Another incentive for companies to go for green power

January 31, 2023

I guess I need to find out, which component of a residential PV system (hardware and labour) is the major cost component at the moment.

Dateline 2022-11-01, The Star:

The Government has introduced the Corporate Green Power Programme (CGPP) to encourage more companies in the country to use green electricity by installing solar photovoltaic (PV) systems.

Energy and Natural Resources Minister Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan said the CGPP would enable companies operating here to achieve their Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) commitments through the Virtual Power Purchase Agreement (VPPA) mechanism with a total quota of 600MW.

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Malaysia Targets 40 Percent Renewable Energy By 2035

May 8, 2022

Guess this will be after the next 4 pandemics. Probably need more energy storage solutions.

Dateline 2022-04-1, Lowyat.net:

Renewable energy is all the rage these days, and for good reason. The good news is, it looks like Malaysia is taking steps to rely more on them. The government is looking to increase green energy generation to 40% of the country’s energy supply by 2035.

Energy and Natural Resources minister Takiyuddin Hassan said that the ministry has set targets for renewable energy contribution for the country in its energy transition plan. The first is the aforementioned 40% green energy supply by 2035. He says that the “installed capacity for renewable energy in Malaysia so far is 8700MW, while y 2035 the capacity is projected to double to 18000MW”.

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Malaysia Targets 40 Percent Renewable Energy By 2035

May 7, 2022

Dateline 2022-04-01, Lowyat.net:

Renewable energy is all the rage these days, and for good reason. The good news is, it looks like Malaysia is taking steps to rely more on them. The government is looking to increase green energy generation to 40% of the country’s energy supply by 2035.

Energy and Natural Resources minister Takiyuddin Hassan said that the ministry has set targets for renewable energy contribution for the country in its energy transition plan. The first is the aforementioned 40% green energy supply by 2035. He says that the “installed capacity for renewable energy in Malaysia so far is 8700MW, while y 2035 the capacity is projected to double to 18000MW”.

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Renewable energy contributes to a competent, credible local energy industry — Takiyuddin

May 3, 2022

Dateline 2022-03-26, The Edge:

The role of sustainable energy development, especially Renewable Energy (RE) in the energy transition agenda, contributes to a competent and credible local energy industry, said Energy and Natural Resources Minister Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan.

He said the contribution of RE in supporting the country’s climate change aspirations was also evident when the rate of electricity generation capacity from RE sources increased from 5% in 2001 to 24% in 2021.

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Malaysia targets renewable energy at 40 per cent of total capacity by 2035

November 8, 2021

I say responsible nuclear (fusion and fission power). If NIMBY is a problem, I’ll gladly rent you space in the middle of USJ, at a modest markup, 1MDB rates:

Dateline 2021-10-27, Straits Time:

Malaysia’s renewable energy installed capacity is targeted to reach 40 per cent, or 18,000 megawatts, by 2035, Energy Minister Takiyuddin Hassan said on Wednesday (Oct 27), as the South-east Asian nation charts a lower-carbon pathway for its power sector.

Current installed capacity for renewable energy in Malaysia is 8,520 megawatts, or 23 per cent of the energy mix, he said in a speech at the Singapore International Energy Week event.

The nation aims to raise its renewable energy capacity to 31 per cent of total capacity by 2025, he added.

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Takiyuddin says committed to strengthening Energy and Natural Resources Ministry agenda

September 24, 2021

Dateline 2021-09-01, Malay Mail:

Energy and Natural Resources Minister (KeTSA) Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan today expressed his ministry’s commitment in pursuing its agenda to ensure that the country’s natural resources are safeguarded, and managed sustainably and responsibly for future generations.

Takiyuddin said in line with the agenda to address the country’s climate change, KeTSA was also committed to increasing electricity generation from renewable energy sources through the Electricity Supply Generation Development Plan 2021-2039.

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