YTL Power International Berhad (“YTL Power”), through its subsidiary YTL Data Center Holdings Pte. Ltd. (“YTL DC”) today announced the development of a 500MW data center campus in Johor, the first data center park in Malaysia to be powered by renewable solar energy. Located 30km from Singapore in the Iskandar region of Johor, the YTL […]
Malaysia’s solar capacity could cross 4GW in 2030, Fitch estimates
MALAYSIA’S solar capacity could more than quadruple to surpass 4 gigawatts (GW) in 2030, up from the 996 megawatts (MW) level it was at at the end of last year, analysts have estimated. The projection, revised from an earlier estimate of 1.7GW by 2029, would take solar power to more than 7.5 per cent of […]
Johor pushes for approval of RM1.4bil solar project in Pengerang
JOHOR BAHRU: Johor is determined to obtain federal government approval for its proposed RM1.4 billion solar energy park in Pengerang, Kota Tinggi. Disclosing this, Johor menteri besar Hasni Mohammad said the state government would seek a special allocation even though the quota under Malaysia’s Large Scale Solar (LSS) procurement programme had been fully taken up. […]
Johor to build largest solar power plant in Southeast Asia: Sultan Ibrahim
JOHOR BAHRU: Johor ruler Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar has outlined plans for the state to build the largest solar power plant in Southeast Asia. In a press statement on Sunday (Feb 28), Johor’s Royal Press Office said that the plant will be built in Pengerang in the southeastern part of the state. It will be “fully […]