A 1,000-megawatt solar farm in Kelantan. A wildlife resort powered entirely by clean energy. And a price tag of RM5.5 billion. Helios Photovoltaic isn’t thinking small.

The company announced the Helios Solar Park, Wildlife Safari Conservation & Resort in April 2026 — a project that combines large-scale renewable energy generation with battery storage and eco-tourism under one roof. It’s being developed under Malaysia’s Corporate Renewable Energy Supply Scheme (CRESS), with commercial operations targeted for 2028 or 2029.

The numbers are hard to ignore. The project spans roughly 3,000 acres in Kelantan and pairs 1,000 MWp of solar photovoltaic capacity with a 1,600 MWh battery energy storage system — one of the largest integrated solar-plus-storage developments in the region. The entire resort and conservation infrastructure will run on 100 per cent clean energy.

What sets this project apart is Helios’ proprietary Zero Net Energy Lots Concept. Instead of limiting participation to large corporations or governments, the model lets businesses and investors come in at their own scale — starting from as low as 1MW — without needing to build or manage the infrastructure themselves. It’s a shift from centralised ownership to something more accessible, and Helios says it’s the first of its kind in the world.

On the conservation side, the project takes direct aim at one of Malaysia’s most urgent environmental crises. The Malayan Tiger population has fallen to fewer than 150 in the wild. The development plans to incorporate wildlife habitat protection, anti-poaching efforts, forest preservation, and ecological rehabilitation as part of its core framework — not an afterthought.

For Datuk Seri Ibrahim Muhammad, the timing is deliberate. “In today’s environment, where electricity prices are increasingly volatile and global energy uncertainties continue to evolve, the need for stable, clean energy solutions has never been more critical,” he said at the press conference.