The entire system, comprising solar panels and lithium polymer batteries, was now being qualified by the Sabah government, executive director Dennis Chuah said after a demonstration of the solar power management system yesterday.
“The Sabah government plans to implement our solar power management system in rural areas where it is costly for Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd to lay power cables to supply electricity,” he said.
ETI Tech Corporation Bhd executive director Y. K. Khor showing Solar Green Battery marketed under ETI brandname at the factory in Kulim, Kedah.
ETI Tech spent about RM2mil and 18 months to research and develop the lithium polymer batteries for the solar power management system.
It outsourced the manufacturing of solar panels to a third party outside the country.
“Perak is the other state that has expressed interest in our solar power management system.
“We plan to market the system also in Kelantan, Trengganu and Pahang which have large segments of the population living in rural areas where Tenaga Nasional Bhd has yet to serve.
“To power their homes, these people curently use diesel generators, which are costly and not environmental-friendly,” Chuah said.
He added that the group’s solar power management system would cost the state governments between RM30,000 and RM100,000 to install, depending on the size of the household and their power needs.
Lead acid batteries are now popularly used in solar power management systems.
However, such batteries emitted sulphuric acid, which is poisonous and environmental-unfriendly, Chuah said.
“Lead batteries may be cheaper to use but they require the installation of more solar panels to recharge them.
“Lithium polymer batteries, although slightly more expensive to use, however, require fewer solar panels for recharging,” he said.
ETI Tech P.I.E. Industrial Bhd, Ire-Tex Corp Bhd and Pentamaster Corp Bhd, which recently entered the solar power business.
ETI Tech has been researching and developing lithium-polymer battery management systems for the past six years at its RM35mil facility in Kulim Hi-Tech Park.
Its lithium-polymer battery products for handphones, bicycles and golf-carts are the key driver of the group’s earnings.
For the first nine months ended May 31, the group posted RM14.8mil in pre-tax profit on revenue of RM59.7mil, compared with RM14.7mil and RM58.9mil respectively in the previous corresponding period.
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