KUALA LUMPUR, April 19 -- Sarawak is reportedly aiming to be a regional centre for clean hydrogen energy after an investment of RM16.3 billion into a network of power-to-transport projects.

Financial news Bloomberg reported that Sarawak's natural resources of rainforests and rivers give it the means to create hydropower that can generate clean electricity needed for emissions-free hydrogen.

"We have the means to help cool down the world," Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Openg was quoted saying.

However, he also was cited conceding that it was a high-risk move.

"It is a risk, but it is a calculated risk ... There is no other option, we need alternative energy, and hydrogen, ultimately, is the cleanest," he reportedly said.

The report hig...