Govt to introduce new battery-powered solar system in rural areas

A system to provide electricity to rural areas using a new lithium-ion type battery-powered solar system, just like electric vehicles, will be introduced to ensure a longer duration of power supply compared with the old batteries.

Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said though the Rural Electricity Supply (BELB) Programme in Sabah and Sarawak has been using battery-powered solar energy, there were problems with the maintenance and replacement of batteries.