Malaysia 's Energy utility Yeo Bee Yin has announced the country 's third large - scale solar tender in January will be for 500 MW , and said projects could be worth up to 5000 ( $ 477 m ) . The announcement has angered some developers , who were hoping for greater capacity after the success of two previous 500 MW rounds . Malaysian utility company Nasional Berhad recently connected with one of the country 's biggest solar project to date .
Malaysia's Energy Minister Yeo Bee Yin has announced the country's third large-scale solar tender in January will be for 500 MW, and said projects could be worth up to MYR2bn ($477m). The announcement has disappointed some developers, who were hoping for increased capacity after the success of two previous 500 MW rounds. Malaysian utility Tenaga Nasional Berhad recently connected phase one of the country's biggest solar project to date.