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Where is Malaysia's first locally developed battery energy storage system (BESS) located?

launched Malaysia's first locally developed and produced Battery Energy Storage System (“BESS”) at the Genetec Technology EPIC Plant (“Genetec EPIC plant”) in Bangi, Selangor today.

Why is Malaysia launching a Bess project?

The inaugural development of public BESS project in Malaysia is part of the Government's efforts to support the energy transition and achieve the goals of increasing the country's installed renewable energy capacity to 70% and to achieve net-zero by 2050.

What is the Bess project?

The BESS Project represents the first public battery storage project in Malaysia and will likely be a catalyst for future similar projects which are much needed to ensure continued and stable supply of renewable energy from existing and future renewable energy projects in Malaysia. * * * * * Click here to read the Chinese version.

How many Bess units are there in Malaysia?

Presently in Malaysia, there are five units of BESS deployed as research projects at distribution level positioned in various locations such as research centre, education campus, commercial centre and university which the purpose is for peak demand reduction, energy arbitrage and grid ancillary services .

Is Sarawak Energy launching a battery energy storage system in Malaysia?

With the growing demand for reliable electricity supply, Sarawak Energy has recently commissioned the first utility-scale Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) in Malaysia.

What is Malaysia's first sodium-sulfur battery energy storage system?

In a pioneering project, we installed and commissioned Malaysia's first Sodium-Sulfur (NaS) Battery Energy Storage System (1.45MWh) at the LSE II Large Scale Solar farm in Bukit Selambau, Kedah. This project serves as a national reference point for future large-scale standalone battery deployments.