PUTRAJAYA: The importance of green technology application in handling environmental and climate change issues will be the main topic at a roundtable here involving energy ministers from the region and beyond, in September.
Energy, Green Technology and Water Minister Datuk Seri Peter Chin Fah Kui said as of July 17, ministers from India, Algeria, Singapore, Brunei and Cambodia have confirmed their attendance at the roundtable on Sept 8, which is held in conjunction with the 2011 International Green Tech & Eco-Products Exhibition & Conference Malaysia (IGEM).
The four-day IGEM, from Sept 7, will be held at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre.
Chin expects Mauritius, Sri Lanka and Indonesia to confirm in the near future.
"IGEM's theme this year is 'A Green New Deal: The Next Frontier.' Apart from creating consumer and industrial awareness on the application of green technology, the event also encourages the development of entrepreneurs in the field through business to business promotions," he said after the ministry's monthly gathering here Tuesday.
A total of 282 exhibitors have registered as of July 18 and 222 more have booked their places, he said.
Twenty-five local and international speakers have confirmed the presentation of their conference working papers with the topic "Green Business: the Economy of the Future."
IGEM is divided into three sections - exhibition, conference and ministerial roundtable. - Bernama
source : The Star
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Group Photos: Generator Maintenance & Testing in SJ TAWAU (SESB)
26 July 2011-27 July 2011
Practical Time
Sunday, July 24, 2011
1% of electricity bill for Feed in Tariff (RE FUND)
In line with the Renewable Energy (RE) Act which was passed in April 2011, the Government will impose 1% as Feed-in-Tariff (FiT) for RE Fund in our electricity bill, effective 1st September 2011. The fund will be utilised for promotion and development of RE projects and initiatives and will be managed by Sustainable Energy Development Authority (SEDA) under the Ministry of Energy, Green Technology and Water.
source: TENAGA NASIONAL BERHAD
source: TENAGA NASIONAL BERHAD
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Electricity rate hike in Sabah & Labuan
KOTA KINABALU: Electricity rates in Sabah and Labuan will go up by 15% from July 15 but the increase will only affect consumers whose average monthly bills exceed RM77.
Energy, Green Technology and Water Minister Datuk Peter Chin Fah Kuisaid the new rates would not affect about 275,000 households.
The tariff will be revised to 29.25 sen per kiloWatt hour (kWh), which is an increase of 3.75 sen per kWh from the present 25.5 sen kWh.
“This restructuring is necessary to reflect the actual cost of power supply and also to promote the efficient use of electricity in line with the current energy policy,” he said, in noting that electricity tariffs in Sabah had not been reviewed for 25 years.
The tariffs were structured in a way to avoid burdening the lower income group, he told a press conference on Saturday.
Under the new rates, some of the 140,557 households in the state and Labuan whose electricity consumption amounted to RM30 monthly could even experience slightly lower bills.
Consumers whose electricity bills are between RM77.48 and RM119.20 will see the amount going up to between RM85.83 and RM135.
Heavy users whose bills average about RM260 will possibly have to pay at least RM307 under the new revision.
Chin said the new tariffs would also not burden small traders who were expected to face a mere RM2 addition to their current bill.
Operators of canteens, coffee shops, barber shops would pay an extra of RM2 to RM14.
He said the increase was unavoidable as fuel subsidies provided by the Federal Government was insufficient for Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd to bear the actual cost of supply which amounted to 44.62sen per kWh.
“Despite a fuel subsidy of 12.9 sen per kWh, SESB still suffers a loss of 6.2 sen for every unit of electricity sold,” he said, adding that the utility company had so far received about RM2.6bil in subsidies.
The new tariffs, he said, would also introduce peak/off-peak rates to encourage businesses to operate between 10pm and 8am.
Chin said meter rentals were waived under the new scheme while approved non-profit welfare groups, places of worship and government education institutions would be given a 10% discount of their power bills.
In addition, tariffs for public areas maintained by local authorities such as roads would be reduced by 47% from 30 sen per kWh to 16 sen kWh.
SESB managing director Datuk Baharin Din said the new tariff would increase the company's revenue by about RM150mil.
Energy, Green Technology and Water Minister Datuk Peter Chin Fah Kuisaid the new rates would not affect about 275,000 households.
The tariff will be revised to 29.25 sen per kiloWatt hour (kWh), which is an increase of 3.75 sen per kWh from the present 25.5 sen kWh.
