MANJUNG – Kumpulan Semesta Sdn Bhd (KSSB) and energy-related service provider company ADL Solar Sdn Bhd yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate in the development of solar farms in several former mining areas in Selangor.
The MoU was signed by KSSB research and marketing department head Mohd Nizam Mohd Ishak and ADL Group managing director Datuk Kong Yeng Kin here yesterday.
Also present was Selangor Water Management Authority director Hasrolnizam Shaari.
Nizam and Hasrolnizam were here to see for themselves the floating solar farm owned by ADL Solar, which is capable of supplying electricity to nearly 15,000 households using more than 36,000 solar panels at a cost of RM55 million.
Hasrolnizam said the visit today was, among other things, to ensure the feasibility of developing floating solar farms in Selangor next year.
“This joint-venture project has been designed, involving a cost of RM200 million to be developed in a 105ha area, and will be the largest floating solar project in the country using local expertise and technology.
“The development of floating solar farms with a capacity of 50 megawatts will be developed in phases and in several areas such as Bestari Jaya, Serendah, and Dengkil,” he also said.
Meanwhile, Kong said the pilot project in Perak was implemented on a 12ha piece of former mining land in March 2021 and completed in September 2021.
“The project can generate electricity at a rate of 15 MW, which is channelled to the Pantai Remis main distribution substation as a new source of energy,” he said when met after a site visit in the project area here today.
Kong said the success of the project in Manjung using local expertise and technology had attracted KSSB’s interest in bringing the technology to Selangor.
“What is certain is that 60% of the results seen today involve local expertise covering cable manufacturing, installation, and maintenance, while we only import solar panels from abroad.
“There are several floating solar projects being carried out, but they use expertise from abroad. We are a pioneer local company that succeeded in doing it,” he explained. – Bernama, December 14, 2022
