BY ELAN PERUMAL

ELEVEN business operators in Cyberjaya have been offered 5% rebate on their ELEVEN business operators in Cyberjaya have been offered 5% rebate on their assessment rate for meeting the green index requirement.

This is in line with the Sepang Municipal Council’s (MPSp) move to turn the area into a green city, said council president Puasa Mohd Taib.

“We are the second local authority in Selangor, after the Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ), to offer the rebate in line with the green technology concept.

“However, our focus is on commercial properties while MBPJ places emphasis on domestic premises,’’ he said after chairing the council’s monthly full board meeting.

Puasa urged the rest of the business operators in the area to meet the green index requirement so that they too would enjoy the rebate.

“We introduced the rebate at the beginning of this year and will continue offering the incentive next year,’’ he said.

As part of its push towards achieving the green city status, Puasa said, the council would be seeking the cooperation from residents and business operators in Cyberjaya to reduce the use of water and electricity by 10%.

“A study will be carried out on the application of green technology on a wider perspective and this will be followed by the setting up of a Green Technology guideline,’’ he said, adding that the guideline was expected to be ready by middle of next year.

Puasa said the council would also be introducing a green rating system and a low-carbon programme in Cyberjaya by 2020.

Cyberjaya, he said, would be used as a model for the district as it would be easier to implement the green technology concept here compared to other parts of the district.

“Cyberjaya is a new city with proper infrastructure in line with the sustainable development concept and we hope to capitalise on it,” he said.

He also said that the council had organised two seminars since 2012 to expose stakeholders to the green technology idea.