National Energy Award (NEA) 2026 - Renewable Energy Off-Grid (Thermal Category)
SD Guthrie Renewable Energy Sdn Bhd (SDGRE), the renewable energy arm of SD Guthrie Berhad (SD Guthrie), was the winner of the Renewable Energy Off-Grid – Thermal Category at the National Energy Award (NEA) 2026, held on 11 August 2026 at the Grand Hyatt Kuala Lumpur.
The award recognises SDGRE's Lavang Biogas Co-Firing Plant (LBCP), located at the Lavang Oil Mill in Bintulu, Sarawak. The facility is SD Guthrie's first biogas co-firing project and represents a significant milestone in the Group's renewable energy and decarbonisation journey.
With a rated capacity of 1,000 Nm³ per hour, the LBCP captures and utilises biogas generated from Palm Oil Mill Effluent (POME) as renewable thermal energy for boiler fuel operations. In FY2025, the plant utilised approximately 3.80 million Nm³ of biogas, achieved 97% plant availability, displaced palm kernel shell (PKS) consumption equivalent to approximately 3% of total Fresh Fruit Bunches (FFB) processed, and delivered an estimated 44,480 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (tCO₂e) emissions reduction.