Solar PV System @ the Authority, 16 kWp

Since the Authority’s establishment in 2011, the Authority has granted approvals to more than 10,000 renewable energy installations in Malaysia. It is timely for the Authority to lead by example by installing solar PV system at the headquarter of the Authority located in Putrajaya. In 2019, the Authority installed a 16kW solar PV system on the rooftop of Galeria PjH . This PV system will also link to the PVMS managed by the Authority. Importantly, this PV project will be part of the Authority’s on-site training facility providing online data for analysis and opportunity to showcase PV for office application to visitors and training participants.

The PV project for the Authority started on 1st October 2019 and successfully commissioned on 31st December 2019. The total installed capacity is 16kWp and the energy generated is connected to the Authority’s Main Distribution Board. The solar PV system is installed based on the Self-Consumption (SELCO) as the bulk meter of the building will not support NEM configuration. In future, this restriction should be addressed so buildings with bulk meter can participate in the NEM scheme.

It is estimated that the 16kWp solar PV system could generate about 19,200kWh/year with about 13,324.8kg of CO2 avoidance per year. Below is the technical and design specification for the Authority’s 16kW solar PV system :

No. Installation Descriptions
1 Solar Panel – 400Wp x 40 units of Mono-crystalline Class II PERC Half-Cell Module
– Each module has 72 cells
– Nominal efficiency is 19.5%
– 4 strings configuration with 10 solar panels per string
– Manufacturer : JA Solar
2 Inverter – 1 unit of 15kVA Multi -MPPT String Inverter from Sungrow
– Efficiency at nominal power is 98.6%
3 Weather Station – 1 unit of Rainwise Pvmet200 weather station
– Can capture windspeed, irradiation and module temperature data
4 Zero Export Energy 1 unit of Weidmuller zero energy meter
5 Solar PV Data Logger 1 unit of Solar-Log 1200 from Solar Log

The Aerial View of The Authority’s 16 KW Solar PV System Installation

Briefing by Project team to the staff of the Authority

Project installation by appointed contractor