Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) has launched a 100 kW floating solar pilot project at Kenyir Lake, Southeast Asia’s largest man-made lake with ambitions to scale up to 2.2 GW of capacity.
The hybrid hydro floating solar initiative aims to demonstrate how up to 10 per cent of the lake’s surface could be used for solar energy generation without ecological disruption. The pilot is part of a broader 2.5GW hybrid solar-hydro plan. TNB’s strategy combines daytime solar generation with hydroelectric energy storage to stabilise the grid and meet fluctuating demand. TNB Genco Sdn Bhd, in partnership with state investor Terengganu Incorporation leading the pilot.