Following the announcement by the Ministry of Energy Transition and Water Transformation (PETRA) in January 2024, the Energy Commission (“EC“) had on 1 April 2024 issued the following documents (in Bahasa Malaysia) relating to the fifth competitive bidding round for the Large Scale Solar (“LSS“) programme, also known as LSS-Peralihan Tenaga SuRiA (“LSS PETRA”), via its website to call for bids to develop up to 2,000MWac of solar power plants in Malaysia:
- Notification Notice of the Implementation of the Competitive Bidding Program for the Development of Large Scale Photovoltaic (PV) Solar Power Plants (Large Scale Solar – LSS) in Peninsular Malaysia; and
- Procedures for Purchasing Documents – Request For Proposal (RFP) Competitive Bidding Program for the Construction of Large Scale Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Plant Janakuasa (LSS) in Peninsular Malaysia.
The Request for Proposal (“RFP“) may be purchased online from 9.00am on 1 April 2024 to 5.00pm on 16 April 2024 at a price of Ringgit Malaysia three thousand (RM3,000) per RFP.
This Update provides the key features of LSS PETRA.
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