Sustainability At A Glance

Credibility Metrics

26%

of total campus electricity demand

from a 7.4 MWp system of 13,829 panels across 38,168 sqm

reduction (about 2.78 MWh saved)

through the Energy Cost Optimisation Journey

AT A GLANCE

UTP Energy & Sustainability at a Glance

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Malaysia's Largest Higher-Education Rooftop Solar PV System (7.4 MWp)

UTP operates a 7.4 MWp campus rooftop solar photovoltaic installation comprising 13,829 panels spanning 38,168 square metres—the largest single university rooftop solar system in Malaysia, live since May 2022.

26% Solar Power Demand Share & Generation Yield

UTP’s rooftop solar PV infrastructure generates 26% of the university’s total campus electricity demand, producing 10,389 MWh of clean electricity to date.

RM1.59 Million Net Energy Cost Savings (~7% Reduction):

Through structured energy management, UTP reduced overall campus energy costs from an RM22.8 million baseline toward a projected RM21.21 million.

RM1.0 Million Annual District Cooling Plant Savings

Optimisation of UTP’s campus District Cooling Plant delivers an estimated RM1.0 million in operational expenditure savings every year.

Campus-Wide LED Lighting Conversion (2018–2022)

UTP completed a full campus lighting retrofit—converting legacy T8 fluorescent tubes to energy-efficient LED fixtures—initiated in 2018 and fully completed in 2022.

Consecutive National Energy Awards (NEA)

UTP earned back-to-back national honors under the Institutes of Higher Learning category at the National Energy Awards, securing Runner-Up in 2022 and Merit in 2023.

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Sustainability At a Glance Q&A

Get direct, authoritative answers to the most common questions regarding UTP’s Sustainability Impacy

1. What is UTP’s largest single clean energy infrastructure project?

UTP’s largest single sustainability deployment is its 7.4 MWp campus rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) system. Featuring 13,829 panels installed across 38,168 square metres of rooftop surface, it stands as Malaysia’s largest single university rooftop solar installation. Operational since May 2022, the array supplies 26% of UTP’s total campus electricity demand.

2. What operational upgrades has UTP executed for campus cooling and electricity efficiency?UTP has implemented four targeted cooling and electrical engineering upgrades:

– District Cooling Plant Optimisation: Re-tuned chillers, Thermal Energy Storage (TES) systems, and automated controls following utility tariff adjustments, delivering RM1.0 million in annual cost savings.

– Campus-Wide LED Lighting Retrofit: Converted all legacy T8 fluorescent lighting to high-efficiency LED units across campus facilities between 2018 and 2022.

– Chilled-Water Pump Upgrade: Replaced 160 kW chilled-water pumps, cutting facility cooling energy consumption by approximately 10%.

– HVAC Air Balancing: Completed campus air-balancing engineering in December 2022, yielding an additional 10% reduction in cooling energy draw.

3. How is UTP decarbonising campus transport and pedestrian mobility?

UTP is collaborating with Gentari to electrify its institutional vehicle fleet and eliminate direct Scope 1 emissions from transportation fuel. Infrastructure additions include:

– EV Charging Infrastructure: Deployed initial electric vehicle charging stations across key campus sectors.
– Pedestrian Infrastructure: Constructed 2.2 km of dedicated pedestrian walkways between 2021 and 2022 to encourage low-carbon campus mobility.

4. What inefficient campus energy systems is UTP actively phasing out?

UTP is systematically upgrading legacy climate-control systems in student hostels. Old split air-conditioning units have undergone a complete campus site audit and tagging process. Timer installations are currently in progress to automatically restrict after-hours operation and eliminate standby power waste.