Bandar Seri Begawan Photovoltaic Base Energy Storage

Will Brunei Darussalam install 100MW solar power plant every 5 years?

Brunei Darussalam Plan to install 100MW of solar power plant every 5 years with the cumulative capacity targeted to be 300MW by 2035 set by Ministry of Energy together with Sustainable Energy Division (SED) and Department of Electrical Services (DES), set during the data update consultation in June 2022.

Will Sumatra's energy system collapse after 2030?

Beyond 2030, in Sumatra lot of renewable (>10GW) is getting added, mostly in Southern Sumatra. The planned evacuation infrastructure will not be sufficient to transfer such large amount of power to export points and deficit of reactive power leads to system collapse.

Is Sabah's National Grid Network stable?

To mitigate this issue, national Grid network of Sabah (East to West) needs to be strengthened up to interconnection points to Sarawak and Kalimantan (Mahakam). For all other contingencies for different operating scenarios, the system was found stable.

Is there surplus power available from Malaysia to Sumatra?

In Northern peak scenario for horizon year 2030, there is export of surplus power available from P. Malaysia to Sumatra. Contingency of tripping of one pole between P. Malaysia and Sumatra was simulated and it was observed that P. Malaysia will see over frequency and Sumatra will see the under frequency because of loss of 700 MW.

Why is VRE capacity higher under Phase-I update scenario?

This is also in spite of the mitigating factor that the total vRE Capacity under Phase-I update Scenario is higher (by 2040) than what was considered in the ASEAN RE Target Scenario, which may be displacing some thermal generation and therefore reducing the fuel costs to some extent.