Week In ASEAN: ib vogt Completes 116 MWp Coara Marang Solar Project In Malaysia; Sembcorp Industries Exceeds 500 Megawatt-Peak Of Solar Capacity In Singapore; And More

ib vogt Completes 116 MWp Coara Marang Solar Project In Malaysia

ib vogt has achieved commercial operation (COD) of the 116 MWp Coara Marang Solar Project, in consortium with its Malaysian joint venture partner, Coara Solar Sdn Bhd. COD was reached on September 17th, 2022, providing clean solar energy from the photovoltaic plant to the Malaysian electricity grid. The project had already signed a 21-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) in June 2020 with the Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB), Malaysia’s largest electricity utility. The project was developed along with ib vogt’s Malaysian project partner, Coara Solar, under the third round of the Large Scale Solar (LSS3) scheme issued by the Suruhanjaya Tenaga (Energy Commission of Malaysia) in 2019. This tender scheme was introduced to increase the country’s renewable energy share in the national installed capacity mix from 2% to 31% by 2025.

Sembcorp Industries Exceeds 500 Megawatt-Peak Of Solar Capacity In Singapore

Sembcorp Industries has exceeded 500 megawatt-peak of solar capacity in Singapore. Its gross solar capacity stood at 535MWp as on September 30. This milestone is achieved after the group was awarded SolarNova7 by the Housing & Development Board and the Singapore Economic Development Board. The SolarNova program is a joint effort by HDB as well as EDB to accelerate the deployment of solar photovoltaic systems in Singapore. Sembcorp claims that its portfolio of rooftop, ground-mounted, and floating PV systems will contribute more than a third to the nation’s 2025 goal of the 1.5-gigawatt peak. Since May 2021’s announcement of its strategic transformation, the group has more than doubled the number of renewables in its global operations.

LSS TPG Sdn Bhd Awards A Contract To Fabulous Sunview Sdn Bhd For Developing 26MW Solar PV Plant In Selangor

Fabulous Sunview Sdn. Bhd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sunview has been awarded a contract from LSS TPG Sdn. Bhd. for the engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning services in respect of the development of the 26MW Large Scale Photovoltaic (PV) Plant located in Mukim Tanjung Dua Belas, Daerah Kuala Langat, Selangor Darul Ehsan. The Contract sum is RM93,828,000. The Contract shall commence from 1 February 2023 up to 30 November 2023 or such other date determined under the power purchase agreement, being the agreed scheduled commercial operation date.

Trina Solar Launching New Solar Module for Singapore’s Growing Commercial & Industrial Roof-Top Solar Market

Trina Solar, the leading global PV, and smart energy total solution provider is exhibiting at The Asia Clean Energy Summit (26-28 October) in  Singapore. Trina Solar is a leading exhibitor at the show where it will launch its new Vertex DE19R module for the Singapore market. At its booth (B07) it will have on display the Vertex  S+, a n-type solar module that has a maximum efficiency of 21.9% and maximum power output of 425W. This module is popular for residential applications.