ENERGY MASTERPLAN TO BE FINALISED BY
YEAR-END
By Azli Jamil
The masterplan is meant to be the
catalyst to Malaysia’s efforts towards efficient energy usage and conservation.
KUALA LUMPUR: The National Energy Efficiency
Master Plan (NEEMP) will be finalised before the year ends, some 2½ years since
it was first mentioned in the media.
“By end of the year, I am
revising the numbers,” said Ministry of Energy, Green Technology and Water
secretary-general Loo Took Gee to a question from The Malaysian
Reserve on when the plan will be finalised after the closing ceremony of Green
Purchasing Network Malaysia’s (GPNM) expert meeting on green procurement here
last Friday.
The masterplan is meant to be the catalyst to
Malaysia’s efforts towards efficient energy usage and conservation. The meeting
resulted in a Declaration of Commitment to Sustainable Public Procurement/
Green Government Procurement.
Also present were Minister of Energy, Green
Technology and Water Peter Chin Fah Kui and GPNM president Dr Izmee Che Ismail.
The declaration covers policies, strategies and
regulations relating to sustainable procurement practices as well as training
programmes and knowledge sharing platform.
Implementing green procurement would benefit
Malaysia’s long-run environmental preservation, apart from lowering the cost of
green material.
“There is a definite advantage for the long run,
environment-wise. In terms of dollars, it would depend on to what extent our
policy is adopted,” Chin said.
Chin added that there is no point in buying green
if one does not have the affinity to practise prudent usage of the products.
According to United Nations Environment Programme,
studies have indicated that sustainable public procurement offers a tremendous
opportunity towards green innovation and sustainability where it has the
potential to transform markets, boost competitiveness of eco industries, save
money, conserve natural resources and foster job creation.
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27 September 2012
THE FOURTH ENERGY FORUM 2012
OPENING ADDRESS
BY
YB DATO’ SRI PETER CHIN FAH KUI,
MINISTER OF ENERGY, GREEN TECHNOLOGY
AND WATER
Hotel Sheraton Imperial, KL.
.... In addressing the challenges
surrounding the energy supply, the Government is embarking on energy efficiency
(EE) initiatives. EE is an effective and efficient policy instrument that can
offer an excellent solution to reduce our energy demand but at the same time
retain or improve the benefits derived from the energy utilisation. Presently,
the Government is carrying out several EE initiatives on various segments of
energy users in the country. Among
them are the development of Energy Services Companies (ESCOs) to help energy
users to identify and attain energy savings potential; Sustainability Achieved
Via Energy Efficiency (SAVE) Programme to promote market penetration of energy
efficient appliances in the household sector as well as energy efficient chillers
for the commercial sector by providing cash rebates; and energy
efficiency improvement in buildings by demonstration projects and enhancement
of buildings code. In addition, the Government is also providing various fiscal
incentives such as investment tax allowances, pioneer status and import duty
and sales tax exemptions for EE improvement initiatives by the business
entities.
7.
The above initiatives have provided some notable achievements. However, we believe we can achieve better
results if there is a more comprehensive and systematic approach towards energy
efficiency. In this respect, my Ministry is developing the National Energy
Efficiency Master Plan to streamline efforts in addressing the issues of energy
supply and demand together with issues related to energy-use such as greenhouse
gas emission and climate change. To ensure the success of these initiatives,
the Energy Efficiency Policy will be further strengthened by improving the
enforcement of the prevailing regulations. To ensure the successful
implementation of energy efficiency, the Government is also enhancing the
existing regulations and guidelines such as the Minimum Energy Performance
Standards regulations. In addition to these, the Government will also
enhance and strengthen the institutional and regulatory framework as part of
the Malaysian Electricity Supply Industry (MESI) reform initiative which is
being spearheaded by my Ministry.
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JULY 19, 2011
ENERGY EFFICIENCY MASTER PLAN SOON
PUTRAJAYA, July 19 (Bernama) : The National Energy Efficiency
Master Plan (NEEMP) that will strategize Malaysia's efforts in addressing
energy security, global warming and climate change issues, has been finalised.
Energy, Green Technology and Water Ministry Secretary-General Datuk Loo Took Gee said the Peer Review Team from the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) had also reviewed the plan.
"We take positively their comments and confidence in this master plan. It would be submitted to the Cabinet very soon," she said when launching the Asean Energy Management Scheme (AEMAS) and Conference here Tuesday.
With
the NEEMP, she said, Malaysia would have a comprehensive and systematic
approach towards energy efficiency.
