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Is Malaysia launching a large-scale floating solar array in 2024?

In November 2024, Sarawak Energy signed a joint study agreement with Abu Dhabi-based renewables developer Masdar and Malaysian developer Gentari for a large-scale floating solar array. The government of Malaysia recently approved 13 solar projects with a cumulative capacity of almost 2 GW in the country’s fifth large-scale solar program.

Which Malaysian energy company has commissioned a 100MW solar project?

In August 2024, Malaysian energy company Cypark Resources Berhad commissioned a 100MW hybrid project featuring 35MW of floating solar PV in Merchang, a coastal town in the northeastern state of Terengganu, approximately 62km east of Tasik Kenyir Dam.

Could Malaysia's largest lake be used for floating solar?

It aims to demonstrate how Malaysia’s largest lake, covering 36,900 hectares, could be utilised for a larger floating solar project. Tenaga Nasional Berhad estimates that floating solar could be deployed on up to 10% of the lake’s surface to generate approximately 2,200MW of renewable energy without disrupting the lake’s ecology.

Will Sarawak develop a floating solar project at Bakun hydroelectric plant?

KUCHING (June 10): Sarawak takes another step to strengthen its energy security and environmental sustainability with the formalisation of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with two of China’s leading companies to develop a floating solar project at the Bakun Hydroelectric Plant (HEP) reservoir.