KUALA LANGAT, Selangor: Tenaga Nasional Bhd’s (TNB) large scale solar (LSS) project here has reached its initial operation date (IOD) with the first generated power transmitted to the national grid.
TNB said work was progressing well for the solar plant to generate its full capacity of 50 megawatt (MW) before year-end.
The plant, with 230,000 solar panels and 10 km of 132kV power and fiber optic underground cable, is Malaysia’s first largest LSS project to date.
The project, which started in July 2017, is developed by TNB’s subsidiary TNB Sepang Solar Sdn Bhd on a 98ha land at Mukim Tanjung 12.
The engineering, procurement and construction partner for the project is TNB Engineering Corporation Sdn Bhd.
“The LSS project is a testament of TNB’s aspiration and commitment towards the growth of renewable energy (RE) in Malaysia.
“It also displays TNB’s competencies and expertise in RE as well as a reputable developer of power projects,” the national power utility said in a statement today.
The Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change Ministry has set a target of 20 per cent of the country's electricity to be generated from renewable sources by 2030, an increase from the current two per cent.
Currently, 53 per cent of Peninsular Malaysia’s power generation is from coal, 42 per cent natural gas and five per cent hydro, together with other forms of RE.