by DayakDaily Team
KUCHING: Sarawak Metro Sdn Bhd (Sarawak Metro) is actively learning from global developments in the hydrogen mobility industry to further enhance and grow the sector within Sarawak.
In a statement today, Sarawak Metro chief executive officer Mazli Mustaffa highlighted that countries such as South Korea, China, and Japan continue to be sources of inspiration and motivation for Sarawak Metro, especially as those nations persevere with their efforts to develop the hydrogen economy in their journey towards net zero emissions.
He pointed out that developments in the global hydrogen economy and hydrogen mobility also continue to achieve new milestones in Europe and the Americas.
Besides that, he said that one of the latest developments in hydrogen mobility was the recent announcement in India about the upcoming launch of ‘the most powerful hydrogen train’, which marked a significant leap in sustainable railway technology.
“Of course, as we monitor the industry closely, we have also discovered that some countries, regions, cities or organisations are still not quite ready to fully embrace this zero-emission technology.
“We fully understand that each one of them face their own unique challenges and as such it would be unfair to compare their situation with ours here in Sarawak,” he said.
Mazli explained that since Sarawak started on its journey towards developing a hydrogen economy, it has always been in a unique and advantageous position due to its ability to produce green hydrogen with its renewable energy resources.
“The situation has not changed since then. And since we started that journey, today we are still committed to save our environment, particularly by decarbonising our public transportation system.”
Meanwhile, for Sarawak Metro, as one of the key players in the local hydrogen economy, creating greater public awareness on the ‘fuel of the future’ is considered one of its biggest responsibilities.
Mazli emphasised that one of the main ways in which it creates this awareness is through public engagements.
“During these events, we are given a great opportunity to share the latest information about our Kuching Urban Transportation System (KUTS) project and even more crucially we also get to share about some of the latest developments on hydrogen technology, especially for public transport that is happening all over the world.
“These latest developments really inspire and motivate all of us at Sarawak Metro and I hope it brings inspiration to the people we meet as well,” he said, in conjunction with Sarawak Metro’s participation as a speaker at a programme themed ‘Ecofrontiers: Tech That Saves The Planet 2025’ organised by Petrosains here, today.
Sarawak Metro’s ESG executive Farlydia Salihah Mohd Salihin also had the opportunity to present to the public, including students at the ‘Ecofrontiers: Technology That Saves The Planet 2025’ programme, which took place at Petrosains Playsmart Kuching.
Sarawak Metro said it would continue to create awareness on hydrogen among the public, for greater understanding and acceptance as fuel cell particularly in the public transports sector. – DayakDaily
