Feed In Tariff (Fit) Quota for 2014

The Feed-in Tariff (FiT) quota for Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and the Federal Territory of Labuan which will be released for application on 2nd of May 2014.

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MEDIA RELEASE STATEMENT BY MINISTER OF ENERGY, GREEN TECHNOLOGY AND
WATER DATUK SERI PANGLIMA DR. MAXIMUS ONGKILI ON THE FEED-IN TARIFF QUOTA ON APRIL 1, 2014

1. The Malaysian Government since the 8th Malaysia Plan in 2001 has embedded
renewable energy into the energy mix. The rationale for this is to increase the country’s
energy security, autonomy and to address climate change. This is in particular to
reduce the country’s dependency on fossil fuel and to utilize indigenous resources that
are renewable. As such, the Government has implemented the Small Renewable
Energy Power (SREP) programme which spanned a decade concluding 2010.
However, as at the end of 2010, the renewable energy (RE) projects connected to the
grid was only 61.2 MW.

2. To encourage the growth of Renewable Energy in the country, the Ministry of
Energy, Green Technology and Water (KeTTHA) came out with the National RE Policy
and Action Plan (NREPAP) that was approved by the Cabinet on 2nd April 2010. The
core framework of the NREPAP was centred on the implementation of the feed-in tariff
(FiT) which was introduced on 1st December 2011 in peninsular Malaysia whereby
there is an additional charge of 1% to the electricity bills which goes to the RE fund to
allow people to participate in the FiT programme. However, domestic electricity
consumers with less than 300 kWh consumption of electricity per month are exempted
from such contribution.

3. Currently, the percentage of approved Feed-in Tariff projects is 2% of the total
electricity generating capacity. This is based on 537.97 MW of RE capacity approved
under the FiT with baseline of 27,179 MW of total electricity generating capacity in the
country since 2010. Our target is for Renewable Energy to constitute 5% of the energy
mix in 2015.

4. With the tariff review effective Jan 1, 2014, the FiT will also include the state of
Sabah and WP Labuan. The contribution into the RE fund has also been revised to
1.6% for all participating states to increase the fund for renewable energy.

5. With this, I would like to announce The Feed-in Tariff (FiT) quota for Peninsula
Malaysia, Sabah and the Federal Territory of Labuan which will be released for
application on 2nd of May 2014.

6. The quota release for 2014 marks an important milestone in the implementation
of the FiT mechanism as the state of Sabah, and Federal Territory of Labuan will be
participating in the FiT mechanism for the first time. The total FiT quota allocated for
commercial operation by end of this year will be 65 MW and this covers the renewable
energy sources of biogas, biomass, biomass (solid waste), small hydro, solar
photovoltaics (PV) for the individuals, solar PV for the non-individuals, and a new
category for solar PV for community.

7. In addition to the inclusion of the state of Sabah and the Federal Territory of
Labuan, the Ministry of Energy, Green Technology and Water has also revised five of
the subsidiary legislations including those concerned with the Displaced Cost (DC) and
the Technical and Operational Requirements (T&O) rules.

8. The DC has been revised upwards to reflect the increase in the cost of supply of
electricity in Peninsular, Sabah and the Federal Territory of Labuan. The new DC will
allow more quotas to be released from the expected amount of the Renewable Energy
Fund (RE Fund) to be collected.

9. Whereas the amendment to the T&O subsidiary legislations include changes to
some of the definitions in the subsidiary legislations in order to standardise them with
the definitions used under the Electricity Supply Act 1990 and its associated
regulations. The amendment will also result in a reduction in transaction cost incurred
by renewable energy developers. For example, Solar PV installations with capacity of
12kW up to 425kW will only incur a connection confirmation check cost of between
RM1,000 and RM5,000.

10. Previously, installations exceeding 180kW up to 1 MW require a Power System
Study (PSS) that costs RM20,000.

11. Further refinements have been made to the FiT quota application process for
large-scale solar PV exceeding 425 kW. Application for this category must be
submitted manually to SEDA Malaysia. The applications must comply with all existing
requirements under the e-FiT system as well as other additional conditions that will be
disseminated by SEDA Malaysia through their website at www.seda.gov.my and
stakeholders engagement workshops.


