(From left) Lee, Sze and Tang holding up the partnership documents.
SHAH ALAM: Solaroo Systems Sdn Bhd, a leading provider of rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) solutions and a wholly-owned unit of Pekat Group Bhd, has entered into a partnership with BMW dealerships - Quill Automobiles and Millennium Welt.
Under the partnership, both dealerships unveiled Malaysia's pioneering rooftop solar programme exclusively designed for future owners of the BMW iX series electric vehicles (EVs).
Embracing renewable energy, participants in the programme will get a complimentary 4.4kW peak (kWp) rooftop solar PV system worth RM20,000 from Solaroo, with the flexibility to expand the system's capacity to meet their specific requirements.
Solaroo's rooftop solar PV solution, starting at a base size of 4.4kWp, is expected to generate approximately 458kWh of electricity per month.
This generation capacity is sufficient to offset the electricity consumption resulting from four full charges of the BMW iX (440kWh), given the EV's battery size of 110kWh and an impressive range of up to 630km.
Furthermore, the capacity of the solar PV system can be upgraded between 6.6kWp and 13.2kWp based on monthly electricity usage.
The estimated savings on monthly electricity bills will offset the additional upgrade costs within two to three years.
The programme includes two years of free maintenance for the rooftop solar PV system, complemented by insurance coverage that provides one-for-one parts replacements.
Quill Automobiles dealer principal Alex Tang and Millennium Welt dealer principal Nicholas Lee said they were thrilled to partner Solaroo and offer state-of-the-art solar solutions to iX owners.
Solaroo co-founder Johann Sze said that on average, a 4.4kWp rooftop solar system could reduce 3.5 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions per year compared to conventional electricity sources, citing data from the Sustainable Energy Development Authority Malaysia (SEDA).