“This restructuring is necessary to reflect the actual cost of power supply and also to promote the efficient use of electricity in line with the current energy policy,” he said, in noting that electricity tariffs in Sabah had not been reviewed for 25 years.
The tariffs were structured in a way to avoid burdening the lower income group, he told a press conference on Saturday.
Under the new rates, some of the 140,557 households in the state and Labuan whose electricity consumption amounted to RM30 monthly could even experience slightly lower bills.
Consumers whose electricity bills are between RM77.48 and RM119.20 will see the amount going up to between RM85.83 and RM135.
Heavy users whose bills average about RM260 will possibly have to pay at least RM307 under the new revision.
Chin said the new tariffs would also not burden small traders who were expected to face a mere RM2 addition to their current bill.
Operators of canteens, coffee shops, barber shops would pay an extra of RM2 to RM14.
He said the increase was unavoidable as fuel subsidies provided by the Federal Government was insufficient for Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd to bear the actual cost of supply which amounted to 44.62sen per kWh.
“Despite a fuel subsidy of 12.9 sen per kWh, SESB still suffers a loss of 6.2 sen for every unit of electricity sold,” he said, adding that the utility company had so far received about RM2.6bil in subsidies.
The new tariffs, he said, would also introduce peak/off-peak rates to encourage businesses to operate between 10pm and 8am.
Chin said meter rentals were waived under the new scheme while approved non-profit welfare groups, places of worship and government education institutions would be given a 10% discount of their power bills.
In addition, tariffs for public areas maintained by local authorities such as roads would be reduced by 47% from 30 sen per kWh to 16 sen kWh.
SESB managing director Datuk Baharin Din said the new tariff would increase the company's revenue by about RM150mil.
MyPower to review PPAs
KUALA LUMPUR: The Government's recently set-up special purpose unit called MyPower Corp will review the much-criticised power purchase agreements (PPAs) between Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) and independent power producers (IPP) and make the necessary recommendations to three ministeries soon, said Energy, Green Technology and Water Ministry (KeTTHA) deputy secretary-general Badaruddin Mahyuddin.
The unit that was set up a year ago under the ministry, said a source, is headed by Datuk Abdul Razak Majid, a veteran in the power sector who was formerly TNB's senior vice-president of corporate affairs.
“Part of its (MyPower) task is to review and discuss the contents of the PPAs and come up with suggestions for both TNB and IPPs. Before submitting these recommendations to the three ministries KeTTHA, Prime Minister's Office and Finance Ministry the unit will jointly discuss them with the Energy Commission (EC),” Badaruddin elaborated to StarBiz yesterday.
On planting up to meet future energy demand, Badaruddin said the Government was currently examining the need to build new plants or extend the life of some existing plants. “We are going to lose 4,000MW because of the expiry of both TNB's and IPPs' old plants. We need the capacity,” he said, adding that the country's current reserve margin of 40% was based on installed capacity.
MyPower will make recommendations on TNB-IPP power purchase agreements.
The Energy Commission (EC) had offered TNB to develop the first unit of 1,000MW coal-fired power plant on its existing power plant site in Manjung, Perak.
Last month, Malakoff Bhd had accepted the conditional offer from EC to undertake the construction and development of a 1,000MW coal-fired power plant which will be located alongside the existing Tanjung Bin power plant.
Another main task of MyPower is to study a possible restructuring of the country's electricity supply industry. For this, it will conduct a study on the domestic landscape based on nine aspects which also include governance issues as electricity supply is currently being handled by various ministries, according to Badaruddin.
Earlier, he announced the upcoming conference Power-GEN Asia 2011/ Renewable Energy World Asia 2011 to be held from Sept 27-29.
MyPower's task also involves restructuring the legal and regulatory framework of the industry to be more equitable, competitive, liberalised and provide a level playing field. It will also be looking into moving the industry towards a cost-based structure.
In late May, Energy, Green Technology and Water Minister Datuk Seri Peter Chin said the ministry was being assisted by MyPower and the EC to implement several changes in the country's electricity supply sector as identified by state-owned investment fund Khazanah Nasional Bhd in a research on the need for reforms in the energy sector completed in 2009. “These changes are needed for a vibrant energy sector,” he had said.
Meanwhile, on the 1% levy to cover cost associated with the Feed-in Tariff (FiT) scheme for renewable energy, Badaruddin said the ministry was currently working to get the Sustainable Energy Development Authority (Seda) set up so the governing body could implement renewable energy (RE) by Sept 1.
