The Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (the Centre) has achieved a pioneering subscription to the Green Electricity Tariff (GET), a programme launched by the Malaysian Government and Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB), the nation’s largest electricity utility company.
This subscription will supply the Centre with renewable electricity, making the Centre the first venue in Malaysia to be powered by green energy.
The GET Programme was created to empower electricity users across Malaysia to reduce their carbon footprint in electricity consumption. Through this initiative, the Centre can now power its facilities and events with renewable energy resources, sourced from solar power plants under Malaysia’s Large-Scale Solar Programme and TNB’s hydropower and renewable energy plants.
This subscription to GET marks a significant stride towards the Centre’s commitment to become a net-zero carbon venue by 2030.
John Burke, general manager of the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, said, “In line with Malaysia’s sustainability agenda and the guiding principles of our industry and owners, our objective was to shift at least 25 per cent of our energy to renewable sources by 2030, but the subscription to GET has enabled us to do this much more quickly. This is a significant milestone for us, reflecting our continuous commitment to ESG practices and our desire to be one of the sustainability leaders in the business events industry. By subscribing to GET we have ensured that our clients’ events will be powered by green energy, and we are now working to build on this achievement by hitting our next target, which is to reduce overall power consumption by 25 per cent before 2030.”
He added that the GET subscription will enable “meeting and events planners to confidently organise events at the Centre, knowing that the impact of those events on the environment will be dramatically reduced”.
The Centre’s Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) targets are guided by the 12th Malaysia Plan – Advancing Sustainability, the Net Zero Carbon Emission pledge signed as part of our industry commitment and the ASM Global Acts, the corporate social responsibility programme driven by ASM Global (the Centre is part of ASM’s global network of venues).
Sustainability is a core focus for the Centre, which has a dedicated Sustainable Development Goals Taskforce guiding its sustainability progress. The Centre’s journey has encompassed various waste reduction initiatives, extensive recycling programmes, food waste minimisation efforts, investment in food composting technologies, development of sustainable sourcing practices, and the establishment of a hydroponic farm on the Centre’s rooftop.
