by DayakDaily Team
KUCHING, March 20: Koperasi Bomba dan Penyelamat Malaysia (KOBOPEM) Sdn Bhd (KOBOPEM) has officially been named as the official Company Owned, Dealer Operated (CODO) operator for Petroleum Sarawak Bhd’s (Petros) multifuel station (MFS) in Batu Kawa, which is expected to start operations by second quarter this year.
In a news report by the Sarawak Public Communications Unit (Ukas), the Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) director-general Datuk Nor Hisham Mohammad described this collaboration as the best investment for KOBOPEM to generate funds and financial returns for the welfare of nearly 11,000 of its members throughout Malaysia.
“This is one of our methods to boost the economy through the involvement of KOBOPEM, where a large portion of its members are firefighters in Sarawak.”
“We also believe that KOBOPEM’s involvement in the MFS Batu Kawa business allows us to jointly participate in the transition to energy transformation while further expanding our initial involvement in the development of electric vehicles (EVs) in Malaysia,” he said when met by reporters after witnessing the symbolic exchange of agreements between KOBOPEM and Sarawak Eeconomic Development Corporation (SEDC) Energy Sdn Bhd, yesterday.
Meanwhile, the chief executive officer of SEDC Energy Sdn Bhd, Robert Hardin, stated that MFS Batu Kawa is expected to commence its operations in the second quarter of this year.
He emphasised that the agreement between KOBOPEM and SEDC is a synergic exchange aimed at providing a stable and sustainable source of income for its members in the long term, while simultaneously playing a role in expanding the Petros MFS network.
Also present were the chairman of KOBOPEM Advance Sdn Bhd, Dato Sri Mohammad Hamdan Wahid, and other distinguished guests. – DayakDaily
