“Technology has changed. This isn’t like the incinerators from the 1990s. It’s different,” he told reporters after an event here.

Amirudin said relevant authorities have explained the matter on various platforms but dialogue would continue to be held to address concerns over the project.

Residents of several communities in Rawang had banded together to protest the planned green energy plant, citing concerns about its effects on the environment.

It is slated to be built near Bandar Tasik Puteri, Batu Arang, Kota Puteri, M Residence and Bandar Seri Coalfields.

The residents said combustion of solid waste would lead to fly ash, bottom ash, heat energy and toxic gases being produced by the incinerator.

They were also concerned that the plant would cause traffic disruptions, decrease land/house value and produce a foul odour due to the leachate.

Kuang assemblyman Rafiq Abdullah, of Perikatan Nasional, and some residents were reportedly planning to obtain an injunction against the construction if the state government were to remain unresponsive to their complaints.

Pakatan Harapan’s Rawang assemblyman Chua Wei Kiat and Selayang MP William Leong have also stated their opposition towards the incinerator project.