TNB Renewables Sdn Bhd (TRe), a wholly-owned unit of Tenaga Nasional Bhd, has partnered with Singapore-based Envision Digital International Pte Ltd to digitalise the operations of its large scale solar (LSS) farm in Sepang, Selangor.
The 50 megawatts (MW) solar farm is one of the largest in Malaysia with 238,140 solar panels generating more than 110,000 megawatt-hour (MWh) of energy in its first year of operation in 2019.
“We constantly seek innovative technology solutions that will help accelerate our growth in the renewable energy sector. The solar farm in Sepang is our first large-scale solar project in Malaysia.
“By adopting cloud-based solutions, we can monitor and analyse the solar farm’s performance remotely and achieve better returns on investment,” the national electricity utility company said in a statement.
TRe is also committed to adopting innovative solutions in building up its capability towards becoming a leading RE asset developer and asset manager in Malaysia and the region.
Sylvie Ouziel, international president of Envision Digital, said as Malaysia strives to achieve 20% renewable energy capacity by 2025, projects such as this, which help improve the productivity of existing renewable energy assets through the application of Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT) technology are vital.
“Wider adoption of AIoT in the renewable energy sector can hopefully in time amplify the benefits of this. We are delighted to strengthen our relationship with TNB Renewables on this project and to be playing a role in building a more sustainable energy sector and future for all Malaysians.” — May 6, 2020, Bernama
