Penang Development Corporation to turn solar energy into a core business

The launching of PDC Solar PV System Ceremory with representatives from Penang Development Corporation, PDC Nusabina Sdn Bhd, Solarvest Holdings Berhad, and Marelli Automotive Lighting Malaysia Sdn Bhd.

BATU KAWAN: Penang Development Corporation (PDC), an agency under the state government, plans to grow its presence in the renewable energy (RE) sector, particularly solar energy, and turn it into one of its core businesses in the future.

Chief executive officer Datuk Aziz Bakar said this initiative is in line with the state's aspiration to transform into a green economy as well as the country's effort to ensure that RE accounts for 70 per cent of the country’s electricity generation by 2050.