Watts from water


Careful planning: The former tin mining pond in Bestari Jaya is set to host a 300MW floating solar facility.

NESTLED amid oil palm estates in Bestari Jaya, Kuala Selangor, a vast former tin mining pond is being transformed into one of South-East Asia’s largest floating solar facilities.

While Malaysia is already known for programmes that have encouraged the development of large-scale solar (LSS) power plants, with over 2GW in capacity built and another 4GW in progress, these projects are now turning to waterways.

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