37 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2018/2019 01 S E C T I O N SUSTAINABILITY AT FGV Runner-up winner at the ASEAN Energy Awards 2019 - Rural Electrification Project in Sabah, Umas Biogas Plant Umas Biogas Plant - Rural Electrification FGV’s Umas Biogas Plant won multiple awards in 2019 in recognition of the significant benefits it provides to the local community. Located 55km from Tawau in Sabah, the biogas plant produces biogas, exporting up to 1 MW to a mini local grid at Gugusan Umas. This is enough to power roughly 3,000 households and the surrounding facilities such as mosques, schools and local businesses. SUSTAINABILITY AWARDS 2018-2019 Winner of the National Energy Award 2018 - BioCNG Winner of the National Energy Award 2019 - Rural Electrification from Renewable Energy (Biogas) for the Umas Community Key benefits include: Reduction in power generation cost Improvement in quality of life and community health Provision of stable electricity and clean water Supporting the government’s push towards clean and renewable energy Supporting Malaysia’s pledge to reduce CO2 emissions by 45% by 2030 World’s First Palm-based Commercial-scale Bio-Compressed Natural Gas Plant
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