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“Massive Natural Heritage Destruction at Seguntor – Site for the Sandakan Coal – Fired Power Plant”

First Coal Generator to be Installed in October 2009

Posted by savesdk3 On March - 11 - 2009

Press Statement

‘(Merdeka Daily News, 20 Feb 2009) Sandakan Anti-Coal Power Plant Action Committee, at a press conference held at 10.30 am at the Conference Room of the Chinese Chambers of Commerce in Town, again emphasized that the said Committee does NOT oppose the building of power plant, but only firmly opposes the building of a COAL power plant.’

‘It is expected that once the Environmental Impact Assessment Report has been approved, the project to build the Coal power plant will proceed according to plan.’

‘The Land shall be developed in 2 stages, the first stage involves 400 acres and the second stage 720 acres, and the proposed Coal power plant location is within the first stage 400 acres land, occupying about 42 acres of land.’

‘Wong further pointed out, in the said 42 acres of power plant land, 4 generators shall be installed, the first to be installed on or about October 28, the second December 29, the third Feb 28, 2010 and the fourth June 28, 2010, and the project is expected to be completed in 2012.’
‘He said, if the people of Sandakan do not express their opposition now, once the Environmental Impact Assessment Report is out and approved, then perhaps even the Government is unable to oppose.’

‘Chairman Wong also gave example that in the 2001-2008 Report on Shanxi Province, China, the new born babies who were born with birth defects due to air pollution in that area have increased about 40-145%. This is a worrying figure. Therefore, for the sake of the health of the Sandakan people, they called upon the Government to follow the will of the people, to abandon the building of the Coal power plant, and find other alternative sources of energy . ‘

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