Brunei Solar Power Plant

It is a joint project of the government of brunei darussalam and mitsubishi corporation of japan.

Brunei solar power plant.

The 3 3 mwp utility scale solar pv plant which will see the installation of about 7 000 solar panels is another milestone for bsp. Last thursday on 26 may 2011 his majesty consented to officially open the tenaga suria brunei power station. Once operational the low carbon electricity generated from the solar panels will offset some of the power used by the bsp headquarters building on jalan utara in panaga. Bsp managing director dr ceri powell said the company is investing millions to build a new solar park close to its headquarters which currently houses 1 400 staff.

This is land that we ve used for housing before. The houses have been demolished so we have perfect. This doesn t incentivise people to install solar panels of their own because grid parity has yet to be reached. Tenaga suria brunei tsb shareholders.

Most of brunei darussalam s electricity is produced by gas fired power stations though there is some use of diesel generators in rural regions mainly as a back up to the central grid. The 3 3 mwp utility scale solar pv plant which will see the installation of about 7 000 solar panels is another milestone in bsp. Construction for brunei shell petroleum company sdn bhd s bsp solar plant is officially underway after a ground breaking ceremony at the g11 site on jalan tengah seria. For a 10 kw solar power system and capacity factor of 13 for brunei such system can produce approximately 227 760 kwh of energy over their lifespan 10 x 13 x 24h x 365 days x 20 years.

Bandar seri begawan brunei shell petroleum bsp will soon convert its headquarters in seria from gas to solar power. Tenaga suria brunei is an on grid 1 2 mw solar pv power plant which is located in the town of seria belait district of brunei darussalam. As brunei uses block electric tariff electricity tariff of bn 0 06 per kwh will be used in calculation. The only renewable facility is the 1 2 mw tenaga suria brunei solar plant in seria commissioned in may 2011 representing around 1 of installed capacity.

Many people who saw the news now know brunei has a solar power experimental power plant capable of producing some 1 2 mw or powering about 200 houses. Officially inaugurated in 26th may 2011 by his majesty the sultan and yang di pertuan of brunei.