LEADING

THE CHARGE
Sustainable Energy Development
Authority (SEDA) Malaysia Chief
Executive Officer (CEO), Dato’ Hamzah
Hussin, says the rise in sustainable
energy awareness globally is indeed a
good thing, whereby more people have
taken notice and have started to join in
the conversation locally. P08-14

A CATALYST FOR BOOSTING

ENERGY SAVINGS SOLAR ENERGY
MEASURES USAGE
SEDA Malaysia’s Energy Audit Conditional SEDA Malaysia’s Net Energy
Grant (EACG) has helped save 344.78 GWh of Metering programme to contribute
electricity in 2021, involving 217 industrial and 1,287 MW to renewable energy
RM9.50 commercial buildings. P35-37 generation by 2025. P32-34
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P08-14 | Cover Story P23-26 P29

No mountain’s too high UN climate change Emphasising quality and
for SEDA high-level champions transparency
Dato’ Hamzah says the Authority Contribution of the ‘All of Thirty-two companies awarded
promises to deliver and continue Society’ Global Climate Action Feed-in Tariff quotas via e-bidding
improving the country’s Agenda exercise for energy generation
renewable energy industry through renewable sources
P27
P16-17 Peatlands can help P30-31
SEDA participates address climate change FiT the main driver of RE policy
in SIEW 2022 Developing multi-stakeholder A total of 10,353 renewable
Delegates also had the partnerships for sustainable energy projects are operating
opportunity to meet up with peatland management will under the Feed-in Tariff
representatives from Carbon help reduce carbon emissions mechanism
Trust Singapore

P18-19
Reimagining RE and enabling
the environment
SEDA Malaysia continues
to examine the RE business
globally and strategises
further to be a steward of our
environment

P20-22
New ‘Loss and Damage’ fund
for vulnerable countries
Package strengthens action by
countries to cut greenhouse
gas emissions and adapt to the
inevitable impacts of climate
change 18-19 20-22

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Dato’ Hamzah Hussin

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Boosting solar energy usage Mobilising a credible
SEDA Malaysia’s Net Energy REC market ADVERTISING
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 CONGRATULATIONS
To
YB TUAN NIK NAZMI
NIK AHMAD
on your appointment as
MINISTER
OF NATURAL RESOURCES,
ENVIRONMENT AND
CLIMATE CHANGE
 CONGRATULATIONS
To
YB DATO’ SRI HUANG
TIONG SII
on your appointment as
DEPUTY MINISTER
OF NATURAL RESOURCES,
ENVIRONMENT AND
CLIMATE CHANGE
 CEO’S MUSINGS

NO MOUNTAIN’S Being a statutory body, SEDA Malaysia’s

key role is to administer and manage the

TOO HIGH FOR SEDA

implementation of the Feed-in Tariff (FiT)
mechanism, which is mandated under the
Renewable Energy Act 2011 [Act 725].
As a body in charge of promoting,
Dato’ Hamzah says the Authority promises to deliver and stimulating, facilitating and developing
continue improving the country’s renewable energy industry sustainable energy and implementing the

W
national policy objectives for renewable
energy, SEDA Malaysia has enormous tasks
ITH global potential and the positive changes it will ahead. But no mountain is too high for this
renewable energy bring along. agency as it promises to deliver and continue
valued at US$881.7 With this in mind, the Sustainable Energy improving the country’s renewable energy
billion in 2020 and Development Authority (SEDA) Malaysia, industry.
expected to grow formed under the Sustainable Energy According to SEDA Malaysia Chief
to US$1.979 trillion Development Authority Act 2011 [Act 726], Executive Officer (CEO), Dato’ Hamzah
by 2030, it is no has numerous plans to ensure Malaysia Hussin, the rise in sustainable energy
surprise that the industry is getting the doesn’t fall behind in the renewable energy awareness globally is indeed a good thing,
appropriate attention due to its immense industry frenzy taking the world by storm. whereby more people have taken notice and

