KMB 5 MWp Solar Farm

Written by : Ahmad Izzat Bin Mod Arifin, Mohamad Yusof Mat Zin

The National Energy Policies and Development Plan were created in 1979 by the Malaysian Government. In 2001, government officially announced that Renewable energy (RE) as a fifth fuel in energy supply mix. Thus followed by National Green Technology Policy in 2009 that Green Technology as the driver to accelerate the national economy and promote sustainable development.

As the renewable energy industry is rapidly growing with incentives from the government, so Kumpulan Melaka Berhad (KMB) has emerge as main player in solar energy project in Malaysia.  5 MWp Solar Farm with the total cost investment of RM46 Million is located at Alor Gajah, Malacca Malaysia.

A group of EE112 students from semester 5 who’s taken EPO358 subject had an opportunity to visit KMB 5 MWP Solar Farm. The main objective of this trip is to give an exposure to the real situation of solar farm and gain some practical knowledge from the qualified engineer. 

This project was commissioned and started to export the energy generated to TNB at:

o   Phase 1 (1.30 MWp)

-        Initial operation date (IOD) :11 April 2013

-        Feed-In-Tariff commencement date (FITCD) : 20 April 2013

o   Phase 2 (1.22 MWp)

-        Initial operation date (IOD) :16 Mei 2013

-        Feed-In-Tariff commencement date (FITCD) : 24 Mei 2013

o   Phase 3 (2.48 MWp)

-        Initial operation date (IOD) :2 August 2013

-        Feed-In-Tariff commencement date (FITCD) : 9 August 2013

Total Cost Investment as shown as below:

Solar PV System   :RM38 Million

Infrastructure        :RM 2 Million

Land Cost             :RM 6 Million

Year of Return Investment : 12 Years