21 Solar Farms In Perak Produce Over 500 MW Of Energy - Exco

IPOH, Dec 5 (Bernama) -- Perak is home to 21 large-scale solar (LSS) farms, with 18 already operational and three still under construction, according to State Science, Environment, and Green Technology Committee chairman, Teh Kok Lim.

He said that the operational solar farms collectively generate a capacity of 532 megawatts (MW).

“Among those that are already operational are the Gading Kencana Sdn Bhd solar farm with a capacity of 30 megawatts (MW) in Bidor; Sinar Kamiri Sdn Bhd with a capacity of 49MW in Sungai Siput; Asia Meranti Solar (Kamunting) Sdn Bhd with a capacity of 9.9MW in Kamunting; Asia Meranti Solar (Kampar) Sdn Bhd with a capacity of 9.99MW and Redsol Sdn Bhd with a capacity of 30MW in Kerian,” he said during a question and answer session at the State Legislative Assembly sitting here today.

He was responding to a query from Mohd Akmal Kamarudin (PN-Selama) regarding the number of large-scale solar farm sites in Perak and their total energy output.

Meanwhile, Teh highlighted that from 2021 until Oct 31 this year, Perak had planted 9,552,767 trees, covering a total area of 19,165 hectares.

He noted that Perak Forestry Department actively promotes and encourages participation from various sectors - including government agencies, private companies, non-governmental organisations, educational institutions, and the public - to support the Greening Malaysia campaign through the Communication, Education, Participation, and Awareness (CEPA) programme.

“Since 2021, a total of 78 awareness campaigns have been conducted, resulting in the successful planting of 64,645 trees under the CEPA programme,” he added.

-- BERNAMA