KUCHING: Australia has formed a partnership with Sarawak in the field of energy storage.
In revealing this, the Australian High Commissioner to Malaysia, Danielle Heinecke, said that a cooperation agreement had been signed between Australia and Sarawak.
“We have just signed the agreement to cooperate in energy storage, help Sarawak address its future energy needs and explore various options for using energy storage to meet those plans,” she told the press after paying a courtesy visit on Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg at Wisma Bapa Malaysia yesterday (March 3).
According to Heinecke, Australia is also interested in attracting more investors to Sarawak.
“We want to bring more investors to Sarawak and indeed, several Australian investors are considering Sarawak as an option, particularly in the energy and mining sectors,” she said.
Also present were Sarawak State Secretary Datuk Amar Mohamad Abu Bakar Marzuki, Deputy Minister for Utility and Telecommunication (Utility) Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi, director of the Sarawak Regional Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Fenny Nuli, and Sarawak Energy group chief executive officer Datuk Sharbini Suhaili.
