/// Feature Property Event
Kota Kinabalu to Have First
Solar Taxi Stand in Malaysia
/// FEATURE PROPERTY EVENT
Guest of Honour and VIP Guests at Kampung Air Ground Breaking Ceremony
T
he Kota Kinabalu Teo Chew Association
in collaboration with City Hall will be
building the first solar taxi stand in the
country at Kampung Air.
Mayor Datuk Abidin Madingkir officiated at
the ground breaking ceremony this morning
which was attended by Sustainable Energy
Development Authority Malaysia (SEDA)
chairman Datuk Dr Yee Moh Chai, association
president Chua Soon Ping and other invited
guests.
“This product is imported from the United
States and is the same material used by NASA
for its satellites and spaceships,” he adds.
The project will also focus on making the taxi
stand more user friendly with facilities for the
disabled and covered roofing for rainy days.
Abidin said that much is still needed to be
done to spread awareness on sustainable
development and lifestyle in Kota Kinabalu
city.
The idea to turn the existing Kampung
Air stand into a functional model of green
technology use was mooted two years ago
and received full support from City Hall and
the public. The upgrading project is estimated
to cost around RM200,000 with funds
generated from a list of corporate sponsors
who are eager to participate and support this
greening of the city initiative.
“I have been made to understand that
among Malaysian states, Sabah is the most
suited for the harnessing of solar power. As
technologies improve, I hope that there will be
more individuals, companies and NGOs who
will come forward and emulate Mr Chua and
the members of this association to put action
behind our sworn love for our environment,”
he adds.
According to Chua Soon Ping, this will be the
first taxi stand in the country to use a new
light-weight and flexible solar panel which can
be installed either horizontally or vertically to
maximize its effectiveness.
The solar green taxi stand project is part
of the association’s Corporate Social
Responsibility (CSR) initiative to promote the
use of sustainable energy in Sabah.
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Presentation of momento; Mayor Datuk Abidin Madingkir
and Sr. Chua Soon Ping