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 CEO’S MUSINGS

for Malaysia’s energy space next year,

Dato’ Hamzah said the launch of several
policy framework and guidelines such as
the Malaysia Renewable Energy Roadmap
(MyRER) and National Energy Policy
(DTN), which outline the strategy and
future for the energy industry in Malaysia,
will be something to look forward to in
2023.
He wished to see more new technologies
introduced and employed to ensure
Malaysia is on the right track towards the
set target of 31 per cent renewable energy
installed mix capacity by 2025 and 40 per
cent by 2035, which aligns with the net
zero targets by 2050 announced by then
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri.
Dato’ Hamzah quoted the Director-
General of the International Renewable
Energy Agency (IEA), HE Francesco La
Camera at the International Sustainable
Energy Summit (ISES) 2022 where in
his keynote address on Malaysia Energy
Transition Outlook (METO), he highlighted
the positive outlook for share of renewable
energy (RE) which will grow up to 16 per
cent of the total final energy consumption
in 1.5°C from less than one per cent
in 2018.
He also pointed out that METO
foresees solar photovoltaic (PV)
and hydropower would be the
key technology for renewable
energy power acceleration in
Malaysia.
“This is great news for
SEDA as the implementing
agency of the FiT
mechanism

have started to join in the conversation locally.

“I believe this is a good time to ride on
the interest and step up on our programmes’
promotions and awareness to the public,” said
Dato’ Hamzah.
When asked about SEDA Malaysia’s
aspirations for next year and its plans to
strengthen its position as the leading agency
in sustainable energy development, Dato’
Hamzah explained this would be achieved
through close collaborations with the Ministry
and the various agencies under it.
“I believe SEDA will work harder to lead
and grow the sustainable energy industry,”
he added.

ENSURING MALAYSIA
IS ON THE RIGHT TRACK
Elaborating on his expectations and hopes
SUSTAINABLE
ENERGY MALAYSIA 09
CEO’S MUSINGS

for hydropower resources and Net Energy Metering (NEM)

for Solar PV,” said Dato’ Hamzah.
As the agency that advises the minister and relevant
government entities on all matters relating to sustainable
energy, including recommendations on policies, laws, and
actions to be applied to promote sustainable energy and
promoting and implementing national policy objectives for
renewable energy, SEDA Malaysia will naturally continue to
advocate energy-efficient practices in Malaysia.

SEDA LEADING BY EXAMPLE

On how SEDA Malaysia plans to promote renewable
energy in the coming years, Dato’ Hamzah
highlighted several ongoing projects that were part
of this continuous effort.
“The Authority is running a few programmes
such as Energy Audit Conditional Grant
(EACG) 2.0, Sustainable Low Carbon
Building Facilitation and Assessment (LCB
GreenPASS), and Zero Energy Building
(ZEB) Facilitation programme, among others.
“During its first run, the EACG programme has
reached the cumulative energy saving achieved
of 53.4GWh based on electricity bill for 109
buildings, which is equivalent to 33,433 (tCO2eq) as
of 2020,” said Dato’ Hamzah.
He said through the Low Carbon Building
Performance Assessment-GreenPASS and
Certification Programme, 158 buildings in Malaysia were
registered, and 113 buildings have been rated under
the programme. The total energy savings amounted to
89,763,232.30kWh, equivalent to 61,882.33 tonnes of
carbon emission reduction.
“The initiatives were aligned with the committed
Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) target
to reduce Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions intensity
of GDP by 45 per cent by 2030 relative to the emissions
intensity of GDP in 2005,” Dato’ Hamzah explained.
Dato’ Hamzah highlighted that SEDA Malaysia also led
by example. “The initiative was started in 2015 by SEDA’s
in-house expertise. Various Energy Management initiatives
had helped the Authority to achieve the Building Energy
Index (BEI) of 53.9 kWh/m2/year (Zero Energy Building ZEB
Ready), compared to 220 to 300 kWh/m2/year for a typical
office building in Malaysia and electricity bill ≈ RM2,000/
mth,” he said, adding that this translated to savings of
almost 74,143.45 kWh per year (at least RM38,000 per
annum) and avoided 50 tonnes per year of carbon
emissions.
He also touched on the significance of energy
efficiency in the coming years, stating it had
always been part of a holistic, sustainable energy
approach.
“SEDA Malaysia was tasked to oversee both
renewable energy and energy efficiency aspects
to address the energy trilemma and to promote
improved economic, environmental and social
outcomes for the country.
“With the increase in coal prices, the cost of
generating also increased by 45 per cent, according

