The long-dormant Telok Kapas landfill in Bandar Sultan Suleiman, Port Klang, idle since it closed in 2007, is being primed for a green transformation under the Selangor Maritime Gateway (SMG) initiative.
Estimated to hold about one million cubic metres of waste, the 36.42ha site in Bukit Kapar is now being marketed to “angel investors” capable of turning the former dumping ground into a sustainable economic asset, such as a solar farm.
Landasan Lumayan Sdn Bhd (LLSB) managing director Syaiful Azmen Nordin said the site, designated as Malay reserve land, was in a strategic location within the Sungai Klang corridor.
“To the west is the North Klang Straits Bypass Highway which connects Northport to Bukit Raja, while to the north is the upcoming East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project connecting Kapar to Kota Baru in Kelantan.
“To the east is Sungai Klang, which is 80m wide at this stretch,” said Syaiful Azmen.
The land is owned by Menteri Besar Selangor (Incorporated), with LLSB appointed as the master developer for SMG.
In 2024, LLSB was entrusted with the role of managing and exploring development opportunities for certain parcels within the corridor, including the Telok Kapas site.
However, the rehabilitation comes at a high cost.
Based on consultant reports from 2018 and as recent as last year, the cost of proper closure for the site could run up to between eight and nine figures.
Syaiful Azmen added that a successful partnership required an investor willing to include the cost of its closure in their capital expenditure, alongside the ongoing operational costs of a leachate treatment plant.
“The land is split into two parcels, of which 4ha was never used as a dumping ground and can be considered ‘clean’ land.”
Among the ideas put on the table for the site is a golf course, but Syaiful Azmen favours a renewable energy solution.
“In line with a growing emphasis on environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards, our research suggests the site could support a solar farm capable of powering about 1,000 homes,” he said.
He added that there was ample local expertise to manage the site’s safe closure.
The project, Syaiful Azmen said, was also being proposed for inclusion in Second Selangor Plan (RS-2), the state’s development blueprint for 2026-2030, expected to be tabled in June.
He added that the preliminary concept involved a long-term lease arrangement, which would allow the investor to develop and operate the proposed project while the land remains under state ownership.
Any partnership structure would ultimately be subject to detailed negotiations, regulatory approvals and state government policies. — By GRACE CHEN
