Cleaner options are here, why use coal?

KOTA KINABALU - A conservation group that campaigned against the previous 300MW coal-fired power plant in Sabah has called on the state government to forget about coal and look at cleaner energy options.

Land Empowerment Animals People (LEAP) pointed out the government did not need to look far for reference on cleaner alternatives as the coalition of groups that objected to the coal plant had already produced a report on such options.

LEAP executive chairperson Cynthia Ong said Sabah needed to re-visit the report and shift its attention to renewable and clean energy options.

The report called “Clean Energy Options Report for Sabah” has been widely circulated since 2010, she said.