EFS Group, alongside Planet QEOS Sdn. Bhd, has supported the restoration of Kampung Long Tap’s renewable energy system, helping restore access to a reliable power supply for more than 640 residents across 71 households in the remote Baram district of Sarawak. The remote village in Sarawak has regained 24-hour electricity after two years.
The village’s solar power station was completely destroyed in a fire two years ago and the loss of its batteries and equipment left the community without dependable electricity ever since.
In the years that followed, daily life in Kampung Long Tap revolved around the limited hours of power available through diesel generators, forcing families to adapt their routines around an unpredictable supply while waiting for a permanent fix.
The project replaced the damaged Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) and inverters while retaining the village’s existing 63.9kWp solar photovoltaic system. As the original outage was caused by a battery fire, the rebuilt system was designed with that risk directly in mind: it now includes battery pack-level fire suppression and temperature monitoring alongside continuous cloud-based monitoring, on top of a guaranteed daily energy supply of approximately 180kWh over the next 10 years.
Delivering the project presented significant logistical challenges due to Kampung Long Tap’s remote location, limited road access and difficult terrain.
These constraints made the movement of equipment and materials to the village especially demanding but the installation was completed within six days.
The system is now backed by a 10-year performance guarantee and equipment warranties, with ongoing operations and maintenance managed through the consortium’s central maintenance service centre at Baram Deeptech1 in Long Lama, and locally appointed wardens supporting routine panel cleaning and system surveillance.
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