in our CSR activities comprising the provision of educational opportunities, socioeconomic support and the upholding of our environmental commitments. In addition, we paid zakat amounting to RM40.4 million in 2023 across Peninsular Malaysia based on FY2022’s aggregate income, in which a portion of the zakat returned to us in the form of wakalah was distributed through various programmes to ease the burden of targeted recipients. Through Yayasan Tenaga Nasional, we continue to sponsor students at the higher education level, both locally and abroad, in the form of scholarships and convertible loans. For 2023, we contributed more than RM70 million to sponsor 3,397 students for their higher education. We also support the government’s agenda to produce employable graduates and to grow Malaysia’s own talent in the power and utility industryvia Universiti Tenaga Nasional, TNB Integrated Learning Solution Sdn. Bhd. and TNB Research Sdn. Bhd. These institutions are preparing the future workforce for the Energy Transition through relevant training and capacity development, as well as conducting research & development into the latest technologies. In terms of socioeconomic support, we continue to carry out our Homes for the Needy programme, including Program Baiti Jannati, launched in 2007, and Projek Mesra Rakyat, which began in 2012. T ogether, these initiatives have provided new or upgraded homes to more than 1,000 families. This year, we also provided 2,500 primary students from low-income families with school supplies and uniforms through the Program Ceria ke Sekolah, in addition to financial support of 11 primary schools across Peninsular Malaysia under our PINTAR School Adoption programme. In continuing our decades-long commitment to developing the sport of hockey in Malaysia, we have invested RM5.6 million to our TNB Thunderbolts programme which aims to develop and nurture high-potential youth hockey players from all over the nation. This year, our environmental efforts are further enhanced with the commitment to