Solar energy in Malaysia: current state and prospects

• Main Authors: Mekhilef, Saad, Safari, A., Mustaffa, W.E.S., Saidur, Rahman, Omar, R., Younis, M.A.A.
• Format: Article
• Published: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 2012
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General); TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/6549/; http://ac.els-cdn.com/S1364032111004138/1-s2.0-S1364032111004138-main.pdf?_tid=3309262e-4023-11e2-86ef-00000aab0f6b&acdnat=1354853249_cf7e4134c575946f0482cadf802cfe07

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...