCH) was targetted to be on stream by 2028.
Sarawak is also negotiating with Samsung, Posco and Lotte of Korea under the Hibiscus Project for a buy back in the form of ammonia, he added.
Relating to the audience Sarawak’s hydrogen experience, he said it had started with a pilot hydrogen production facility in 2016 under Sarawak Energy (SEB) that supplied the gas to run hydrogen buses and cars in Sarawak’s capital city of Kuching.
Earlier, the Premier and members of his delegation paid a courtesy call on the Governor of Tokyo Madam Yuriko Koike at her office.
Among those present were Deputy Premier, Datuk Amar Haji Awang Tengah Ali Hassan, State Secretary, Datuk Amar Mohamad Abu Bakar bin Marzuki, Deputy State Secretary, Datu Dr. Muhammad Abdullah bin Zaidel and SEDC Chairman, Tan Sri Datuk Amar (Dr) Haji Abdul Aziz bin Dato Husain, Chief Political Secretary to the Premier, Fazzrudin bin Haji Abdul Rahman
Earlier in the day, the delegation held talks with Eneos and Sumitomo followed by a tour of the Tokyo Oi Hydrogen Station and later the Tokyo Hydrogen Museum.
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