ENERGY EFFICIENCY: Newly Elected Committee Members of MAESCO for 2014-2016

Congratulation to all who have been elected again to step up to the challenge in promoting significant of Energy Efficiency(EE) to the nation, business communities and to all Malaysians and to continue working to all parties to develop energy efficiency industry.

MAESCO was born since 2001 and has come across and involved in various EE initiatives by government and private sectors in Malaysia. Details on objectives and other information about MAESCO is available at www.maesco.org.my.

I have been a committee member of MAESCO through an election in 2012 and later assigned to be responsible for the Government Liaison portfolio and believe that was due to my prior involvement with MAESCO since my time at Energy Commission, KeTTHA and lastly SEDA Malaysia in many EE initiatives.

Elected Committee members of MAESCO for 2014-2016.

ESCOs are business entities and like a typical industry association, MAESCO's prime objectives are mostly with regard to the development of energy services industry that will benefits its members. However, with the current EE industry scenario, there has been little progress that will create more interests for more players to venture seriously into this industry. With little options left, most members have to opt to offer other services and products for them to stay afloat and remain profitable as companies.

The common perception is, who would not be interested to save energy since that will be something good to any company or to anyone. That was the same impression that I had when I chose my career in EE many years ago but is it that simple and straight forward?

It is not and challenges and resistance that we have been facing over the years have been converted into more positive energy where we are aware that still there are plenty for us to do to ensure EE will be in the mainstream as attractive and productive industry to be in.

Today on 5 May, 2014 at Saujana Hotel, Subang , me and fellow EE practitioners and industry players were elected again for the term of 2014 to 2016 to soldier on pursuing EE agenda with our best efforts and commitment for EE industry for better and greener Malaysia.

Here I would like to share some photos from the event where beside the 13th AGM, MAESCO has also launched the publication titled Energy Audit Guidelines which was written by MAESCO members itself. Before the launching, there were also specially invited guess speakers who shared some updates of some energy efficiency projects by the government from JKR.