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ENERGY MALAYSIA
 CEO’S MUSINGS

YOUTH – THE
VOICE OF TODAY
As the statutory body tasked with leading AND THE FUTURE
the development of sustainable energy in
Malaysia, the success of the 5th ISES 2022
established the Authority’s role in promoting SUSTAINABLE Energy Development Authority
and increasing the awareness of sustainable (SEDA) Malaysia Chief Executive Officer (CEO),
energy. The event saw close collaborations Dato’ Hamzah Hussin, plans to involve more youth
between SEDA Malaysia and the then KeTSA, in the sustainable energy sector and its long-term
benefits on the industry.
along with its various agencies such as “We believe that young people are the voice of
Energy Commission and Tenaga Nasional today and the future. Their involvement will ensure
Berhad (TNB) and prominent industry a sustainable future for the future generation,” he
players in ensuring the two-day summit said.
achieved its objectives,” — Dato’ Hamzah “Realising the impact of youth in advocating
for sustainable energy and climate action, SEDA
Malaysia has initiated several programmes to
educate today’s youth on the importance of
to then Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Datuk Seri sustainable energy for Malaysia’s next generation.”
Takiyuddin Hassan. Dato’ Hamzah said the programmes were aligned
“Hence, managing your energy through energy-efficient appliances with one of the tasks mandated to SEDA Malaysia
and changed behaviour will make a difference in the electricity bill. under the five strategic thrusts of the National
I believe energy efficiency will be one of the highlights as we race Renewable Energy Policy and Action Plan (NREPAP)
towards our net zero goal,” he explained. which was to develop an action plan to create
greater acceptance and participation by the general
ISES 2022 INCREASED SUSTAINABLE ENERGY public and private sector towards the sustainable
AWARENESS energy programmes administered by the Authority.
As the new year fast approached, Dato’ Hamzah recalled the agency’s “The Sustainable Energy E-Learning Development
achievements in 2022, stating that it was a significant year for (SEDA SEED) was introduced in 2020 as a dedicated
SEDA Malaysia with several ongoing programmes such as SAVE3.0, online Sustainable Energy (SE) educational digital
NEM3.0, and MyRER. programme with a combination of educational video
The CEO also discussed the International Sustainable Energy series, quizzes, mini RE seminars with students as
Summit (ISES), which was rescheduled due to the pandemic. Speakers and tutorial sessions on RE projects.
“ISES was initially planned in 2020 but rescheduled due to the “SEDA Malaysia organised the SEDA SEED
pandemic outbreak. The 5th ISES was eventually held on Aug 29-30, programme in association with the Malaysian
2022 and was officiated by the then Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Association of Creativity & Innovation (MACRI)
Sabri Yaakob. and STEM 4 All Makerspace Malaysia,” said Dato’
“It held an extensive exhibition featuring the industry’s cream of Hamzah.
the crop during the two-day event,” said Dato’ Hamzah. He underlined that, for the year 2020, SEDA had
ISES 2022 has become a flagship event organised in collaboration combined both SEDA SEED 2020 activities and the
with the then Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources (KeTSA). National Science Week (NSW).
“As the statutory body tasked with leading the development of “The SEDA SEED programme was continued in
sustainable energy in Malaysia, the success of the 5th ISES 2022 2021 to reach out to more students on the importance
established the Authority’s role in promoting and increasing the of SE, grooming and empowering them to advocate
awareness of sustainable energy. SE within their schools, communities and public.
“The event saw close collaborations between SEDA Malaysia “SEDA appointed 24 students from 12 secondary
and the then KeTSA, along with its various agencies such as Energy schools from Central Region Kuala Lumpur,
Commission and Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) and prominent Putrajaya, Cyberjaya and Selangor as SEDA SEED
industry players in ensuring the two-day summit achieved its Student Ambassadors,” Dato’ Hamzah pointed out,
objectives,” Dato’ Hamzah elaborated. adding the Student Ambassadors will represent
He also explained that in addition to ISES 2022, the SAVE3.0 SEDA and create greater awareness on SE in their
programme, a continuation of the successful SAVE2.0 programme, schools and among the peers.
saw an overwhelming response whereby the rebates were fully He was confident the new year would bring many
taken-up ahead of its closing deadline in November 2022. new changes and challenges.
Dato’ Hamzah pointed out the ongoing NEM3.0 programme was “But SEDA Malaysia will continue to play its
also seeing a reasonable take-up rate across all three categories. He role in growing the sustainable energy industry in
was optimistic that NEM3.0, ending in December 2023, would show Malaysia and work closely with stakeholders just
a favourable result. like we have been doing so far,” he concluded.
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ENERGY MALAYSIA 11
 CEO’S MUSINGS

