<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>HONG KONG (Sept 17): Malaysian renewable energy company reNIKOLA said on Thursday that its unit, reNIKOLA Gedong Solar (Sarawak), signed a 30-year power purchase agreement with Syarikat Sesco Bhd for a planned solar project in Sarawak, the Malaysian state on Borneo island.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>The project will require an investment of about RM1 billion, reNIKOLA said in a statement.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>It will be built in Gedong in Sarawak's Simunjan district and have an installed solar panel capacity of up to 363 megawatts, or MW, at peak output.</p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>The plant is designed to generate up to 250MW of electricity for the power grid.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Syarikat Sesco is a wholly owned unit of Sarawak Energy Bhd.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>reNIKOLA Gedong is a joint venture between reNIKOLA (Sarawak) Sdn Bhd, Punggor Wibawa Bhd and Gedong Solar Park Industry Sdn Bhd.</p></div>

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