Seda will be responsible to manage the FiT mechanism for RE in the country as well as to award licences for renewable energy plaers for the production of RE.
Badaruddin said although the government had announced a tariff hike recently, the 1% tariff for RE had not been incorporated in consumers' bills.
He said the 1% levy for RE was expected to raise about RM300mil a year for Seda.
“Most probably,” Badaruddin said when asked if Badriyah Abdul Malek, the ministry's undersecretary for sustainable energy will helm Seda.
Earlier, StarBiz reported that Badriyah had been identified to assume the post in the governing body.
http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/7/13/business/9088598&sec=business
The unit that was set up a year ago under the ministry, said a source, is headed by Datuk Abdul Razak Majid, a veteran in the power sector who was formerly TNB's senior vice-president of corporate affairs.
“Part of its (MyPower) task is to review and discuss the contents of the PPAs and come up with suggestions for both TNB and IPPs. Before submitting these recommendations to the three ministries KeTTHA, Prime Minister's Office and Finance Ministry the unit will jointly discuss them with the Energy Commission (EC),” Badaruddin elaborated to StarBiz yesterday.
On planting up to meet future energy demand, Badaruddin said the Government was currently examining the need to build new plants or extend the life of some existing plants. “We are going to lose 4,000MW because of the expiry of both TNB's and IPPs' old plants. We need the capacity,” he said, adding that the country's current reserve margin of 40% was based on installed capacity.
MyPower will make recommendations on TNB-IPP power purchase agreements.
The Energy Commission (EC) had offered TNB to develop the first unit of 1,000MW coal-fired power plant on its existing power plant site in Manjung, Perak.
Last month, Malakoff Bhd had accepted the conditional offer from EC to undertake the construction and development of a 1,000MW coal-fired power plant which will be located alongside the existing Tanjung Bin power plant.
Another main task of MyPower is to study a possible restructuring of the country's electricity supply industry. For this, it will conduct a study on the domestic landscape based on nine aspects which also include governance issues as electricity supply is currently being handled by various ministries, according to Badaruddin.
Earlier, he announced the upcoming conference Power-GEN Asia 2011/ Renewable Energy World Asia 2011 to be held from Sept 27-29.
MyPower's task also involves restructuring the legal and regulatory framework of the industry to be more equitable, competitive, liberalised and provide a level playing field. It will also be looking into moving the industry towards a cost-based structure.
In late May, Energy, Green Technology and Water Minister Datuk Seri Peter Chin said the ministry was being assisted by MyPower and the EC to implement several changes in the country's electricity supply sector as identified by state-owned investment fund Khazanah Nasional Bhd in a research on the need for reforms in the energy sector completed in 2009. “These changes are needed for a vibrant energy sector,” he had said.
Meanwhile, on the 1% levy to cover cost associated with the Feed-in Tariff (FiT) scheme for renewable energy, Badaruddin said the ministry was currently working to get the Sustainable Energy Development Authority (Seda) set up so the governing body could implement renewable energy (RE) by Sept 1.
Seda will be responsible to manage the FiT mechanism for RE in the country as well as to award licences for renewable energy plaers for the production of RE.
Badaruddin said although the government had announced a tariff hike recently, the 1% tariff for RE had not been incorporated in consumers' bills.
He said the 1% levy for RE was expected to raise about RM300mil a year for Seda.
“Most probably,” Badaruddin said when asked if Badriyah Abdul Malek, the ministry's undersecretary for sustainable energy will helm Seda.
Earlier, StarBiz reported that Badriyah had been identified to assume the post in the governing body.
http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/7/13/business/9088598&sec=business
Are you eligible for rebate voucher for high efficiency air cond& refridgerator?
Are you eligible to get your rebate to replace high efficiency Air conditional and refridgerator ?
Pls check the below link for details.
BTW, get ready with your utility bill and fill up simple form in order to check whether your are eligible for this limited fund or not
http://www.saveenergy.gov.my/
RM50M TRIGGERS ENERGY EFFICIENT HABIT
Rakyat empowered to be more energy efficient
Putrajaya, July 7 2011 - Malaysians are now eligible for different rebate quantum on a first come first serve basis with the newly launched Sustainability Achieved Via Energy Efficiency (SAVE) Rebate Program in Putrajaya today.
