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Biodiversity & Land Use

Environmental Impact and Contribution to National Alignment with National and International
Goals Environmental Goals

TNB’s solar parks play a crucial role in Malaysia’s strategy The initiatives at LSS Sepang and Bukit Selambau align with
to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The photovoltaic Malaysia’s National Policy on Biological Diversity (2016-2025),
(PV) cells used in these parks convert sunlight into electricity which emphasises the conservation of the country’s biological
without producing carbon dioxide (CO2), in contrast to fossil resources. By managing the interaction between solar park
fuel-based power plants. This clean energy production operations and local wildlife, TNB supports the objectives of
significantly reduces Malaysia’s reliance on coal and natural this policy and contributes to the preservation of Malaysia’s
gas, which still dominate the national energy mix. For natural heritage. These efforts also support the Greening
example, each megawatt-hour of solar electricity generated Malaysia Programme aimed at restoring critical habitats
by TNB’s parks can prevent the emission of approximately across the country.
0.585 tCO 2 e ¹ ,depending on the fossil fuel being replaced.
On a global scale, TNB’s solar parks contribute to the
Over their operational lifespan, which spans 25 to 30 years, United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs),
these solar parks are expected to prevent millions of tons particularly SDG 7, which focuses on ensuring access to
of CO2 emissions. This directly supports Malaysia’s goal of sustainable energy, and SDG 15, aimed at protecting and
reducing greenhouse gas intensity by 45% by 2030, restoring terrestrial ecosystems. Additionally, these
compared to 2005 levels. The clean energy produced by projects align with the principles of the Convention on
TNB’s solar parks also enhances energy security by reducing Biological Diversity, which advocates for the conservation
reliance on imported fossil fuels and stabilising the national of biodiversity and sustainable use of natural resources. As
grid. we move foward, TNB will continue to advance Malaysia’s
renewable energy goals while protecting ecosystems that are
vital to the country’s environmental and cultural heritage.

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