Call for more solar power plants


KUALA LUMPUR: The Energy, Green Technology and Water Ministry (KeTTHA) will be calling for a request for proposal (RFP) to develop 250-megawatt (MW) capacity generation from utility-scale solar power plants this year, according to its secretary-general Datuk Loo Took Gee.

“We will be issuing an RFP for 250MW solar power plants this year and the capacity of these plants should come on stream from 2018 onwards.

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