Thu 10/18/2012 6:26 PM
Assalamualaikum Encik Iskandar,
In general, the construction of >10 MW solar farm is not a prescribed activity under the Environmental Quality Order 1987 thus no EIA is required. However EIA may required if the project is near Environmental Sensitive Areas, adverse impact to the environment etc. In addition, the project site need to go to the Penilaian Awal Tapak (PAT) process which will be conducted by the State DOE to ensure the suitability of the site (land use, distance from housing area, zoning etc.)
Thank you.
Mohd Azrulddin Bin Mazelan
Pegawai Kawalan Alam Sekitar
Bahagian Penilaian
Jabatan Alam Sekitar Putrajaya