Four firms get go-ahead to build solar power plants

TNB told Bursa Malaysia that Pengerang Power would design, construct, own, operate and maintain a co-generation facility with a nominal capacity of 1,729MW in Pengerang, Johor.

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia seems to be going on an overdrive to develop renewable energy sources.

Four more utility companies – Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB), Malakoff Corp Bhd, Mudajaya Group Bhd and Integrated Logistics Bhd (ILB) – have been accepted by the Energy Commission (EC) to develop large-scale solar photovoltaic plants.