FINDING
EFFECTIVE
AND CREATIVE
SOLUTIONS
SEDA Malaysia to boost RE
generation through new
programmes and collaborations

T
HE COVID-19 pandemic no key learnings and challenges this past significant issues.
doubt impacted the world year, especially after the pandemic. “Since 2020, we are no longer one
in more ways than one. “We have seen enormous crises of the world’s major exporters of solar
Industries were affected, happening globally, which resulted panel parts. Worse, the global effect of
and some were even crippled in many policies being formed, with the pandemic has slumped down the
due to the global lockdowns. some undeniably impacting the region’s regional economy with the stump of RE
However, it has also taught economy,” he said. constructions, further impacting the RE
us resilience and the motivation to fight “Global export bans to and from some growth in Malaysia,” said Dato’ Hamzah.
back and seek a semblance of normalcy. countries have caused renewable energy Moving forward, SEDA Malaysia is
According to Sustainable Energy (RE) technology costs spikes and experts ready to capture the various opportunities
Development Authority (SEDA) Malaysia harder to obtain. As the pandemic was currently available in the sustainable
Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Dato’ a worldwide crisis, Malaysia was not energy in line with the agency’s aim for
Hamzah Hussin, there have been various exempt from being plagued with several growth.

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ENERGY MALAYSIA
 CEO’S MUSINGS

TANGIBLE
ACTIONS FOR
RE TARGET
SEDA Malaysia aspires to achieve a 31
per cent RE in the grid by 2025, and for
that, there are two tangible actions that
the agency plans to focus on:
Internal processes - the Authority
aims to accelerate the current processes
that involve the approval of applications,
and monitor for best generation
outcomes. Communication is the key,
and SEDA Malaysia intends to create
more awareness among ministries and
the community – sparking the ideas
to the public can generate interest in
the industry and make Malaysians
more aware of the green initiatives in
Malaysia.
External foresight - To engage with
relevant agencies, local and globally, to
look for solutions that may fit Malaysia’s
case. To be more creative in providing
solutions regarding RE in Malaysia
while balancing the energy trilemma
not just for current scenarios but also to
predict what will happen in the future
and prepare an efficient solution plan.

to include the entire supply chain of

the economy in the planning process.
Malaysians are moving further ahead with
more roadmaps and policies being formed
as we speak, with concrete action plans
formulated to prepare ourselves for a
tough year ahead,” he added.
The pandemic and associated social
distancing guidelines had reduced overall
energy consumption, resulting in a decline
in demand for energy, including biomass-
powered electricity.
Based on region, Asia-Pacific held the
“Sustainable energy and its technology with other agencies/institutions for new largest share in 2021, contributing to more
are growing exponentially. Injecting the research and find effective and creative than two-fifths of the global renewable
latest technologies with higher energy solutions for Malaysia,” said Dato’ fuel market share.
yield could boost RE generation in Hamzah. However, according to the International
Malaysia, pushing for more economic Energy Agency (IEA), there was a sharp
growth in the sector as more mechanisms A TIME TO RESET increase registered in energy demand
and programmes are introduced locally. Due to the pandemic, timelines were globally.
“This is in line with the National Energy shifted, investments were reallocated, and After a 0.3 per cent decline due to the
Policy launched by the government for targets were relooked. Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, global power
more green productions in the grid. As “This is a huge lesson to us Malaysians, generation rebounded by 5.5 per cent in
the sector grows, SEDA Malaysia has the something we have learnt from our 2021, above its 2010-2019 average growth
capacity to make full use of the potential neighbouring countries. It is time to reset (2.5 per cent/year) and exceeding its 2019
through new programmes or collaborating - from starting to diversify our economy level by 5.2 per cent.
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ENERGY MALAYSIA 13
 CEO’S MUSINGS

