Floating solar project model for global renewable energy development
KUCHING: The Batang Ai floating solar project has been hailed as a model for renewable energy development, showcasing how hydropower and solar can complement each other to deliver sustainable and reliable electricity. International Hydropower Association board member, Erik Solheim, who visited the site recently, described the project as inspiring and a glimpse into the future […]
50MW floating solar farm energises the grid
BATANG AI: Sarawak’s commitment to renewable energy took a significant step forward with the official commencement of power generation from the Batang Ai Floating Solar Project. Spanning an impressive 190 hectares of the Batang Ai Hydroelectric Plant (HEP) reservoir, this 50MW floating solar farm is now connected to Sarawak’s power grid. “The plant will celebrate […]
Pact with UAE firms to explore Murum Dam floating solar project
ABU DHABI: The Sarawak government signed a trilateral joint study agreement with Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (PSJC) Masdar and clean energy company Gentari to explore the potential for implementing a floating solar project at the Murum Dam. Under this strategic collaboration, the three parties will conduct a year-long joint study to develop the project, […]
SEB to commission the nation’s first major floating solar farm
LUBOK ANTU: Sarawak will become the beacon of solar power energy for the nation once the construction of Sarawak Energy’s 50 megawatts (MW) Batang Ai Floating Solar Farm is commissioned by the end of October this year. Once completed, it will be Malaysia’s largest floating solar plant, spanning 190 hectares of the reservoir surface area […]
Floating solar facility first of its kind on Sarawak hydro dam
KUCHING: The Batang Ai Floating Solar Farm is the first large-scale Floating Solar Photovoltaic (FPV) initiative to be constructed on a hydro dam in Sarawak. Sarawak Energy said the project, which spans over 190 hectares, will create value through hybridisation of renewable technologies and optimisation of grid connection. The construction of the project was marked […]