SEBERANG PERAI, Feb. 14 -- Penang has implemented a long-term solution to address a long-standing environmental challenge in managing livestock waste with the launch of the Kampung Valdor Centralised Biogas Facility in South Seberang Perai here.

Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said the Valdor facility has been operational since March 2024 and centralises treatment while converting livestock waste into renewable energy within a regulated and professionally managed system.

"Currently, the facility serves 20 farms with around 30,000 pigs and has the capacity to expand to handle waste generated by up to 90,000 pigs in future phases," he said in his speech at the launch this morning.

The facility processed 120 metric tonnes of pig waste...