GOVERNMENT SUPPORT
A BOON FOR RE
SINCE 2012, RE development in
Malaysia has been supported through
four main programmes - Feed-in Tariff
scheme (FiT), Large Scale Solar auction
(LSS), Net Energy Metering (NEM) and
Self-consumption (SELCO).
Sustainable Energy Development
Authority (SEDA) Malaysia Chief
Executive Officer (CEO), Dato’ Hamzah
Hussin said: “The support given by the
government assisted tremendously for
SEDA to have strategic priorities and
growth targets for the next two years.”
With the government meting out the
target of 31 per cent RE share in the
national installed capacity mix, a total of
12,916 MW of RE capacity is required by
2025.
It corresponds to 4,466 MW of
renewable capacity additions from 2021
to 2025. Along with the target for the
next 12-24 months, the continuation of
existing RE programmes and initiatives
would further its development in
Malaysia.
Dato’ Hamzah said the Authority was
looking forward to increasing its training
programmes to support human capital
development in the SE sector.
“Training courses cover topics ranging • future-proofing existing electricity
from grid-connected PV system design regulatory and market practices;
to PV installation and maintenance, • access to financing;
from biogas operation and maintenance
training to energy efficiency and
Training courses cover topics • future readiness; and
• increased system flexibility.
management training programmes.” ranging from grid-connected The framework considers the outcome
PV system design to PV of MyRER’s assessment of available
CROSS-TECHNOLOGY installation and maintenance, RE resources, existing institutional and
ENABLING INITIATIVES
from biogas operation and regulatory framework, industry practices
SEDA Malaysia collaborated with a few
local training institutions and universities
maintenance training to energy and technology adoption, and projected
future social and economic development.
as its training partners. Some of the SE efficiency and management Key actions are planned to realise
trainings are recognised by the National training programmes.” respective milestone targets up to
Occupational Skills Standard by the 2025 and post 2025 to 2035 horizon.
Department of Skills Development. MyRER’s strategic pillars with milestone
In line with these developments, the The MyRER strategic framework builds upon development target for 2025 will be
Malaysia Renewable Energy Roadmap four technology-specific pillars: achieved through the enhancement of
(MyRER) published by SEDA Malaysia • Solar pillar; existing programmes.
was formulated to support Malaysia’s • Bioenergy pillar; Meanwhile, the 2035 development
vision to achieve 31 per cent RE share • Hydro pillar; and milestones will be achieved with the
in the national installed capacity mix by • New solutions and resources pillar, including implementation of new business models
2025. geothermal, wind and energy storage in line with the government’s strategy
Furthermore, MyRER designs a technologies for future-proofing its existing electricity
pathway to enhance the decarbonisation These four pillars are supported by cross- market regulatory and power sector
of the electricity sector through 2035. technology enabling initiatives in four areas: industry practices.

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 CONGRATULATIONS
To
YB TUAN LUKANISMAN
AWANG SAUNI
on your appointment as
DEPUTY MINISTER
OF HEALTH
 EVENT

SEDA
PARTICIPATES
IN SIEW 2022
Delegates also had the opportunity
to meet up with representatives
from Carbon Trust Singapore

S
USTAINABLE Energy Oct 25-28, 2022. Planning SEDA Malaysia, had an engaging
Development Authority (SEDA) The four-day conference was a platform session with Carbon Trust Singapore,
Malaysia participated in the for energy professionals, policymakers and Xinying Tok, Head of South East Asia
Singapore International Energy commentators to share best practices and and Mauricio Riveros, Associate Director,
Week (SIEW) 2022, organised solutions within the global energy space. Programmes & Innovation discussing
by Energy Market Authority Dr Wirdati Mohd Radzi, Authority potential areas of collaboration on
(EMA) at Marina Bay Sands Member of SEDA Malaysia and Saiful technology accelerators.
(Sands Expo and Convention Centre) on Hakim Abdul Rahman, Director of Strategic In line with its theme this year, A Resilient

