Samaiden signs long-term lease for Kelantan solar project

From left: PKINK group chief executive officer Datuk Sr. Zamri Ismail, PKINK deputy group CEO - corporate affairs Ahmad Nazri Ismail, Kelantan Exco careers, infrastructure, water and rural development Datuk Dr Izani Husin, Samaiden group managing director Datuk Ir Chow Pui Hee and Samaiden Sdn Bhd project development director Ts. Makhzumi Ghazali.

KUALA LUMPUR: Samaiden Group Bhd’s (Samaiden) wholly-owned unit, Samaiden Legasi Timur Sdn Bhd, has signed a long-term lease agreement with Perbadanan Kemajuan Iktisad Negeri Kelantan for the development of a large-scale solar photovoltaic (LSS) power plant under Malaysia’s LSS5 programme.

The renewable energy company said the lease agreement covers approximately 400 acres of land in Pasir Mas, Kelantan, marking a major milestone for Samaiden.

“The land will be utilised to construct and operate a solar energy facility with a maximum export capacity of 99.99 megawatts of alternating current, to supply clean electricity to Tenaga Nasional Bhd under a Power Purchase Agreement.

“The lease is for 23 years, inclusive of a two-year construction period, and will commence upon fulfilment of several conditions precedent, including the successful award of the LSS5 project by the Energy Commission,” it said in a statement.