Launched by the Minister of Energy, Green Technology and Water, Dato’ Sri Peter Chin Fah Kui, the SAVE Rebate Program is part of the SAVE Program, one of the Entry Point Project (EPP) 9 under the Economic Transformation Plan (ETP) by the Government to improve energy efficiency in the country.
“Malaysians is on average 34% more energy intensive than its Asian peers. The launch of the SAVE Rebate Program is the first step taken to educate and inculcate the saving of energy among Malaysians.
With the SAVE Rebate Program, we are investing RM50 million to generate a GNI (Gross National Income) of RM5.1 billion by 2020 and we will save 127.3GWj of energy in the same period of time. This amount will generate enough electricity supply to 425,000 homes yearly, ” said Dato’ Sri Peter Chin Fah Kui.
He also added that by improving energy efficiency within the country, Malaysians will in return enjoy lower electricity bills and it will make businesses more competitive.
The SAVE Rebate Program allows Malaysians to enjoy lower entry point of purchase and subsequently drive demand for energy efficient appliances. Currently program is only applicable to two home appliances which is the refrigerator and air-conditioner and one commercial equipment;the chiller for commercial buildings.
The initiative is also supported by three electricity providers – Tenaga Nasional Bhd, Syarikat SESCO Bhd(SESCO) and Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd (SESB) as well as the regulator, Energy Commission.
Under the SAVE Rebate Program, Malaysians will be able to enjoy a rebate of RM200 per unit for refrigerators, RM100 per unit for air-conditioners and RM200 per RT (Refrigeration Ton) for chillers on a first come first serve basis until end of 2011. The eligibility criteria for the appliances are as follow
Rebate Eligibility
Refrigerator (RM200/unit)
Quantity: 100,000 units
Only Malaysian households that consume an average of 200-400kWh of electricity per month in Peninsular Malaysia
All Malaysian domestic users registered with SESB or SESCO in Sabah, Labuan and Sarawak
Models with capacity up to 400 litres only
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Air-conditioner (RM100/unit)
Quantity: 65,000 units
Models capacity up to 2.5 horsepower only
All Malaysian households in Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak
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Chiller (RM200/RT)
Quantity: 72,000 RT
Registered private entities in Malaysia
Chiller for air conditioning systems in commercial buildings for comfort cooling only
12 well-known brands will be participating in the SAVE programme (refrigerators and air conditioning)
Seven brands for chiller
To check eligibility and to print the rebate vouchers, Malaysians can visit a special website designed for SAVE Program at www.saveenergy.gov.my. Qualified Malaysians will need to print the rebate vouchers and claim it at the participating retailers. A list of the participating retailers as well as energy efficient models is also available on the website and Kedai Tenaga for Peninsula Malaysia, SESCO and SESB customer service centres in Sarawak, Sabah and Labuan.
For those without Internet access, they can visit the nearest Kedai Tenaga, SESCO and SESB outlets in Peninsular Malaysia, Sarawak, Sabah and Labuan respectively. The launch of the SAVE campaign saw the first initiative by the Government to focus on stimulating sales of energy efficient appliances by increasing the demand through the rebates for consumers and aggressive campaigns and promotional activities throughout the next six months.
There will be roadshows to six major areas throughout the nation including Sabah and Sarawak to spread the word and empower the rakyat to make this change.
“We are empowering the rakyat to make a change in the energy consumption of the country. This in future will protect the environment for the future generation of Malaysia. In the near future, we will be working closely with the Government to make government buildings to be more energy efficient. We will provide the mechanism and plans such as introducing national energy efficiency and conservation master plan with strategic actions and initiatives to achieve national saving targets within these buildings”
“The SAVE Program is a long-term program and the rebate program is just one of the five pillars that will serve as a foundation for the nation’s plan to be more energy efficient,” concluded the Minister.
For more information on the SAVE Program and to find out if you are eligible for the rebate, visit http://www.saveenergy.gov.my
KETTHA Website about SAVE ACT
Source: KETTHA website & news release...
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Honda EV-NEO Electric Scooter
According to the Honda press release...
"Honda developed the EV-neo, an electric scooter designed to provide the durability necessary for business use, envisioning a wide range of uses by businesses such as delivery services. Equipped with a lithium-ion battery and a brushless motor, EV-neo realizes excellent environmental performance with zero CO2 emissions in use. The battery is rechargeable using a household power source with attention given to the range per charge. Moreover, EV-neo provides performance equivalent to that of mass-market under-50cc gasoline engine motorcycles realizing a powerful ride even with cargo by leveraging the characteristics of a high-torque motor even at a low speed ride."
