{"id":12388,"date":"2023-11-02T11:38:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-02T00:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/woodcentral.com.au\/?p=12388"},"modified":"2024-10-21T20:27:30","modified_gmt":"2024-10-21T10:27:30","slug":"malaysia-to-lead-with-bamboo-pellets-in-renewable-energy-drive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/woodcentral.com.au\/malaysia-to-lead-with-bamboo-pellets-in-renewable-energy-drive\/","title":{"rendered":"Malaysia to Lead with Bamboo Pellets in Renewable Energy Drive"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Bamboo pellets will be added to Malaysia\u2019s future energy mix after Sarawak signed heads of agreements with several timber companies, dramatically increasing its bamboo production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Sarawak Deputy Premier, Datuk Awang Tengah Ali Hasan, \u201cthe state-owned Sarawak Timber Development Corporation will supply a raw material to Permata Ferroalloys (one of the businesses involved) to complement wood charcoal (biomass) and to encourage the local community to work in bamboo production.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As part of the agreement, the state-owned Sarawak Timber Development Corporation and Bintulu Development Authority (BDA) will supply bamboo pellets to local businesses, a source of biomass, as part of the state\u2019s commitment to decarbonise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBamboo pellets can be similarly used like charcoal,\u201d the Deputy Premier said, \u201ccoal is a hydrocarbon, whereas pellets are a fibre.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The agreement is the first of its type and is part of Malaysia\u2019s push to become a global hub for bamboo production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In June<\/a>, Sarawak released its post-COVID-19 Development Strategy for 2030, which targeted cultivating 10,000 hectares of commercial bamboo production to be managed by Rich Venture Plantation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Openg (standing, left) witnesses the signing of a memorandum of understanding between Sarawak Timber Industry Development Corporation and Rich Venture Plantation Sdn Bhd in Kuching on August 2, 2023. (Photo Credit: Photo by Muhammad Rais Sanusi)
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At the time, Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Openg said the challenge was to \u201cdevelop more land for bamboo plantation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bamboo has been likened to sago palm, which is easy to grow and can complement other raw resources such as timber to generate income.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf we plant a lot of them, they will multiply quickly, and they can be used as raw material for us to manufacture or create downstream products,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Premier also stressed the importance of research and called on STIDC and its partners to conduct regular studies to pave the way to drive innovation to the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Globally, investment in bamboo is booming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In August, Forest giant Plantations International announced that it was widening its mix of forest investments to include bamboo in Sao Paulo, Brazil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The company is actively developing commercial bamboo plantations in various parts of the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These locations include Indonesia, Colombia, Kenya, and Brazil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The company has made significant investments in the development of bamboo for various purposes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Premier Johari, Sarawak is fortunate to have an ecosystem that enables bamboo to thrive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe state would need a proper masterplan to identify areas to plant the bamboo.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Bamboo pellets will be added to Malaysia\u2019s future energy mix after Sarawak signed heads of agreements with several timber companies, dramatically increasing its bamboo production. According to Sarawak Deputy Premier, Datuk Awang Tengah Ali Hasan, \u201cthe state-owned Sarawak Timber Development Corporation will supply a raw material to Permata Ferroalloys (one of the businesses involved) to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12390,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":false,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"","_twitter_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type":"","_pinterest_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"","_medium_share_type":"","_threads_share_type":"","_google_business_share_type":"","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[52,45],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[69],"class_list":{"0":"post-12388","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-asia","8":"category-sustainability"},"authors":[{"term_id":69,"user_id":1,"is_guest":0,"slug":"woodcentral","display_name":"Wood Central","avatar_url":{"url":"https:\/\/woodcentral.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/MASTER-BRAND-MARK_POS_RGB-e1676449549955.jpg","url2x":"https:\/\/woodcentral.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/MASTER-BRAND-MARK_POS_RGB-e1676449549955.jpg"},"0":null,"1":"","2":"","3":"","4":"","5":"","6":"","7":"","8":""}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/woodcentral.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12388","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/woodcentral.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/woodcentral.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woodcentral.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woodcentral.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12388"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/woodcentral.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12388\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21460,"href":"https:\/\/woodcentral.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12388\/revisions\/21460"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woodcentral.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12390"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/woodcentral.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12388"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woodcentral.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12388"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woodcentral.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12388"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woodcentral.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=12388"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}