DHL And TNB Working Together To Save The Planet? Here’s What They’ve Been Doing!

Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) is driving its partnership with DHL Express Malaysia (DHL) to install EV charging infrastructure at facilities and strategic locations along DHL's use routes. The company will soon introduce their first EV van in Kuala Lumpur by early next year.

Both companies’ committed to explore the development of a more environmentally-friendly supply chain framework demonstrated by signing the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).

According to the managing director of DHL Express Malaysia and Brunei Julian Neo, the use of electric vehicles was one of several measures taken by the company to reduce its carbon footprint and move operations towards decarbonization. Regarding that, the group will invest a total of EUR7 billion over the next ten years. This expenditure also involves the cost of using electric vehicles.

“This collaboration uses TNB's existing expertise in energy management, energy audit, and sustainable energy solutions towards a more sustainable future for the country. With DHL increasing the use of their electric vehicles for the next few years, TNB aims to build more EV charging stations at DHL's facilities as well as along their shipping routes,” said TNB president and CEO Datuk Ir. Baharin Din.

In terms of power generation, TNB is strengthening its position in the aspect of sustainable energy sources. This is done with the help of new technology such as renewable energy (RE), which combines solar, air, biomass and biogas energy that contributes 713.2 MW of power. TNB aims to increase its renewable energy capacity to 8,300 MW by 2025. As of March this year, TNB's RE capacity is at 3,402MW (2,736MW domestically and 666MW overseas). The signed MoU comes into effect on June 10, 2021, and will last for the next 12 months.