COUNCIL TO CHART MALAYSIA'S GREEN TECH AGENDA JAN 26

MIRI (Malaysia), Jan 9 (Bernama) -- The National Green Technology Council
will meet in Putrajaya on Jan 26 to chart the country's green technology
development, said Energy, Green Technology and Water Minister Peter Chin.


He said eight ministers, together with Chief Secretary to the Government
Mohd Sidek Hassan, would be involved in the council chaired by Prime
Minister Najib Tun Razak.

Chin said apart from himself, other members in the council were Transport
Minister Ong Tee Keat, Information Communication and Culture Minister
Dr Rais Yatim, Higher Education Minister Mohd Khaled Nordin, International Trade
and Industry Minister Mustapa Mohamed, Science, Technology and Innovation
Minister Dr Maximus Ongkili, Works Minister Shaziman Mansor and Housing and
Local Government Minister Kong Cho Ha.

"The inaugural meeting is a follow-up after the launching of the country's
Green Technology Policy by the prime minister in July," he told a news
conference here.


He said the council might also invite foreign experts to sit in the
committees to be formed to strengthen the government's efforts to develop the
sector.

He said that after the meeting, Najib was expected to launch a green
technology soft loan scheme -- a follow up to the announcement in the 2010
Budget that the government would provide RM1.5 billion allocation to develop the
sector.

Under the scheme, green energy suppliers were entitled for a loan of up to
RM50 million (US$=RM3.66) while green energy consumers would be entitled up to
RM10 million, he said.

-- BERNAMA