Panasonic has built a 5.2 MW solar array at the facilities of Papamy, its heating and ventilation subsidiary in Malaysia. The Japanese electronics group said in a statement that the installation is the largest PV system of the whole Panasonic group.
It features 9,461 solar panels, mainly installed on the roofs of air conditioner factories. It is expected to generate approximately 5,900 MWh per year, equivalent to approximately 20% of the electricity consumption in the factories.
Papamy manufactures products such as residential air conditioners, commercial air conditioning equipment, air-to-water heat pumps and compressors for the Malaysian market. The company aims to achieve net zero CO2 emissions across all its air conditioning plants by 2025.
At group level, Panasonic has set a target to achieve net zero CO2 emissions at all its business locations by 2030.
According to data from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), Malaysia had installed a total of 1.93 GW of solar energy by the end of 2023.
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