Johor is set to become a major producer of eco-friendly energy in Southeast Asia with the opening of a solar power park in Pengerang, Kota Tinggi, worth RM1.4 billion.

Sultan Ibrahim Solar Park will be the biggest of its kind in the region with a capacity of 450 megawatts, according to the Johor ruler Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar.

He said yesterday that the solar park, which is the first...