Hengyi Industries Sdn. Bhd. (Hengyi Industries) marked an important milestone in its sustainability journey with the official commissioning of Project Sustainable Integration of Natural and Renewable Energy (Project SINAR). The project represents a significant step forward in integrating renewable energy into the company’s petrochemical refinery operations, while supporting Brunei Darussalam’s national renewable energy goals.
Scheduled for completion by early 2029, the expansion will nearly triple the refinery’s production capacity, increasing output from 8 million to 20 million metric tonnes per year. This represents not only an increase in production volume but also an enhancement in value creation, further strengthening Brunei Darussalam’s downstream industry and economic resilience.
Project SINAR is a large-scale solar energy initiative developed to supply renewable energy to Hengyi Industries’ Petrochemical Refinery. Commencing with Stage 1 of the project, which was independently assembled and executed by Hengyi Industries’ own team, spans a total area of 36 hectares and comprises 80,374 photovoltaic panels, each rated at 630W, supported by 24 MWh of energy storage, and delivering a total installed capacity of over 50 MWp. Construction and assembly began last year, with the entire solar PV system completed in under a year.
As Brunei Darussalam’s largest solar initiative so far, Project SINAR represents a major milestone for both Hengyi Industries and the nation’s renewable energy landscape. Following the commissioning of Stage 1 of the project, it is expected to generate up to 84,000 MWh of clean electricity annually, supplying approximately 7% of the facility’s total energy requirements.