MELAKA, April 23 (Bernama) -- Melaka’s first hybrid solar project, valued at RM437 million, is set to be developed on a 122.08-hectare site at the Jus Dam in Jasin, at the end of this year.
State Senior Executive Councilor for Housing, Local Government, Drainage, Climate Change and Disaster Management Datuk Rais Yasin said the floating solar farm project, with a capacity of 90 megawatts alternating current (MWac), would involve the installation of 190,000 solar panels spanning both land and water surfaces.
He said the project, a strategic collaboration between the state government through Melaka Green Technology Corporation and Jus Power Sdn Bhd, was expected to be fully completed by the end of 2027.
“The energy generated will be channelled to the grid of Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) for use across Peninsular Malaysia over a 21-year operational period.
“The project is expected to generate about 206 gigawatt-hours of energy annually, sufficient for approximately 35,000 homes, while reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 125,000 tonnes per year,” he told reporters here today.
Rais said this after witnessing the document exchange ceremony for the cooperation agreement on the 90MWac floating solar farm development project at Jus Dam between the Melaka state government, represented by State Secretary Datuk Azhar Arshad, and Jus Power Sdn Bhd chairman Datuk Seri Ong Ah Hwa.
He said the solar project was the first to be implemented at a dam area in Melaka and, if it achieved its targets over the 21-year operational period, it may be expanded to two other dams in the state, namely the Durian Tunggal Dam in Alor Gajah and Asahan Dam in Jasin.
The project, he said, was also expected to help strengthen the clean energy transition and green development agenda in Melaka.
“The development of this project is in line with the National Energy Transition Roadmap to achieve 70 per cent renewable energy by 2050.
“For Melaka, under the Melakaku Maju Jaya 2035 Strategic Plan (PSMJ 2035), the state government is targeting renewable energy capacity of 300 MW, and so far we have achieved around 200 MW, which is nearly 70 per cent of the target,” he said.
He said previously, solar farm developments in Ayer Keroh, Rembia, Bemban and Masjid Tanah had generated about 102 gigawatt-hours of energy annually, capable of supplying electricity to more than 28,000 homes in the affected areas.
He said these projects form part of the state government’s continuous efforts to strengthen the sustainable energy agenda in Melaka.
-- BERNAMA
