By DayakDaily Team
KUCHING, Sept 8: Sarawak Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg is leading a high-level delegation on an official working visit to Berlin, Germany, and Paris, France, from Sept 7 to 9 to strengthen Sarawak’s global networks in green energy development.
According to a Sarawak Public Communication Unit (Ukas) news report, the Premier and his delegation arrived safely at their hotel in Berlin at 6.40pm local time on Sunday (Sept 7).
Accompanying him on the trip are Minister for Utility and Telecommunication Dato Sri Julaihi Narawi, Deputy Minister for Utility (Sarawak Energy and Petros) Dato Ibrahim Baki, permanent secretary to the Ministry of Energy and Environmental Sustainability Sarawak Datu Abang Ahmad Abang Morni, and Sarawak Energy group chief executive officer Datuk Sharbini Suhaili.
Today (Sept 8), the Premier and his delegation are scheduled to visit Siemens Energy Headquarters at Huttenstraße, Berlin.
The visit will include a meeting with Siemens Energy executive vice-president for Global Functions, Juha Pankakoshi, followed by a tour of the company’s key facilities, namely the Electrolyser Plant, Gas Turbine Plant, and Innovation Centre.
Tomorrow (Sept 9), Abang Johari will attend the International Forum on Pumped Storage Hydropower, themed ‘Pump it up! Powering a Decarbonised World’, at the UNESCO House in Paris, where he will deliver a keynote address underscoring Sarawak’s aspirations as a leader in green energy and as a hydrogen producer for the global market.
He is also set to hold bilateral meetings with French Minister for Industry and Energy Marc Ferracci and president of the International Hydropower Association (IHA) Malcolm Turnbull.
In the afternoon, the Premier will visit the headquarters of Électricité de France (EDF) at Avenue de Wagram, Paris, before returning to Sarawak.
This official working visit highlights Sarawak’s commitment to building strategic international networks to advance its green energy development agenda under the Post Covid-19 Development Strategy (PCDS) 2030 and the Sarawak Sustainability Blueprint 2030, thereby strengthening the State’s position as a regional and global hub for clean energy. — DayakDaily
