Institute planned to cultivate talent in renewable energy

KUALA LUMPUR: Edra Power Holdings Sdn Bhd plans to set up an international institute in Malaysia to cultivate local talent in renewable energy under the aegis of its parent company, China General Nuclear Power Corporation (CGN). It will be one of eight such training institutes in CGN’s active exploration for international talent to support its worldwide operations. “CGN Energy International Institute (CGNEI) is CGN’s platform for overseas clean energy. “It will centre on Malaysia and spread to countries along China’s Belt and Road initiative, like Europe and America, to utilise CGN Group’s 40 years of training expertise and resources,” said CGN University Executive Vice-President Zhang Guo Qiang. He said that with the establishment of the institute in Malaysia, CGN would play an active role in developing local talent as Malaysia moved towards utilising more renewable energy. Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change Minister Yeo Bee Yin was reported as saying recently that Malaysia was getting ready to make a transition towards renewable energy to make the environment more sustainable, competitive, efficient and greener. She said the transition would be possible after Malaysia signs the global initiative RE100 Agreement,