12. The FiT is a policy mechanism administered and managed by the Sustainable
Energy Development Authority (SEDA) Malaysia as provided for under the Renewable
Energy Act (Act 725).

13. Below is the quota for 2014 as well as estimation for the following years until
2017:
Table 1: Schedule of Available RE Quota (MW) based on Commercial Operational
Year (2014-2017)




14. However, the allocation for FiT quota is still available for the next 8 years after
2017 for non-solar PV technology.

Licence to build

APPROVAL WITHIN 2 MONTHS: First EEVs to be rolled out in two to three years, says Mustapa

Malaysia is set to announce the first licence to manufacture
energy-efficient vehicles (EEVs) under its revised automotive
blueprint in the next two months.

Under the new National Automotive Policy (NAP) unveiled on January 20, foreign companies are allowed to produce energy-efficient cars of any size without local partners.

Prior to this, they can produce vehicles of 1.8 litres and above on their own, while production of vehicles with smaller engine capacity must be undertaken with local partners.

“Since the announcement of the NAP, there have been numerous enquiries by major international automotive players,” said International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed at the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between four local and foreign parties to develop electric
buses and lithium ion batteries, here, yesterday.

“We are in the process of approving the EEV licence and will announce it in two months.

The company can start production in two to three years.”

Malaysia aspires to become an export hub for EEVs, which include hybrids, electric vehicles (EV) and those fuelled by compressed
natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, biodiesel, ethanol, hydrogen and fuel cell.

The government has projected that about 85 per cent of vehicles produced in Malaysia by 2020 will be EEVs.

Mustapa said the country is moving forward in becoming a hub for EEVs to increase export receipts from the automotive sector.

In line with the goal, the Malaysia Automotive Institute yesterday sealed the MoU with ARCA Corp Sdn Bhd, AutoCRC Ltd and Australia’s Swinburne University of Technology to locally develop and manufacture electric buses, lithium ion batteries and a public transport information system.

The RM200 million deal over the next four years will see the research, development and commercialisation of the three areas.

The parties expect the first electric bus to roll out in the first quarter of next year. The bus will have a range of 200km and will initially be used in Putrajaya and Langkawi, and subsequently in Indonesia and China.

At the event, Mustapa also launched NAP’s six roadmaps. They are for automotive technology, automotive supply chain development,
automotive human capital development, automotive remanufacturing, automotive Bumiputera development and automotive authorised treatment facilities framework.

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Green building fever fast spreading in Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR: The green building fever is fast catching on in Malaysia and there are now 200 development projects certified by Green Building Index (GBI) as being green buildings.

Developers are realising that despite the marginal rise in building costs when they decide to make their projects "green", there are marked advantages to doing so, like their properties fetching higher prices and the developments being associated with prestige.

At the moment, many developers see green certifications for their buildings as a quick ticket to bigger profit and a mean to raise the gross development value of their projects.

However, architect Von Kong Leong, the immediate past president of Malaysia Green Building Confederation, feels it is a start to a trend that is surely to stay for the long term and will become more pervasive and, ultimately, become part of the local property scene. 

Von, who is Malaysia's Green Building Index accreditation panel member, was speaking on the sidelines of "The Green Building Seminar 2013", organised by Malaysia Green Building Confederation, here, yesterday.

He said the World Green Building Council, which is a network of national green building councils in more than 90 countries, recognises GBI.

Von said GBI was initiated in January 2009 and launched in May the same year.

The GBI currently issues four levels of certifications: normal, silver, gold and platinum.

Typically, said Von, a normal "green" certification will increase the cost of a development project by anywhere between zero and three per cent; silver (one and five per cent); gold (three and eight per cent); and platinum five and 10 per cent).

These certifications are becoming increasingly important to companies that are looking for buildings that are more environmentally-friendly, said Von.

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Bank Muamalat rolls out solar PV finance package

Islamic financier Bank Muamalat Malaysia Bhd yesterday announced the rolling out of the country’s first-ever Shariah-compliant solar photovoltaic (PV) financing scheme valued between RM20 million and RM30 million within the next 2-3 years.

