Charging forward on energy storage


SABAH is making headlines with its ambitious plan to build South-East Asia’s largest battery energy storage system (BESS).

BESS utilises batteries to store energy generated from renewable sources like solar and wind, enabling later use to balance supply and demand on the grid or provide backup power.

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