Published on January 13, 2025

On May 7, 2024, BSP held a groundbreaking ceremony to begin works on the expansion of its current Solar plant at G11 site Jalan Tengah, Seria. 

Present at the event was Yang Mulia Agnete Johnsgaard-Lewis, BSP Managing Director and Shell Country Chair Brunei Darussalam; Yang Mulia Michel Maistre, BSP Asset Director; Yang Mulia Mohammad Sufri Haji Sulaiman, BSP Onshore Asset Manager; and Yang Mulia Voon Oi Mee, BSP Head of Projects. 

In her welcoming remarks, Agnete spoke about strengthening BSP’s focus in reducing carbon emissions for the sustainability of BSP’s operations, while simultaneously developing a pool of local competencies in Solar PV. 

She continued, “We also will be making progress in developing local capabilities as we have partnered with a Bruneian company to design and construct the solar PV plant”. 

To bless the event, the ceremony began with Doa Kesyukuran led by Yang Mulia Haji Eddy Suhardee Yusof, BSP’s Construction HSE Advisor, followed by the ceremonial ground-breaking led by Agnete and the Project Team. 

The Solar plant expansion builds on the success of the 3.3 MWp BSP solar plant constructed in 2021. The expansion is expected to be completed in 2025 and will house an additional ~6,000 Solar PV panels that have a 3.0 MWp capacity overall. The expansion will incorporate lessons from the Flagship Solar HQ plant such as improved accessibility and maintenance of the plant to ensure efficient operations. 

At the same time, BSP has taken the opportunity to support the development of local technical skills in Solar PV by utilising the progress of the solar plant as a learning platform for students at the Institute of Technical Education (IBTE) to develop its Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Electrician module. 

During the solar plant development, BSP will also be inviting educators from the local institute to obtain first-hand experience in the Solar plant design and construction, with the goal of developing real-world learning materials for their students. 

The ground-breaking ceremony marks another milestone for BSP and is a testament to the company's commitment towards Sustainably Powering Brunei.