Institut Kimia Malaysia (IKM) Cawangan Sabah dan W.P. Labuan, dengan kerjasama Jabatan Alam Sekitar Sabah dan Jabatan Mineral dan Geosains Malaysia akan menganjurkan Seminar Pengurusan Bahan-bahan Merbahaya Kepada Keselamatan dan Alam Sekitar Sektor Perkilangan dan Pengkuarian pada 17 Julai 2012 di Magellan Sutera.

Kota Kinabalu: Malaysia's first geothermal power plant project that would be built at Apas Kiri in Tawau is expected to have the capability of generating over 100 megawatt (MW) of electricity, once all its development phases are completed.

Tawau Green Energy Sdn Bhd (TGE), the project's developer, is presently going for the phase one development of this project, which is expected to complete and begin operation in 2014, with a generation capacity of 30MW.