The Energy Commission is conducting a second competitive bidding process for companies to build large scale solar (LSS) photovoltaic (PV) plants in Peninsular Malaysia and Sabah/ Labuan.
It announces the plants will be connected to the grid and sell their energy to Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) or the Sabah Electricity Board (SESB) under a solar power purchase agreement.
“The LSS capacity to be tendered will be from one to 30 megawatt (MWac) with a target aggregate capacity of 360MWac in Peninsular Malaysia and 100MWac in Sabah/Labuan, which is expected to be commissioned by in 2019 to 2020,” it said. The EC will also announce the injection points for the connections to the grid.
The Energy Commission has also just published the ‘Energy Statistics Handbook 2016’, a comprehensive and handy guide which summarises key energy data and statistics in Malaysia.
In a statement, the commission says the handbook, consisting of 10 sections, outlines the mechanism of energy in Malaysia, as well as provides an overview of trend changes over the years.
“From the production of primary energy supply, to how the energy supply is transformed, and finally, how the energy is consumed by various end-users (the Handbook contains it all).
“It also includes energy prices, energy indicators, as well as the energy balance tables as of 2014,” the statement said.
The handbook also covers Malaysia’s electricity and piped gas supply performance for 2015.
The data will be updated annually and disseminated to the public through its publication every year.
“It serves as a general reference for policy makers, public and private organisations, students and the general public.
The handbook is also available from the commission’s website at http://www.st.gov.my.