A proposed solar project with 1.2 megawatt capacity will be built and commissioned in 2010, media reported.
Solar installation is only 1% of Brunie’s 5,270 square meters of land. And it would produce a 26,350 megawatt hour (MWh) capacity of electricity generation per day, or 9,617,750 MWh per year, far more than the total electricity generation of 2,929,000 MWh for the entire country in 2006.
The country is also considering the potential of coal, especially cabled methane.
Alternative energy sources are being looked at by the country to ensure the sustainability of the country without a heavy dependence on its petroleum resources.
Since, the country’s hydrocarbon reserves continued to deplete and costs of production became higher, Brunei had to keep up with the development of alternative energy technologies and analyze their viabilities for future deployment.
