UTP's solar energy gensets provide night light by the sun

Locally-designed solar powered genset for pasar malam traders is small and light enough to go into a backpack.

Imagine a giant power bank. Now think of a giant power bank fuelled by solar energy, and visualise that at a pasar malam where traders need to light their stalls to generate income. You can see where this is going.

This power bank is the size of a shoebox and was conceived specifically for Malaysia’s night market traders, particularly women traders, who struggle daily with huge clunky generator sets – or gensets, in short – fuelled by petrol or diesel.