New energy solution: Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow (right), visiting an exhibition booth at the Penang Green Summit 2025 held at the Penang Waterfront Convention Centre. — LIM BENG TATT/The Star
GEORGE TOWN: Penang’s plan to generate electricity from its reservoirs has hit a snag after the Department of Environment’s (DOE) objection to the installation of floating solar photovoltaic (PV) arrays in reservoirs that supply drinking water.
State infrastructure, transport and digital committee chairman Zairil Khir Johari said DOE currently allowed floating PV systems only on water bodies for non-potable use.