"The master plan would also complement many energy efficiency initiatives that have been carried out in the past with notable achievements," she said.
Malaysia is committed to reducing emissions intensity of its GDP by up to 40 per cent by 2020.
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15 APRIL 2012
EAST ASIA LOW CARBON GROWTH PARTNERSHIP DIALOGUE
SUNDAY, 15 APRIL 2012,
HOTEL NIKKO, TOKYO, JAPAN
SPEECH BY HON. DATO’ SRI PETER CHIN FAH KUI
MINISTER OF ENERGY, GREEN TECHNOLOGY AND WATER MALAYSIA
....One of the greatest requirements
for the promotion of green growth is the political will at the highest level
and the related national vision. Our Prime Minister is deeply committed for
green growth in Malaysia. When he assumed premiership in 20098, he prioritized
green technology at ministry level. He has also made a commitment at the
UNFCCC-COP 15 in Copenhagen in 2009, that Malaysia will cut its carbon
intensity of GDP up to 40% in 2020 with 2005 as the base year. Considering
Malaysia is not an Annex I Nation, that commitment is not only bold, but indeed
magnanimous. Henceforth, we have established the National Green Technology and
Climate Change Council, with a membership of all related Ministers, and chaired
by the Prime Minister.
3.
Secondly, we need to institute the relevant strategies and programs to promote
green growth. Malaysia has implemented the Renewal Energy law and the
associated feed-in tariff (FiT) mechanism in December 2011, with a target of
2,080MW generated through renewable energy in 2020. We are now currently finalizing the energy efficiency
master plan and contemplating an energy efficiency law. Whilst we have
established the Malaysian Green Technology Corporation (MGTC) to drive green
technology and growth, we are now contemplating the need for a legislation to
support green growth in Malaysia.
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24 April 2012
LUNCHEON TALK BY
YB DATO’ SRI PETER CHIN FAH KUI,
MINISTER OF ENERGY, GREEN TECHNOLOGY AND WATER
AT THE MALAYSIAN INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (MICCI)
HOTEL RENAISSANCE KUALA LUMPUR
“THE FUTURE OF ENERGY IN MALAYSIA”
HOTEL RENAISSANCE KUALA LUMPUR
“THE FUTURE OF ENERGY IN MALAYSIA”
.....Energy Efficiency and
Conservation (EE&C)
Ladies and Gentlemen
20. The Government had carried out many energy
efficiency initiatives in the past with notable achievements. However, we
believe that we can achieve better results if the country has a more
comprehensive and systematic approach towards energy efficiency. In this respect,
the National Energy Efficiency Master Plan (NEEMP) has been developed to
strategize our efforts in addressing the issues of energy security, global
warming and climate change. The Master Plan had also been reviewed by the Peer
Review Team from the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) and we take
positively their comments and confidence in this Master Plan.
21. The proposed National Energy Efficiency Master Plan
has set a target for a period of 10 years from 2012, where the total
accumulated energy savings from the 3 sectors identified which are Industrial,
Commercial and Residential is 79.8 TWh. This will enable the reduction of 59.16
million tonne of CO2 from polluting our environment and warming our mother
earth. In terms of energy security, the total energy saved is equivalent to the
power generated from a 3.6 GW generation capacity based on current generation
load.
22. Each of these deliverables represents a targeted
reduction of at least 9.5% in 2021 over business-as-usual (BAU) energy consumption
scenario. These targets however are to be achieved through effective
implementation of the strategic actions which has laid down the programmes that
would be implemented within the 10 year plan. The programmes have been
carefully crafted to overcome the barriers identified that persistently hinder
the success of Energy Efficiency and Conservation (EE&C).
23. In order for us to ensure that efficient energy
management is practiced at all levels of society and in all social and economic
activities, there must be greater understanding, support, co-operation and
willingness from Government, industries, companies and individuals. We need to
work together in order to enjoy a more sustained and cost efficient power
supply for us and our future generation.
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PETALING JAYA (Oct 16, 2012): The Energy, Green Technology and Water Ministry
has announced phasing out traditional light bulbs – also known as incandescent
bulbs, that will eventually lead to a complete ban in 2014.
The policy is part of the
government's initiative to reduce carbon intensity by 40% by 2020, and to
enable consumers to use energy efficiently by using energy-saving lights such
as the compact fluorescent lights (CFL), T5 tube lights and light emitting
diode (LED) lights.
