Environmentalists have called on the Malaysian government to develop a comprehensive energy policy, following the discovery of secret plans to build a network of power plants across interior Sarawak on the island of Borneo.

The confidential document, "Chinese Power Plants in Malaysia - Present and Future Development", was accidentally published on a Chinese web site. It details power projects planned for construction in Sarawak, between now and 2020, including two coal fired power plants and a dozen hydropower dams across Sarawak's rainforest.

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Posted by boyang at July 23, 2008 9:32 AM