Energy Commission opens bidding for LSS5 programme

KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Energy Transition and Water Transformation through the Energy Commission (EC) will offer a solar quota of 2,000MW through a competitive bidding process under the next phase of the large scale solar (LSS) programme.

The bidding process for the fifth round of the LSS or LSS-Energy Transition SuRiA targets a total capacity of 2,000MWac, according to a document by the ministry sighted by StarBiz.

The solar power plants under the fifth LSS program are scheduled to start operating in 2026.

The packages offered are: Package 1 for rooftop/ground solar power plants with a total quota offered of 250MWac and the allowed capacity range is between 1MWac to <10MWac.

Package 1 projects are opened to bidding for companies or consortiums incorporated in Malaysia with a 100% Bumiputera equity ownership, obtained Bumiputera company rating from the Ministry of Finance and is registered as a Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) with SME Corp Malaysia, it said.

Package 2 is for rooftop/ground solar power plants with a total quota offered of 250MWac with an allowed capacity range of between 10MWac to <30MWac.

Package 2 projects are open to bidding for companies or consortiums incorporated in Malaysia with the condition of at least a 51% Bumiputera equity ownership which has obtained a Bumiputera company rating from the Ministry of Finance and 100% local equity ownership.

Package 3 is for rooftop/ground solar power plants with a total quota offered of 1,000MWac with an allowed capacity range of between 30MWac to 500MWac.

Package 4 for floating solar power plants with a total quota offered of 500MWac with an allowed capacity range of between 10MWac to 500MWac.

Package 3 and Package 4 are opened to bidding for companies incorporated in Malaysia with the condition of at least 51% local equity ownership or consortiums consisting of at least one local company incorporated in Malaysia and foreign companies with local equity ownership in the consortium of at least 51%, the EC said.

“The EC would like to invite companies or consortiums that have experience in implementing projects related to power generation, have technical and financial capabilities to develop, finance and operate solar power plants to participate in the competitive bidding process according to the criteria set in the request for proposal (RFP) document,” it said.

The RFP document will start to be sold from April 1, 2024, at 9.00 am until April 16 at 5PM online through the EC’s website at www.st.gov.my with a price of RM3,000 for each RFP document, it said.

The regulator said the submission of complete physical RFP documents must be sent and received by the EC no later than July 25, at 5PM and any changes to the document submission method will be notified through the EC’s website.