Solar energy in Malaysia: current state and prospects

• Main Authors: Mekhilef, Saad, Safari, Azadeh, Mustaffa, W.E.S., Saidur, Rahman, Omar, Rosli, Younis, M.A.A.
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier 2012
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General); TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/4713/; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2011.08.003

Malaysia is situated at the equatorial region with an average solar radiation of 400-600 MJ/m 2 per month. It has a promising potential to establish large scale solar power installations; however, solar energy is still at the infancy stage due to the high cost of photovoltaic (PV) cells and solar el...