KUALA LUMPUR: Westports Holdings Bhd's subsidiary Westports Malaysia Sdn Bhd has picked Solarvest Holdings Bhd to install rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) systems across two of its Port Klang warehouse facilities.
The port operator said the appointment sees Solarvest leading the engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning (EPCC) of the 7.7 megawatt-peak (MWp) installation, adding to its growing solar PV portfolio in the logistics sector.
Westports executive chairman and group managing director Datuk Ruben Emir Gnanalingam Abdullah said the company is committed to achieving Operational Net Zero emissions by 2050.
As the National Energy Grid is unlikely to reach zero emissions in near future, Ruben said the company has decided to pursue on its own plans to produce energy, with solar power being the first step in this direction.
"The company is excited to embark on this second project with Solarvest and looks forward to a long-term partnership.
"We believe that with these initiatives, our combined efforts will lead to a better environment and benefit our future generations," he said.
As the country's leading port operator, Westports handled more than eight million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of cargo in the first nine months of 2023.
The installation is projected to be completed in mid-2024.
Having recently adopted Bursa Malaysia's carbon emissions tracker, the centralised sustainability intelligence (CSI) platform, Westports' decision to incorporate solar power into their operations comes at a time when the port operator seeks to meaningfully lower its carbon emissions.
This project alone is expected to offset about 6,500 tonnes of carbon dioxide for Westports per year.
The company has set an environment, social and governance (ESG) target of net zero carbon emissions by 2050, which aligns with Malaysia's National Energy Transition Roadmap.