Location
Connection
Directly supported by SREP / 5th Fuel Policy
Sarawak Energy Bhd.
Batang Ai, Sarawak
On-grid
No
Jul 2010
2,400MW
Ministry of Finance/Sarawak Hydro Bhd.
Bakun, Sarawak
On-grid
No
Jul 2010
944MW
Sarawak Energy Bhd.
Murum, Sarawak
On-grid
No
Jul 2010
Microhydro
25kW
Mudung Abun Community
Denang, Sarawak
Off-grid
No
Jul 2010
Long Lawen Microhydro Plant
Microhydro
10kW
Long Lawen Community
Long Lawen, Sarawak
Off-grid
No
Jul 2010
Lubok Antu Palm Oil Mill
Palm Oil
1MW
Salcra Sdn. Bhd.
Sri Aman, Sarawak
Off-grid
No
Jul 2010
Sungai Kerling Minihydro Plant
Minihydro
2MW
Renewable Power Sdn Bhd.
Kerling, Selangor
On-grid
Yes
Jan 2011
Langkawi Cable Car SolarDiesel Hybrid
Solar photovoltaics / Diesel
109.5kW
Langkawi Development Authority and Tenaga Nasional Bhd.
Pulau Langkawi, Kedah
Off-grid
Yes
Jan 2011
Hybrid Integrated Renewable Energy System
Solar / Wind / Diesel
400kW
State Government of Terengganu and Tenaga Nasional Bhd.
Pulau Perhentian, Terengganu
Off-grid
Yes
Jan 2011
TDM Palm Oil Estate
Palm Oil
1.0MW
TDM Plantation Sdn. Bhd.
Dungun, Terengganu
Off-grid
No
Jan 2011
Kajang Wasteto-Energy Plant
Waste Incineration
8.9MW
Core Competences Sdn. Bhd., Recycle Energy Sdn. Bhd.
Semenyih, Selangor
On-grid
Yes
Jan 2011
Bukit Tagar Sanitary Landfill
Landfill Gas Capture
1MW
Kub-Berjaya Enviro Sdn. Bhd.
Bukit Tagar, Selangor
On-grid
Yes
Jan 2011
Bell Palm Oil Mill
Palm Oil Mill Effluent (POME) Methane Capture and Empty Fruit Bunch Incineration
1.7MW gas capture, 10MW Combustion (under construction)
Bell Eco Power Sdn. Bhd. and Bell Palm Industries Sdn. Bhd.
Batu Pahat, Johor
On-grid
Yes
Feb 2011
Name
Type of facility
Capacity
Owner / Operator
Batang Ai Hydroelectric Station
Hydroelectric
108MW
Bakun Hydroelectric Project
Hydroelectric
Murum Hydroelectric Project
Hydroelectric
Kg. Mudung Abun Microhydro Plant
Date visited
Table 1: Summary of Malaysian renewable energy site visits
Participants were guaranteed anonymity to encourage candor, respect confidentiality, and adhere to institutional review board guidelines at the authors’ institution; however, Appendix A lists all institutions visited. Figures 2–5 depict some of these visits and interviews.
To ensure a degree of triangulation and reliability, the literature review and interviews were augmented with direct observation and site visits to thirteen renewable energy facilities in Malaysia over the course of July 2010 to February 2011, some of them shown in Figures 6–10.
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