Malaysia will build Asean’s largest integrated solar photovoltaic (PV) plant, according to the National Energy Transition Roadmap (NETR) launched on Thursday (July 27), and the country will also introduce a mechanism that allows households to earn income by leasing out rooftops for solar panel installations. Economy Minister Mohd Rafizi Ramli, when announcing Phase 1 of the NETR, revealed the setting up of a one-gigawatt (GW) integrated renewable energy (RE) zone, led by Khazanah Nasional Bhd, which will be carried out by a joint venture between UEM Group and Itramas Corp. The NETR underlines 10 flagship projects that are expected to generate over RM25 billion in total investments, 23,000 job opportunities, and a reduction of over 10,000Gg of CO2 equivalent per year.

Source: The Edge