16 SUSTAINABLE
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 EVENT

ENHANCING SINGAPORE’S SOLAR ADOPTION AND

GRID RELIABILITY WITH SOLAR FORECASTING TOOLS
THE trial for a Solar Forecasting Model to known as SINGV, the Solar Forecasting
anticipate solar intermittency and enhance Model can aggregate the various types
Singapore’s power grid resilience has been of data to generate round-the-clock solar
completed. irradiance forecasts at regular intervals
Supported by the Energy Market from five minutes to 24 hours ahead of
Authority (EMA) and the Meteorological schedules.
Service Singapore (MSS) of the National The Solar Forecasting Model has an
Environment Agency (NEA), and developed average nRMSE (normalised root mean
by the Solar Energy Research Institute square error) of less than 10 per cent up to
of Singapore (SERIS) at the National one hour ahead.
University of Singapore (NUS), the model grid reliability as we scale up solar “In tandem with the Singapore Green
completed its one-year trial at EMA’s Power deployment in Singapore. It also allows Plan 2030 and to advance Singapore’s
System Control Centre in September this the electricity market to procure additional energy transition, Singapore aims to deploy
year. reserves or adjust the output of power at least two gigawatt-peak (GWp) of solar
First of its kind, the model can forecast generation plants and energy storage capacity by 2030,” said Ngiam Shih Chun,
Singapore’s island-wide solar irradiance1 systems to increase electricity supply Chief Executive, EMA.
up to one hour ahead, with an average ahead of time to meet demand. Dr Thomas Reindl, Deputy Chief
error rate lower than 10 per cent, one of the The Solar Forecasting Model utilises Executive Officer at SERIS, who led the
lowest for solar forecasting in the tropics. data from real-time irradiance sensors project team, said: “Asian power grid
The Model would allow EMA, as installed on rooftops of buildings and operators increasingly require forecasting
Singapore’s power system operator, to electrical substations across Singapore. It of solar irradiance from owners of large-
anticipate the solar power output ahead also incorporates numerous dynamic solar scale solar power systems.
of time and take pre-emptive actions to forecasting techniques, such as satellite “Therefore, the developed model has
manage solar intermittency and balance imagery and machine learning algorithms. strong potential to be scaled up and
the power grid. Combining outputs from MSS’ commercialised to support the operations
This is another step towards maintaining numerical weather prediction system, of solar farms across the region.”

And Sustainable Energy Future, SIEW 2022

discussed policies, frameworks, and best
practices to accelerate the transition to a
more resilient, greener and more inclusive
energy future.
It also examined the opportunities
and challenges as the region scales up
investments and regional connectivity for
a green economy.
There were different forums under SIEW
2022, and all forums were energy-related
industries, from sustainable energy to
conventional forms of energy.
The forums SEDA Malaysia delegates
attended were:
• SIEW Summit, issues in the energy industry, such as
• SIEW Energy Insights, the current global energy crisis caused
• SIEW TechTables, by the Russian-Ukraine War and the
• SIEW Thinktank Roundtable A - ASEAN pledged climate commitment while driving
Centre for Energy (ACE) & United States industrial ambition.
of America Department of Commerce, A new energy system will be the future,
• SIEW Thinktank Roundtable B - Energy taking into account renewables, hydrogen,
Studies Institute (ESI) & Energy Research and nuclear.
Institute @ NTU (ERI@N), and The Currently, the energy transition agenda
Future of The Grid. globally is dominated by renewables and
SIEW 2022 highlighted several critical complemented by hydrogen.
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ENERGY MALAYSIA 17
 KSU VISIT

REIMAGINING RE
AND ENABLING
NT
THE ENVIRONMENT
SEDA Malaysia continues to examine
the RE business globally and strategises
further to be a steward of our environment

M
ALAYSIA is keen to
move its energy sector
forward continuously.
With this aspiration in
mind, the development
of sustainable energy in
the country is further Meeting with Andritz Hydro in Vienna, Austria.
enhanced by learning from other energy players’
experiences and success stories worldwide.
In this regard, the Malaysian delegates, led by
the Secretary-General continues, strategise, the
then Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources
(KeTSA), YBhg. Dato’ Hj Rosli Isa attended
meetings and had benchmarking and technical
visits in the Netherlands, Austria and the
United Kingdom from October 22 to 30, 2022,
accompanied by SEDA Malaysia Chief Strategy
Officer, En Mohamad Nazri Mizayauddin. All
these countries are the foremost leaders who
lead the latest technology in the electricity
supply sector.
The programme serves as a platform for
officials from KeTSA and related agencies
to exchange views and knowledge on the
development of the global energy transition
and the geopolitics of energy transition. It also
explored the development of new technologies,
resources and strategies to increase financing A meeting with R.E Vantage Ltd in Visiting Thomassen Energy in the
access and the energy transition risks. London, United Kingdom. Netherlands.

