The Energy Commission (EC) will hold a competitive bidding process to select a company or a consortium for the development of a large-scale solar (LSS) photovoltaic (PV) power plant costing RM4 billion in Peninsular Malaysia with a target capacity of 1,000MWac.

The EC, in a statement today, said the competitive bid for the LSS programme by Malaysia Electricity Industry to Attract Renewable Energy Investment (LSS@MenTARI) was offered in two packages.