FEATURED PROPERTY EVENT | Tee Chew Association Kota Kinabalu
FIRST SOLAR TAXI STATION
IN MALAYSIA
K
ota Kinabalu now has
the first ever solar
powered taxi station
in Malaysia with its
official opening in
Kampung Air on 16
February, 2015.
The taxi station and the
technologies that went into its
construction is worth RM300,000
and was made possible through
the sponsorship and collaborative
effort of the Kota Kinabalu Teo
Chew Association, Remajaya Sdn
Bhd, Colourcoil Industries Sdn
Bhd, City Top Enterprise Sdn Bhd,
Glimex Corporation Sdn Bhd,
Y.S. AluminiumSdn Bhd, BriSteel
Corporation Sdn Bhd, LCP Trading
Sdn Bhd, N S Stainless Steel Industri
Sdn Bhd, Panellite Marketing
(Borneo) Sdn Bhd, JS Contractor
Enterprise, Platinum Omega Sdn
Bhd, TanbarSdn Bhd, Niro Ceramic
Sales and Services (M) Sdn Bhd,
Unity Marketing (M) Sdn Bhd, OD
Paints Sdn Bhd, Expogaya Sdn Bhd,
Pemborong K & H Construction Sdn
Bhd, Lusecra Sdn Bhd, In Precast
Builders Sdn Bhd, Veista Sdn Bhd,
Tiara Perkasa Trading, Innotech
Design Architects Sdn Bhd, PY
Konsep Preunding Sdn Bhd and
SME Konsult Sdn Bhd.
Deputy Chief Minister cum Industrial
Development Minister Datuk
Raymond Tan Shu Kiah officiated
at the opening ceremony and
described the taxi station as special
as it was a project by the Teo Chew
community for the people.
“It is an encouragement for an
association to think of the people at
large…I was told that it is high tech
and uses solar energy power, which
is another step forward since it
doesn’t only function as a shade but
also provides renewable energy for
lighting,” said Tan.
He hoped more of such
technologies would be applied in the
city since it was the aspiration of the
City Hall to turn Kota Kinabalu into a
green city.
coming forward and emulating
the good deed by the Teo Chew
Association, to put a balance
between environment and modern
technology,” he said.
Sustainable Energy Development
Authority (SEDA) chairman Datuk
Yee Moh Chai expressed his
appreciation to the sponsors and to
City Hall for the effort.
The solar taxi station idea was
mooted in 2013 and was a year
in the planning process before
construction began in mid-2014.
It was a monumental task to
coordinate the construction phase
between the various sponsors who
donated materials and labour to
complete the project, the success
of which is a true testament of the
aspiration to make Kota Kinabalu
city a livable city.
“This is a unique CSR (corporate
social responsibility) effort and the
project is the first of its kind in the
county in terms of the technology
involved. We are involve in the
renewable sector and are proud to
be part of it. And I want to take the
opportunity to praise the sponsors
behind it, including the Mayor
because only with them can we have
this successful project,” he said.
Meanwhile, Mayor Datuk Abidin
Madingkir said that among the
Malaysian states, Sabah is the most
suitable for harnessing solar power.
From second left: Datuk Yee Mah Chai, Datuk Datuk Chua Soon
Ping-Deputy Chief Minister of Sabah, Datuk Raymond Tan- Major
of Kota Kinabalu City and Datuk Abidin Madingkir
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