Powering a sustainable future

Fruitful forum: (Clockwise, from top left) Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) Energy and Environment Unit head Dr Loh Soh Kheang, Tan, Mohamed Fazil and Ho at the ESG Advocates Circles Renewable Energy 2023 conference.

PETALING JAYA: The palm oil industry, a key backbone of Malaysia’s national economic growth, can play a major role in powering a sustainable future for the country.

FGV Holdings Bhd, one of the world’s largest producers of crude palm oil, is among the forerunners of this effort by turning biomass by-products from its palm oil production into a source of energy, in line with the “protecting the environment” pillar under the group’s sustainability framework.