The Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change (NRECC) together with the Malaysian Green Technology and Climate Change Corporation (MGTC) today (Aug 17) announced and awarded 29 winners of the National Energy Awards (NEA) 2023 from a total of 114 submissions.

NEA dianjurkan setiap tahun sejak 2018 untuk mengiktiraf syarikat dan institusi terkemuka Malaysia untuk menerima pakai inisiatif kemampanan yang mengubah permainan sejajar dengan Peralihan Tenaga Adil, Sifar Bersih dan agenda pembangunan mampan negara.

Daripada 29 pemenang dari kategori Pengurusan Tenaga, Kecekapan Tenaga dan penyelesaian Tenaga Boleh Diperbaharui, 23 akan mewakili Malaysia dalam Anugerah Tenaga ASEAN yang dijadualkan pada 24 dan 25 Ogos 2023, bersempena dengan Mesyuarat Menteri-Menteri ASEAN mengenai Tenaga di bawah Pusat Tenaga ASEAN (ACE), sebuah organisasi antara kerajaan yang mewakili kepentingan sektor tenaga negara anggota. 

Commenting on this year’s NEA submissions, Minister for Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad stated: “Aligning with Malaysia’s commitment to sustainable economic growth, the Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change organises NEA annually to raise awareness, acceptance and adoption of sustainable energy practices across all industries. I applaud the strong participation by the entrants this year and believe they are all truly winners for championing sustainable energy practices.”

“Malaysia requires everyone to play their part in our race to net zero and the NEA participants have surely led the path with their ideas, innovation and implementation for all of us to emulate. I am certain more businesses will be inspired by their example and look forward to seeing increased participation in future editions of NEA,” he added.

This year’s 114 submissions offered a commendable combined energy reduction of over 1.34 GW in terms of electricity savings, equivalent to carbon emissions reduction of over 23,000 metric tonnes per annum. Of the final NEA winners, 9 of them won in the Best Practices in Energy Management category, 11 for Energy Efficiency category and 9 for Best Renewable Energy Projects category.

Dalam kategori Pengurusan Tenaga yang sangat dipertandingkan, empat hospital nasional menerima pengiktirafan kerana menerima pakai sistem pemantauan dan kawalan sistematik proaktif untuk mengoptimumkan penggunaan tenaga, mengurangkan kos tenaga dan mengurangkan kesan alam sekitar secara keseluruhan.

Dalam kategori Kecekapan Tenaga, sebuah sekolah antarabangsa menerima anugerah teratas, dengan sebuah lagi hospital kebangsaan dipilih sebagai naib juara. Kategori ini mengiktiraf inisiatif yang mengamalkan amalan tenaga mampan dalam bangunan baharu atau yang dipasang semula.

Dalam kategori Tenaga Boleh Diperbaharui, terdapat penyerahan daripada projek solar, solar kepada hidrogen, biogas dan hidro mini dari seluruh Malaysia.

The lead judge for NEA, Ir. Chen Thiam Leong, said, “As Malaysia makes serious strides towards combining robust economic growth with climate action, NEA will continue to play a crucial role to encourage businesses to adopt sustainable practices. This year, the panel of judges were very pleased by the numerous entries that have demonstrated efforts to make Energy Management, Energy Efficiency and RE mainstream.”

“I would like to wish the best of luck to those that have been selected to represent Malaysia at the ASEAN Energy Awards, the region’s highest accolade for promoting the development and adoption of sustainable energy practices. I am confident they will make their mark at the regional level as well,” he concluded.

The purpose of the prestigious AEA awards is to raise public awareness about the best practices for reducing energy use in buildings, businesses, and other settings. The honour aims to motivate businesses to advance Energy Efficiency, and the development of Renewable Energy sources that are more resilient, sustainable, and renewable.

Salient winners of NEA 2023 under the Energy Management in Large Building category were Hospital Alor Gajah, Melaka, for Energy Management in Large Industry – Micron Semiconductor Malaysia Sdn Bhd, Energy for Management in Small & Medium Industry – Indah Water Konsortium Sdn Bhd – Klang Selatan, for EE Designed Building and Large Green Building – Tzu Chi International School and for Retrofitted Building – Kenanga Tower.

Sumber: Perniagaan Hari Ini