KUANTAN: Future PR1MA housing units in Pahang may be installed with rooftop solar panels to reduce electricity bills.
Local Government, Housing, Environment and Green Technology Committee chairman Datuk Mohammad Fakhruddin Mohd Ariff said the state government and Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) were refining the mechanism for installing solar rooftops.
"The state government and TNB are looking into installing rooftop solar panels for PR1MA units.
"It will help reduce the monthly electricity charges," he said in his winding-up speech at the state assembly sitting at Wisma Sri Pahang today.
Earlier, Datuk Seri Johari Hussain (BN-Tioman) sought an explanation of plans to install solar panels for PR1MA projects.
To another question from Johari on plans to build the first PR1MA project on Pulau Tioman, Fakhruddin