Deputy CEO Musa Abdul Malek said that for the first year, the bank may disburse from RM10 million to RM15 million of the funds to 1,000 homeowners, who will be fitting their homes with solar PV systems, which will be grid connected and reap from the country’s solar PV Feed-in-Tariff (FiT) system.

However, he said the Smart Green Mortgage Solar PV FiT Plan with its design based on the murabahah structure, is a mortgage plan that does not a have a high-end margin for the bank with a mere 1% yield. “It is to make sure that people have sufficient cashflow to meet up with their own requirements,” he said.

Murabahah is an Islamic finance model that supports loans on physical objects (assets) such as property and vehicles.

Musa commented the bank’s decision to embark on this venture to offer solar PV finance packaging is in line with the Islamic philosophy to care for the environment.

The package is possibly the first such scheme available among Asean and Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) countries.

“Even in Middle East countries there is not much activity in generating solar,” he said.

Musa pointed out the package gives its customers a return on investment of up to 16% annually through its estimated average annual revenue of RM580 on the four kilowatt peak (kWp) solar PV system, depending on the installation type, size and location. The monthly income generated through this for the next 21 years will be credited directly by Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) into the homeowner’s savings/ current account maintained with Bank Muamalat.

The plan is in line with the implementation of the FiT mechanism introduced under the Renewable Energy Act 2011 and administered by Sustainable Development Authority Malaysia (SEDA), enabling Malaysians to generate electricity from renewable resources while earning a fixed income for up to 21 years by selling electricity to TNB’s grid.

The Bank Muamalat package for solar PV is the second in the Malaysian market after Alliance Bank announced its solar financing package in June.

According to SEDA Malaysia CEO Badriyah Malek, another four banks are currently in discussion with the authorities and are expected to follow suit in introducing similar packages soon.

Badriyah and Musa spoke to the media after the launch of the Bank Muamalat package at SEDA Malaysia office recently, together with the soft launch of SEDA Malaysia’s 2nd International Sustainable Energy Summit (ISES) 2014. Both events were inaugurated by Deputy Minister of Energy, Green Technology and Water Datuk Seri DiRaja Mahdzir Khalid.

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EKONOMI Tesco rancang kurangkan pelepasan gas karbon dioksida

Tesco Stores Malaysia Sdn Bhd menyasar untuk mengurangkan sehingga 50 peratus pelepasan gas karbon dioksida dari semua pasar rayanya menjelang 2020 menerusi kaedah penggunaan tenaga lebih cekap. 

Ketika ini, syarikat peruncitan dari Britain itu telah mengurangkan pelepasan gas karbon dioksida di 47 pasar raya serta dua pusat pengedarannya (DC) di negara ini sehingga 25 peratus. 
Pengurus Tenaga dan Penyejukannya, Kathleen Teh, berkata pihaknya menggariskan empat inisiatif yang akan diguna pakai bagi mencapai sasaran itu. 

Inisiatif berkenaan ialah pencahayaan, pendingin hawa, penyejukan dan elektrikal serta pelan sikap yang mula dilaksanakan di semua pasar raya Tesco. 

“Bagi inisiatif pencahayaan, Tesco akan menukar lampu pendarfluor T5 kepada lampu LED yang mampu menjimatkan penggunaan tenaga hingga 42 peratus secara berperingkat dalam tempoh dua tahun ini. 

“Sementara, bagi inisiatif pendingin hawa pula, syarikat bercadang memasang mesin kawalan pendingin hawa yang mampu mengawal penggunaan pendingin hawa secara automatik. 

“Setakat ini, kami sudah memasang mesin ini di 28 pasar raya Tesco membabitkan pelaburan RM7.5 juta dan ia dijangka mampu menjimatkan penggunaan tenaga antara satu hingga tiga peratus sebulan,” katanya kepada BH dalam satu pertemuan di Kuala Lumpur. 
Teh berkata, walaupun kadar satu hingga tiga peratus dilihat kecil, realitinya ia mampu menyumbang kepada penjimatan ketara kerana 60 peratus daripada jumlah bil elektrik di pasar raya itu setiap bulan disumbangkan oleh penggunaan pendingin hawa. 