Honda held the world premier exhibition of the EV-neo concept model (under the name EVE-neo) at the 41st Tokyo Motor Show in 2009 as one of Honda’s new-generation personal mobility products which will contribute to the realization of a low-carbon society while transporting people and cargo. The mass-market model of EV-neo is currently under development.Thus far no international sales plans were announced for the electric scooter
Sunday, July 3, 2011
Are you ready to get your rebate RM200 for SAVE ACT
Most of the household in Malaysia are waiting eagerly to get the rebate RM200 from government to replace their old refridgerator and air conditional with rated five energy star refridgerator /air conditional in order to reduce monthly electricity bills.
Steps:
1. Your Monthly TNB bill should be less than RM120 to qualify the rebate of RM200.
2. Check the list of five energy star refridgerator and /or air conditional release by government on 7 July 2011.
3. Select your preferred refridgerator and / or air conditional.
It is timely for me to share some selected high effcient refridgerator catalogue and info before you can make up your mind to ready for change!
a)How much you pay for Inverter type 1.0Hp Hitachi Air conditioner? (pls click for further info)
Review on how Inverter Air conditioner able to save your TNB bills and how much you will pay after installing Hitachi Air conditioner .
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b)Hitachi Inverter Air conditional (pls click for further info)
Catalogue of Hitchi Inverter Air Conditional-Explain how DC Pam be used in Inverter Air conditional system and how it able to save energy technically using intelligent control compared to conventional air conditional.Good fundamental of Inverter based air conditional theory for sharing.
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c) Save Energy-Inverter Type Air conditional (Daikin Inverter Air conditional) (pls click for further info)
Another popular brand Inverter air condtional (especially in Singapore)-Daikin Inverter Air conditional.
This catague review how to save energy and what is Econo mode for Daikin inverter air conditional.
Steps:
1. Your Monthly TNB bill should be less than RM120 to qualify the rebate of RM200.
2. Check the list of five energy star refridgerator and /or air conditional release by government on 7 July 2011.
3. Select your preferred refridgerator and / or air conditional.
It is timely for me to share some selected high effcient refridgerator catalogue and info before you can make up your mind to ready for change!
a)How much you pay for Inverter type 1.0Hp Hitachi Air conditioner? (pls click for further info)
Review on how Inverter Air conditioner able to save your TNB bills and how much you will pay after installing Hitachi Air conditioner .
____________________________________________________________________
b)Hitachi Inverter Air conditional (pls click for further info)
Catalogue of Hitchi Inverter Air Conditional-Explain how DC Pam be used in Inverter Air conditional system and how it able to save energy technically using intelligent control compared to conventional air conditional.Good fundamental of Inverter based air conditional theory for sharing.
____________________________________________________________________
c) Save Energy-Inverter Type Air conditional (Daikin Inverter Air conditional) (pls click for further info)
Another popular brand Inverter air condtional (especially in Singapore)-Daikin Inverter Air conditional.
This catague review how to save energy and what is Econo mode for Daikin inverter air conditional.
Saturday, July 2, 2011
Need for more power plants, rising power demand seen
SHAH ALAM: The Government needs to commission more power plants in the country to cope with the rising demand for electricity in Peninsular Malaysia, according to Energy, Green Technology and Water Minister Datuk Seri Peter Chin.
“It is because we have to keep up with that big energy demand which is incommensurate with our gross domestic product (GDP) growth. Because of that and also because of our pledge to never to have brownouts in the country, so we have to keep planting (power plants),” Chin said after the launch of the 1Malaysia Programme, a green solution aimed at achieving energy efficiency and reduction of carbon emissions yesterday.
Chin said the extra power plants were in addition to the two 1,000MW power plants announced earlier.
“This is also a good time for us to be aware of our energy consumption pattern as the tariff has gone up,” he added.
The Energy Commission (EC) had offered Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) to develop the first unit of 1,000MW coal-fired power plant on its existing power plant site in Manjung, Perak. Last month, Malakoff Bhd had accepted the conditional offer from EC, to undertake the construction and development of a 1,000MW coal-fired power plant which will be located alongside the existing Tanjung Bin power plant.
At a recent financial results briefing, TNB chairman Tan Sri Leo Moggie said the analysis of electricity growth year-on-year shows demand growth at 3.5% driven by commercial and domestic sectors that recorded growth of 5.2% and 5.6% respectively.
