Last thursday on 26 may 2011 his majesty consented to officially open the tenaga suria brunei power station.
Brunei solar power plant.
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.
Officially inaugurated in 26th may 2011 by his majesty the sultan and yang di pertuan of brunei.
Tenaga suria brunei tsb shareholders.
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.
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.
As brunei uses block electric tariff electricity tariff of bn 0 06 per kwh will be used in calculation.
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.
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.
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.
Solar photovoltaic power plant.
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.
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.
It is a joint project of the government of brunei darussalam and mitsubishi corporation of japan.
Those living in brunei enjoy one of the lowest electricity costs in the region because of the country s rich hydrocarbon reserves that is used to generate electricity in its thermal power plants.
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.
This is land that we ve used for housing before.
The houses have been demolished so we have perfect.