What type of electricity is used in Brunei?

Brunei’s electricity sector is dominated by Natural Gas as the primary source of generation, with diesel being used to power the electric system in the Temburong district. Solar PV contributed less than 1% of the total share of generation in 2019

Can Brunei be a solar power hub?

Brunei has floating solar potential of ~2.3 GW which presents an opportunity both for use in the electricity grid as well as for green hydrogen production. Adding 500MW of this potential to the grid would lead to increase in Solar PV penetration to 30%.

How much solar power does Brunei have?

They are designed with large rotor blades and higher hub heights (>100m) to capture larger amount of energy at same rated power. Brunei’s current installed Solar capacity is 4.63MW, with 60MW additional planned by 2024 and a target to reach 300MW by 2035.

How can Brunei benefit from decarbonisation?

Brunei could benefit in three ways namely building a shared ecosystem of tailored decarbonisation technologies and operational talent in the cluster; coordinating collaboration with industry players and governments; and facilitate potential capital investment and joint infrastructure development.

Could Brunei become a CCS hub?

With significant domestic and overseas CO2 capture opportunity from heavy industries, and availability of storage resources, Brunei could aim to be a player in an emerging regional CCS hub ecosystem. Opportunity in transport is to both switch from ICE to EVs and to reduce car ownership by boosting public transportation.

Is distributed solar a viable alternative to public transport in Brunei?

Net Zero emissions targeted by 2050 Share of privately owned cars in Brunei’s 92% transportation ecosystem with very limited uptake of public transport. Given land constraints in Brunei, distributed solar could be an effective way to increase the country’s Solar PV capacity.