The facility is a 1 MW solar farm located in the state of Sabah on the island of Borneo. It was commissioned this month after passed its initial operation (IOD) in 2014 and receiving a license to export power throughout Borneo. The project was developed by Malaysian solar company Cahaya Metro Sdn. Bhd. (Cahaya Metro) and spans an area of around four acres in Kg. Nyaris Nyaris, Bongawan, Sabah, Malaysia, incorporating nearly 4,000 multicrystalline YGE 60 Cell Series panels. It will generate around 1.5 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) of clean electricity per annum.
Y.B Datuk Seri Panglima Dr. Maximus Johnity Ongkili of the Ministry of Energy, Green Technology and Water of Malaysia, officiated at the opening ceremony.
“We selected Yingli because their track record for product quality is validated by independent testing and assessments – and that gave us the strong assurance in Yingli Solar panels' long-term reliability” said Mr. Sean Tay, Project Director of Cahaya Metro.
Ms. Angie Koh, Managing Director of Yingli Singapore, added that Borneo is benefitting from sustainable growth, particularly in Sabah where there are plans to make PV a pillar of the state's energy mix and that Yingli anticipate continued solar power plant development across the region.
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