Atlantic Blue – a wholly-owned subsidiary of Malaysian solar company Solarvest – will build Brunei's largest national solar project through joint venture Seri Suria Power, alongside Serikandi Oilfield Services and Khazanah Satu.
A joint venture partly owned by a subsidiary of Malaysia's Solarvest will build Brunei's first utility-scale solar plant under a 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with the Brunei government. A 30 MW solar park is under development in Brunei. Seri Suria Power (B) Sdn. Bhd., a newly formed joint venture, will build and operate the project.
Who owns a 30 MW solar park in Brunei?
A 30 MW solar park is under development in Brunei. Seri Suria Power (B) Sdn. Bhd., a newly formed joint venture, will build and operate the project. The company is owned by Atlantic Blue Sdn.
Construction of the solar power plant is slated to start in 2022, with $50,000 earmarked to conduct a land survey in Kg Sg Akar. Both the Bukit Panggal and Belingus solar farms will produce 15 MW of solar energy. Apart from the three new solar power plants, Brunei will expand its solar energy project in Seria from 1.2 MW to 4.2 MW.
KUALA LUMPUR: Solarvest Holdings Bhd's subsidiary Atlantic Blue Sdn Bhd has secured Brunei's largest national solar project, with a generation capacity of 30 megawatts (MW). The project will be developed through a joint venture company, Seri Suria Power (B) Sdn Bhd, in partnership with Serikandi Oilfield Services Sdn Bhd and Khazanah Satu Sdn Bhd.
The 3.3MW BSP Flagship Solar PV plant at Jalan Tengah, Seria, is Brunei's second solar power plant. It was completed in 2021 and started to produce electricity on 30 March 2021. With almost 7,000 solar panels, it is capable of generating power equivalent to 600 houses. Solar panels installed on a Brunei government building in Temburong.
Who owns solarvest in Brunei?
Atlantic Blue holds a 34% stake in the joint venture. Khazanah Satu owns 30%, and Serikandi holds 36%. Solarvest confirmed in a filing to Bursa Malaysia that the government of Brunei has signed a 25-year power purchase agreement effective from the plant's commercial operation date. Construction is scheduled to finish by the end of next year.