“Sebagai contoh, pendingin hawa di pasar raya Tesco di Kepong menggunakan lebih sejuta kilowatt setiap bulan dan jika ia dapat dikurangkan walaupun hanya tiga peratus, ia sudah memadai,” katanya. 

Bagi inisiatif pelan sikap yang juga dikenali sebagai Energy Hot House, ia dilaksanakan sebagai perintis di Tesco Puchong dan berjaya mengurangkan 3.8 peratus penggunaan tenaga yang bersamaan dengan RM8,600 sebulan dalam bil elektrik sekali gus melepasi sasaran ditetapkan iaitu dua peratus. 

“Kini, inisiatif ini yang turut mendapat kerjasama daripada pasukan Tesco United Kingodom sudah dilaksanakan di semua cawangan Tesco dan DC di Malaysia sejak Julai lalu,” katanya.

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Green economy faces bright future

Malaysia's green economy faces a bright future with the various opportunities it offers and moreso in 2013 despite the gloomy global economic outlook.

This year saw Malaysia on the road towards embracing green technology as a way of life and a catalyst for new economic growth with government support.

The Chief Operating Officer of the US Green Building Council and President of the Green Building Certification Institute Mahesh Ramanujam said, green technology is an economic driver for jobs and local development, a problem-solver for environmental issues and often has benefits that impact human health and comfort.

"Malaysia is uniquely poised right now for major growth in green technology as the world wakes up to it and embraces the use of green products," he told Bernama in an interview. 

He said in this regard, Malaysia is rapidly growing technology, and has become a supply chain hub for green technology. 

"The right players are in Malaysia and it’s just a matter of fueling growth and bringing start-up and emerging technologies to the table," he added. 

The government foresees green technology as playing a major role in ensuring Malaysia remains competitive in the international market as global demand for sustainable products increases. 

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has announced that renewable energy is expected to create RM70 billion economic activity by 2020, support 50,000 jobs and reduce carbon emission by around 40 per cent. 

He also said that Malaysia’s green industries are already valued at RM67 billion and grew by six per cent between 2010 to 2011, adding, green projects under the Economic Transformation Programme (ETP) are expected to create RM53 billion in Gross National Income (GNI) by 2020. 

Green Age Solar Technology Sdn Bhd General Manager, Andy Ang said 
the awareness of green technology in Malaysia is indeed encouraging, with the country having latched on to it way back in 1997. 

"I hope to see a wider clean technology implementation from both the government and private sectors. 

"The high cost of production for green tech products is one of the negative factors for companies in Malaysia trying to produce it. 

"I also hope to see more government agencies increase their awareness and use of green tech products," he added. 

He also lauded the government's decision to change and use the 
light-emitting diode (LED) to replace old bulb types, especially for streetlights. 

In the Budget 2013, the Green Technology Financing Scheme fund was increased by RM2 billion to RM3 billion and the application 
period extended for another three years until Dec 31, 2015. 

This is set to benefit more green technology users and producers. 

Malaysia's vision in promoting a green economy also saw the launch of the MyHijau Label, a certification for green products, by the Energy, Green Technology and Water Ministry. 

Its Minister, Datuk Seri Peter Chin Fah Kui, has expressed the wish to see between three to five per cent green technology-compliance for newly developed buildings by 2030 under the Low Carbon Cities Framework. 

The implementation of the Sustainability Achieved via Energy Efficiency (SAVE) Programme has increased the market share of five-star energy-efficient products such as refrigerators and air-conditioners to 40 per cent. 

The SAVE programme, launched in 2011 includes rebates of RM200 on the purchase of refrigerator units, RM100 on air-con and RM200 per tonne of chiller for commercial use. 

The rebates are the first of many initiatives to increase public awareness on efficient energy use. 

Meanwhile, Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Seri Chor Chee Heung also announced that three incinerators with green technology and an environmental friendly concept, would be built in the country in 2013. 

The tender for the project - it is also open to international 
companies - is expected to be called in March 2013. 

The incinerators are to be built at Taman Beringin in Kuala Lumpur and Bukit Payung in Johor, and the third, in either Selangor or Melaka, would help resolve problems related to solid waste management. Bernama


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