AFRY Named Owner’s Engineer for Malaysia Solar-Storage

• AFRY appointed owner’s engineer for Malaysia’s solar-plus-storage project—overseeing design, procurement and commissioning to ensure grid-code compliance, bankability, and reliable PV-BESS integration.

AFRY has been appointed owner’s engineer for a solar-plus-storage project in Malaysia, giving the consultancy a central role in technical oversight that lenders and insurers rely on. The assignment will cover design, procurement and delivery, with a focus on ensuring the project meets contractual and bankability requirements.

Owner’s engineer roles are particularly critical in hybrid solar and battery projects because system interfaces must work together, including PV controls, BESS energy management, grid-code compliance, protection settings and commissioning protocols. AFRY is expected to validate utility studies, review designs, shape procurement specifications and oversee testing and commissioning to reduce construction and performance risk as Malaysia’s floating PV and storage-linked capacity expands.

How will AFRY’s owner’s engineer role strengthen bankability of Malaysia solar-plus-storage?

• Improves technical certainty for lenders by independently validating key design choices across the full solar-plus-storage interface stack (PV generation, battery energy management, power conversion, metering and data exchange).
• Strengthens compliance confidence by ensuring the system is aligned with Malaysia’s grid-code and interconnection requirements, helping reduce the risk of technical non-compliance that can delay commissioning or trigger renegotiations.
• Reduces performance-risk in bankability models by overseeing how contracted output and availability targets are translated into engineering requirements, test plans and acceptance criteria for both PV and BESS.
• Enhances insuranceability by driving clearer scope definitions and documentation (technical specifications, protection philosophy, commissioning evidence), making it easier for insurers to assess exposure and exclusions.
• Mitigates integration and commissioning risk—typically a major concern in hybrid projects—by supervising interface testing across controls, protection schemes, communications, and operational modes (grid-tied, ramping, dispatch/curtailment behavior).
• Improves procurement bankability by reviewing procurement packages and employer’s requirements so warranties, performance guarantees, and contract KPIs are technically measurable and verifiable during factory and site tests.
• Lowers counterparty and execution risk through independent oversight of delivery activities, ensuring the EPC and equipment suppliers meet design intent and that variations are assessed against contractual requirements.
• Supports more robust due diligence through validation of utility studies and grid interaction assumptions, helping lenders and sponsors align revenue and dispatch expectations with real-world operational constraints.
• Strengthens residual-value and lifecycle risk considerations by focusing engineering on durability, maintainability, and operational limits for PV and BESS components—factors that influence long-term performance guarantees.
• Facilitates faster financial close by providing the structured, lender/insurer-friendly technical evidence trail normally required for credit approval and coverage underwriting in complex hybrid projects.