Shanghai SUS Environment Co Ltd. and Citaglobal Bhd have signed a memorandum of. understanding (MoU) for the joint collaboration and development of Waste to Energy (WtE) projects in Malaysia. The MoU was signed between Shanghai SUS Environment Co Ltd.'s Chief Executive Officer Cindy Li Haiyan, and Citaglobal's Executive Chairman and President, Tan Sri Dr. Mohamad Norza Zakaria during the 20th China-ASEAN Expo and China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit in Nanning, China.

The purpose of this MOU is to formalise the intention of both parties to explore potential collaboration and assess the feasibility of developing WtE power plants primarily in Malaysia. The plan is to divert all waste from unsustainable landfills to WtE plants and holistically resolve all waste disposal problems in Malaysia. The signing ceremony was witnessed by the Prime Minister of Malaysia, Yang Amat Berhormat Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

Following the execution of this MOU, Citaglobal shall assume a leading role in the project development of the proposed WtE projects in Malaysia. Meanwhile, SUS shall be responsible for financing, building and operating the proposed WtE projects. SUS is a government linked enterprise incorporated in China, with extensive experience in urban solid waste treatment, eco-industrial park construction, WtE engineering, procurement, construction, operations and maintenance, agricultural and forestry waste treatment and other fields.

It has been selected as one of the "top ten influential enterprises" in China's solid waste industry for many consecutive years. Together with its Japanese partner, global clean technology giant Hitachi Zosen Corporation, SUS has delivered more than 1,400 WtE plants globally.