Kuala Lumpur - In the PM’s speech to introduce the Malaysia Budget 2011 it has been annouced to “Enhance Quality of Life of Rural Population”. In order to support these activites in the budget 2011 alone are allocated
- MYR 2.1billion (app 500Mio EURO) for building and upgrading rural roads in Sabah and Sarawak,
- MYR 2.7billion (app 650Mio EURO) for providing water and electricity supply in rural areas of Sabah and Sarawak
Especially the second measure will boost the photovoltaic market in Malaysia, as many of the remote villages in Sabah and Sarawak are far away from the electricity grid. From cost reasons the power supply will be done through hybrid-power-plants (photovoltaic plus diesel generator).
Posted by Dr. Klaus Brachetti, 17.10.2010
