EU official praises green energy push by Malaysia's Sarawak

Bloc commits to mobilize $10.8bn for ASEAN sustainable projects

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Michalis Rokas, EU ambassador to Malaysia, center left, and Awang Tengah, deputy premier of Sarawak, center right, stand with officials at the EU-Malaysia Business Day 2024 event in Kuching, Malaysia on Feb. 14. (Photo by Norman Goh)

NORMAN GOH, Nikkei staff writer

KUCHING, Malaysia -- Sarawak, a resource-rich state in Malaysia with an ambitious sustainable energy agenda, is drawing interest from the European Union, but the 27-nation group's top official in the country says the bloc needs new cooperative mechanisms for its companies to take advantage of the opportunity.

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