The implementation of the policy is
being done in two phases, with the first phase in 2011, seeing a ban on the
sale and import of 100-watt incandescent light bulbs.
The second phase is currently being
carried out from Jan 1 this year until Dec 31 next year where the government
will ban the manufacture, import and sale of the 100-watt lights.
This will save consumers about RM336
million a year if they buy energy-saving lights as incandescent bulbs are less
energy efficient and are not as environmentally friendly.
Other countries have also initiated
similar policies, with China banning imports and sales of certain incandescent
light bulbs starting this month, and gradually extending the ban to those over
15-watt in Oct 2016.
Anticipating huge global demand for
LEDs, the Department of Standards Malaysia will help local companies adopt
international standards and speed up the industry's adoption of Malaysian
Standard (MS) to ensure production of high quality LEDs for export and domestic
use.
A total of 12 MS have been published
so far, covering safety, testing and performance of LEDs. These international
standards were adopted from the International Electrotechnical Commission,
where compliance to MS will increase local manufacturers' access to
international markets.
International certification within
Malaysia is also available, with the first LED-SSL certification centre outside
of the US was set up in Penang in 2011 to perform testing in accordance with
the standards of the American National Standards Institute.
SOurce: The Sun daily
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25 AUGUST 2011
THE SUSTAINABLE ENERGY FORUM 2011
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
BY
Y.B. DATO' SRI
PETER CHIN FAH KUI
MINISTER OF
ENERGY, GREEN TECHNOLOGY AND WATER
AT THE
SUSTAINABLE ENERGY FORUM 2011
THE ROYALE
CHULAN KUALA LUMPUR
...On another perspective, the country certainly needs a
comprehensive and systematic approach towards Energy Efficiency and
conservation (EE and C). Energy efficiency and conservation is an important
strategy to ensure we manage and use our energy resources efficiently. EE&C
will ensure rational use of energy which will slow down energy consumption
while renewable energy grows in capacity. Thus a National Energy Efficiency
Master Plan (NEEMP) was developed to strategise our energy efficiency measures
which I am pleased to inform is now ready and will be submitted to the Cabinet
soon for its approval.
17.
The NEEMP will be implemented in two (2) phases. Phase 1 are the no cost
measures while Phase 2 are the measures which incur cost but with greater
impact on the overall EE achievements. Phase 1 is easily implemented by all
sectors whether the Government or the private sector. Measures such as energy
management system and energy management practices could easily be done no
costs. This initiative would enable us to save between 3 - 7 percent of the
energy required in a building.
18.
For the second phase, measures incurring cost will be implemented. These
measures are unique to the three (3) identified sector which are the
industrial, building and equipments. In this phase, energy efficiency measures
such as Minimum Energy Performance (MEPS) standards will be introduced. This
move is to ensure low efficient technologies are not dumped in our market. In
addition, energy efficient initiatives through the implementation of energy
audits on large and medium industrial facilities as well as energy management
to mandate industrial facilities to implement good energy management to reduce
energy wastage will be introduced for the industrial sector. These similar
measures will be implemented for the building sector. Eventually, all these
efforts require a legal framework and my Ministry is now in the process of
drafting the EE and C Act.
19.
As a start, the Government has implemented two (2) major initiatives on energy
efficiency this year. The first is the roll out of the Sustainability Achieved
Via Energy efficiency (SAVE) on 7th July 2010. The SAVE Program provides
rebates for home appliances, which is the refrigerator and air-conditioners,
and one commercial equipment which is the industrial chillers. The key
objective of the SAVE program is to promote the sale of energy-efficient
electrical appliances for the domestic and commercial users. This is one of the
methods adopted by many countries around the world who have successfully
managed their energy demand and increased the sale of energy-efficient
equipments in the market.
20. Under the SAVE
Program, domestic users 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 for the commercial users. The rebates are
available on a first come first serve basis until end of 2011. The Government
is investing RM50 million on this Program which will generate a GNI (Gross
National Income) of RM5.1 billion by 2020 and save 127.3GWj of energy in the
same period of time. This saving is equivalent to the supply of electricity to
425,000 homes annually. The SAVE Rebate Program allows Malaysians to
enjoy lower entry point of purchase and subsequently drive demand for
energy-efficient appliances. The initiative is supported by three (3)
electricity providers – Tenaga Nasional Bhd, Syarikat SESCO Bhd and Sabah
Electricity Sdn Bhd (SESB) as well as the energy regulator, Energy Commission.
