UEM to build 500MW solar power plant

KUALA LUMPUR: UEM Group Bhd, a wholly owned unit of Khazanah Nasional Bhd, said yesterday it had signed an agreement to develop a 500MW hybrid solar power plant in Johor. UEM Group, through its green industry arm UEM Lestra Bhd, inked the deal with Blueleaf Energy and ITRAMAS Corp Sdn Bhd. The company said this marks the second project to be developed by UEM Lestra and its partners as part of the one-gigawatt hybrid solar power plant flagship venture under the National Energy Transition Roadmap.