“This is lower than our earlier forecast of 5% growth for the full year, as the second quarter is normally the low consumption period due to the festive holidays.
“Demand is typically higher in the second half of the financial year and we are confident that the target of 5% demand growth for the full year is achievable,” Leo Moggie said.
According to the commission, the peninsula could face a power shortage by 2015 based on the Government's targeted growth rate of 6% per year for the next five years for the country's economy.
Electricity demand in the peninsula has already been growing between 5% and 8% every year.
Industry experts said that based on the demand growth trend, the current electricity reserve margin of about 42% could be halved if there were no new plant-ups soon.
Energy Commission chairman Tan Sri Dr Ahmad Tajuddin Ali assured that there was enough energy supply currently.
“At the moment our planting is sufficient to cater for the anticipated needs up to 2016. Every six months, the ministry sits down to assess the situation.
:During the course of this year and the next, we will decide what is going to happen in 2017, 2018 and so on. This is an ongoing thing,” he said.
Tajuddin hoped that with further improvement through energy efficiency, the need for further planting up would be reduced.
“We are not saying it is not going to be there. Old plants need to be replaced and so on. But what we are saying is that if the per capita use move in the right direction then the need for further planting up of power plants can be stretched further or the quantum will be less,” he said.
Tajuddin also said the energy consumption of the country was currently at the “wrong side of the curve”.
“What we want is our energy consumption per capita against GDP to be high but low on energy per capita. Unfortunately, we are now at the wrong side.
“We want our GDP to grow up per capita but at the same time we do not want our energy per capita to grow up so fast. We want it to go up but at a lower pace. We want to be on the right side of the curve,” Tajuddin said.
http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/7/1/business/9009124&sec=business
“It is because we have to keep up with that big energy demand which is incommensurate with our gross domestic product (GDP) growth. Because of that and also because of our pledge to never to have brownouts in the country, so we have to keep planting (power plants),” Chin said after the launch of the 1Malaysia Programme, a green solution aimed at achieving energy efficiency and reduction of carbon emissions yesterday.
Chin said the extra power plants were in addition to the two 1,000MW power plants announced earlier.
“This is also a good time for us to be aware of our energy consumption pattern as the tariff has gone up,” he added.
The Energy Commission (EC) had offered Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) to develop the first unit of 1,000MW coal-fired power plant on its existing power plant site in Manjung, Perak. Last month, Malakoff Bhd had accepted the conditional offer from EC, to undertake the construction and development of a 1,000MW coal-fired power plant which will be located alongside the existing Tanjung Bin power plant.
At a recent financial results briefing, TNB chairman Tan Sri Leo Moggie said the analysis of electricity growth year-on-year shows demand growth at 3.5% driven by commercial and domestic sectors that recorded growth of 5.2% and 5.6% respectively.
“This is lower than our earlier forecast of 5% growth for the full year, as the second quarter is normally the low consumption period due to the festive holidays.
“Demand is typically higher in the second half of the financial year and we are confident that the target of 5% demand growth for the full year is achievable,” Leo Moggie said.
According to the commission, the peninsula could face a power shortage by 2015 based on the Government's targeted growth rate of 6% per year for the next five years for the country's economy.
Electricity demand in the peninsula has already been growing between 5% and 8% every year.
Industry experts said that based on the demand growth trend, the current electricity reserve margin of about 42% could be halved if there were no new plant-ups soon.
Energy Commission chairman Tan Sri Dr Ahmad Tajuddin Ali assured that there was enough energy supply currently.
“At the moment our planting is sufficient to cater for the anticipated needs up to 2016. Every six months, the ministry sits down to assess the situation.
:During the course of this year and the next, we will decide what is going to happen in 2017, 2018 and so on. This is an ongoing thing,” he said.
Tajuddin hoped that with further improvement through energy efficiency, the need for further planting up would be reduced.
“We are not saying it is not going to be there. Old plants need to be replaced and so on. But what we are saying is that if the per capita use move in the right direction then the need for further planting up of power plants can be stretched further or the quantum will be less,” he said.
Tajuddin also said the energy consumption of the country was currently at the “wrong side of the curve”.
“What we want is our energy consumption per capita against GDP to be high but low on energy per capita. Unfortunately, we are now at the wrong side.
“We want our GDP to grow up per capita but at the same time we do not want our energy per capita to grow up so fast. We want it to go up but at a lower pace. We want to be on the right side of the curve,” Tajuddin said.
http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/7/1/business/9009124&sec=business
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