Incentivise local biomass economy


Valuable: Empty oil palm fruit bunches can be used for energy. — Filepic/The Star

THE country’s biomass is an underdeveloped asset. Many have written about the immense economic potential of biomass, especially those from the palm oil industry.

Conversion to energy is one. But there are many other value-adding potential. The National Biomass Action Plan has long been launched but implementation is lethargic.

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