21. Secondly, the
most recent effort by the Government is the announcement I made after the Green
Technology and Climate Change Council meeting on 11th August 2011 i.e that the
temperature in all government buildings must be set at 240C. However, buildings
which have a critical need for lower temperatures such as hospitals will be
allowed to set temperatures according to the requirements. It is important to
note that 35 – 40 percent of energy use in a building is for cooling and every
degree of temperature increase will see a reduction of between 4-7 percent of
energy consumption which will eventually reduce the electricity bills.
Ladies
and Gentlemen,
22. We at the
Ministry believed that continuous consensus between the stakeholders is an
essential element in ensuring a viable, practical and efficient path towards a
greener and more sustainable Mother Earth, not only for us but for our future
generations who will inherit what we have left them. Hence, this Forum will be
a perfect opportunity for all of you here to share your views and ideas with
us. I urge you to further discuss on the on-coming issues and challenges you
foresee in the making of our Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency sector as a
leading new economic frontier for the country.
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11 August 2011
PUTRAJAYA, Aug 11 (Bernama):All
government offices will have to observe minimum air-conditioning temperature of
24 degrees Celsius soon.
Energy, Green Technology and Water
Minister Datuk Seri Peter Chin Fah Kui said the energy saving step would come
into force once a circular on it is issued by Chief Secretary to the Government
Tan Sri Mohd Sidek Hassan.
"The Prime Minister has instructed
that in the interests of energy efficiency, all government offices must observe
the directive (minimum 24 degrees Celsius) for air-conditioning.
"Exceptions will given for
critical places like hospitals where low temperatures is necessary," he
told a joint press conference with Natural Resources and Environment Minister
Datuk Seri Douglas Unggah Embas here today.
Earlier, the two ministers had attended
a meeting of the National Green Energy and Climate Change Council, which was
chaired by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak at the Perdana Putra
Building here.
Commenting further, Peter Chin said the
temperature (24 degree Celsius) was suitable for office work and could also
help reduce energy bills overall.
"We are setting 24 degree Celsius.
If were to drop it by one degree to 23 degrees Celsius, it means we have to
increase expenditure from 4 to 7 per cent," he said.
He said the step had already been taken
at his ministry and it had helped reduce the energy bill up to RM700,000 a
year.
He added that the ministry was also
drafting a bill on the same to get the private sector to follow suit.
"We hope by 2013, all
privately-owned buildings will follow this ruling," he said, adding that
at the meeting, the prime minister also asked all government departments to
change conventional light bulbs in stages to energy saving ones.
The prime minister also asked for a
detailed 'road map' on green technology development for the country, he said.
On the government's pledge to reduce
carbon emissions by 40 per cent by 2020, Douglas said the effort was on track
and that the target would b achieved on time.
"To date, we have reduced
intensity by 29.7 million metric tonnes. To meet the 40 per cent target, we
need to reduce by 40 million metric tonnes. This is our contribution to global
efforts on the world's climate changes," he said.
-- BERNAMA
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5 APRIL 2010
KUALA LUMPUR, April 5 (Bernama) : The Energy, Green Technology and Water Ministry is working
on the National Energy Efficiency Master Plan and a study has been commissioned
to restructure and realign the Malaysian electricity sector.
Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the National Green Technology Action Plan to be proposed soon would streamline all the plans to create a holistic and sustainable approach to the country's national economic development.
He said this in his keynote address read out by Energy, Green Technology and Water Minister Datuk Seri Peter Chin Fah Kui at the Asian Metrocity Summit, themed "Sustainable Development Solutions for Planning and Urbanization of Cities", here Monday.
"We hope that with the creation of all these plans, we will be able to spur the economy by encouraging entrepreneurs to construct green buildings, hydro power plants, manufacture solar panels, wind turbines as well as industrial and building energy efficient equipment," said Muhyiddin.
He said that delivering in each of the areas would require new governance structures and more efficient management.
Muhyiddin said the governance structures needed to deliver
holistic solutions, which might mean a new non-departmental approach to the
management of cities.
On sustainable development, he said most of the sustainable choices were in the hands of individuals and the future depended on "what we do in the present and we must be the change we seek to see in the world,".
At a news conference later, Chin said the new model of the plan would come out within three years.
He said the study, which was started a few years ago, had looked
at various areas including generation, transmission and distribution.
"The cabinet has given the green light, so we are now setting
up a project management office that cooperates with an international consultant
to do a restructuring that we have never done before.
"So, now we are talking about green energy, green technology
and so on... many countries have done it and shown various degree of
success," he said.
