KUALA LUMPUR: Cenergi SEA Bhd and KLIA Aeropolis Sdn Bhd are co-developing a 36 megawatt-peak (MWp) large-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant, integrated with a 45 megawatt-hour (MWh) battery energy storage system (BESS) under the Solar for Self-Consumption (SELCO) programme.
Cenergi is a subsidiary of UEM Lestra Bhd, while KLIA Aeropolis is a wholly owned subsidiary of Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd
(Malaysia Airports).
The project, undertaken by Cenergi Aeropolis Renewable Energy Sdn Bhd (CARE), a joint-venture between Cenergi and KLIA Aeropolis, will be located within the KLIA Aeropolis precinct.
The plant is designed to supply clean, renewable energy directly for airport operations at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA).
"The integration of energy storage positions the project as one of the early large-scale self-consumption solar developments in Malaysia to incorporate BESS, enhancing energy reliability and operational efficiency,” Cenergi, Malaysia Airports and Aeropolis said in a joint statement today.
Upon completion, the CARE solar and BESS facility is expected to generate approximately 46 gigawatt-hour (GWh) of clean electricity annually over a project lifespan of 25 years.
"The project is projected to reduce carbon (CO₂) emissions by approximately 35,000 tonnes per year, equivalent to removing about 8,000 vehicles from the road or powering approximately 13,400 homes annually,” they said.
Malaysia Airports managing director Datuk Mohd Izani Ghani said the initiative marks a key milestone in Malaysia Airports’ Net Zero Decarbonisation Roadmap, supporting the target of achieving a 20 per cent renewable energy mix by 2030 and Net Zero Carbon by 2050.
"The integration of on-site solar generation with energy storage delivers clean energy to KLIA while enhancing energy resilience and advancing our long-term sustainability commitments,” he said.
Meanwhile, Cenergi SEA group chief executive officer Kwok Yew Hoe said the CARE project marks Cenergi’s first deployment of a BESS integrated with a large-scale solar facility. - Bernama
