Constant Energy Locks EPC for 52-MW Malaysia Solar

• Constant Energy names EPC for 52-MW Malaysia solar, locking costs and fast-tracking build with bifacial trackers, SCADA, drone O&M, battery-ready substations, and flexible PPAs amid volatile supply chains.

Constant Energy has picked the EPC for its 52-MW solar project in Malaysia, clearing the path to construction and locking in key equipment costs in a volatile supply chain. The plant will use high-efficiency bifacial modules on single-axis trackers where feasible, fixed-tilt elsewhere, string inverters, and a grid-compliant controller. O&M features include string-level SCADA, IV-curve scans and drone thermography to sustain availability through monsoons and heat.

Substations will be battery-ready, reserving space and capacity for 2–4-hour storage to shift output to evenings and provide frequency services as rules evolve. Offtake options span corporate PPAs, utility programs and selective merchant sales. Next: civil works, piling, electrical and interconnection.

How will Constant Energy’s 52-MW Malaysia project be built, operated, and monetized?

Build

• Finalize detailed engineering: site layout differentiating tracker vs fixed-tilt blocks by slope, geotech and flood risk; DC/AC sizing to balance clipping and grid limits.
• Foundations: driven steel piles or screw piles selected by soil bearing; corrosion protection specified for coastal humidity; elevated cable trays where flood risk exists.
• Procurement/logistics: staggered module and tracker deliveries to match pile progress; dual-sourcing critical BOS; currency and commodity hedges for USD/MYR exposure.
  
• Civil works: drainage, silt fencing, retention ponds for monsoon events; internal roads engineered for 40-foot container access and O&M vehicles.
  
• Electrical: string-cable harnessing with copper/aluminum mix by run lengths; MV ring main to on-site substation; utility protection settings pre-approved via grid code studies.
• Grid tie: step-up transformer yard sized for future battery intertie; SCADA gateway aligned with utility telemetry and cybersecurity standards (IEC 62443).
  
• HSE/quality: lockout-tagout, hot-work and lifting plans; weld and pile integrity tests; factory acceptance for inverters and relays; independent engineer witnessing key milestones.
  
• Schedule: weather windowing around monsoon peaks; parallel workstreams (piling, DC cabling, inverter station assembly) to compress timeline; commissioning by block.
  
• Local engagement: local hiring targets, vendor development, access road agreements, and biodiversity buffers per Malaysian EIA requirements.
• Insurance: construction all-risk, marine cargo, third-party liability, and delay-in-start-up; liquidated damages back-to-back with EPC for schedule/performance.

Operate

• Performance targets: availability ≥99%, performance ratio aligned with bifacial gain; monthly energy guarantee during seasonally adjusted windows.
  
• Monitoring: string-level data, IV-curve sweeps, drone IR and RGB; real-time alarms integrated with a 24/7 NOC; cyber hardening and role-based access.
• O&M routines: predictive maintenance on trackers and inverters; spare parts on-site (fans, fuses, boards); cleaning strategy tuned to soiling from haze/agri dust with water optimization.
  
• Environmental resilience: storm-mode tracker stow algorithms; lightning protection and earthing to local keraian soil resistivity; vegetation control to reduce fire and shading.
  
• Grid compliance: power factor and ramp-rate control; voltage ride-through; curtailment response; periodic relay testing with the utility.
  
• Warranties/guarantees: EPC output guarantee during defects period; module linear degradation coverage; inverter uptime SLA; insurance for business interruption.
  
• Data and reporting: energy metering revenue-grade; monthly reports to financiers and offtakers; carbon accounting aligned with GHG Protocol for REC issuance.
  
• Future-ready: reserved space and interconnection capacity for 2–4-hour BESS to enable peak shifting and ancillary services as regulations mature.

Monetize

• Primary offtake: long-term corporate PPAs (physical or virtual) under Malaysia’s Corporate Green Power Programme where applicable, or utility programs; price indexed to CPI or MYR benchmarks.
  
• Merchant slice: limited percentage to capture daytime spot upside with caps and collars; optional financial hedges to manage price and curtailment risk.
  
• Certificates: sale of RECs/I-RECs to multinational buyers seeking Scope 2 reductions; potential green premium layering on top of PPA tariffs.
  
• Ancillary/optimization: when BESS is added, frequency and reserve services participation subject to market access; evening peak arbitrage and curtailment harvest.
  
• Grid charges and losses: wheeling and imbalance costs modeled into PPA pricing; loss factors minimized via MV design and metering placement.
  
• Financing structure: project finance with long-tenor debt sized on contracted cash flows; DSRA and maintenance reserves; interest rate and FX hedging.
  
• Curtailment and force majeure: contractual allocation of risk with utility/offtaker; availability vs. dispatch guarantees separated; insurance backstops.
  
• End-of-life: module and metal recycling revenues contracted with local recyclers; decommissioning bond sized to recover residual value.