Top Glove partners Shizen Malaysia to expand solar system implementation

From left: Top Glove chief operating officer Ng Yong Lin, Top Glove executive director Lim Cheong Guan, Shizen International CEO Hiroki Koga and Shizen Malaysia CEO Alvin Koh.

KUALA LUMPUR: Top Glove Corp Bhd has entered into a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Shizen Malaysia Sdn Bhd to expand its solar energy usage.

The glove maker said under the partnership, Shizen Malaysia will install, own, and operate a 10 megawatt (MW) peaking grid, and Top Glove will purchase the electricity generated by Shizen Malaysia for 20 years.