YBhg. Dato’ Hj Rosli Isa, KeTSA

Secretary-General with HE Ikram
Mohammad Ibrahim, Malaysian SEDA Malaysia Chief Strategy Officer En Mohamad Mizayauddin YBhg Dato’ Hj Rosli Isa at the Danube
Ambassador to Austria. handed over a plaque of appreciation during the visit. power plant of Freudenau, Austria.

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 KSU VISIT

SUSTAINABLE
ENERGY MALAYSIA 19
 COP27

NEW ‘LOSS AND

DAMAGE’ FUND
FOR VULNERABLE
COUNTRIES
Package strengthens action by countries to cut
greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to the inevitable
impacts of climate change

T
HE United Nations Climate Parties also agreed on the institutional
Change Conference COP27 arrangements to operationalise the
closed with a breakthrough Santiago Network for Loss and Damage, to
agreement to provide “loss catalyse technical assistance to developing
and damage” funding for countries that are particularly vulnerable to
vulnerable countries hit the adverse effects of
hard by climate disasters. climate change.
“This outcome moves us forward,” said COP27 saw
Simon Stiell, UN Climate Change Executive significant progress
Secretary. “We have determined a way on adaptation,
forward on a decades-long conversation on with governments
funding for loss and damage – deliberating agreeing on the way
over how we address the impacts on to move forward on
communities whose lives and livelihoods the Global Goal on
have been ruined by the very worst impacts Adaptation, which
of climate change.” will conclude at
Set against a difficult geopolitical COP28 and inform
backdrop, COP27 resulted in countries the first Global
delivering a package of decisions that Stocktake, improving
reaffirmed their commitment to limit global resilience amongst
temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius the most vulnerable. Simon Stiell
above pre-industrial levels. New pledges,
The package also strengthened action by totaling more than US$230 million, were the financial system and its structures and
countries to cut greenhouse gas emissions made to the Adaptation Fund at COP27. processes, engaging governments, central
and adapt to the inevitable impacts of These pledges will help many more banks, commercial banks, institutional
climate change, as well as boosting the vulnerable communities adapt to climate investors and other financial actors.
support of finance, technology and capacity change through concrete adaptation Serious concern was expressed that
building needed by developing countries. solutions. COP27 President Sameh Shoukry the goal of developed country Parties to
Creating a specific fund for loss and announced the Sharm el-Sheikh Adaptation mobilise jointly US$100 billion per year by
damage marked an important point of Agenda, enhancing resilience for people 2020 has not yet been met, with developed
progress, with the issue added to the living in the most climate-vulnerable countries urged to meet the goal, and
official agenda and adopted for the first communities by 2030. multilateral development banks and
time at COP27. UN Climate Change’s Standing international financial institutions called
Governments took the ground-breaking Committee on Finance was requested to on to mobilise climate finance.
decision to establish new funding prepare a report on doubling adaptation At COP27, deliberations continued
arrangements and a dedicated fund to assist finance for consideration at COP28 next setting a ‘new collective quantified goal
developing countries in responding to loss year. on climate finance’ in 2024, considering
and damage. Governments also agreed to The cover decision, known as the Sharm developing countries’ needs and priorities.
establish a ‘transitional committee to make el-Sheikh Implementation Plan, highlights “In this text, we have been given
recommendations on how to operationalise that a global transformation to a low- reassurances that there is no room for
both the new funding arrangements and the carbon economy is expected to require backsliding,” said Stiell. “It gives the
fund at COP28 next year. The transitional investments of at least US$4-6 trillion a key political signals that indicate the
committee’s first meeting is expected to year. Delivering such funding will require a phasedown of all fossil fuels is happening.”
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A SUMMARY Technology
COP27 saw the launch of a new five-year
phase out inefficient fossil fuel subsidies.
The decision text recognises that
OF SOME OF work program at COP27 to promote the unprecedented global energy crisis
THE OTHER climate technology solutions in developing
countries.
underlines the urgency to rapidly
transform energy systems to be more
KEY OUTCOMES secure, reliable, and resilient by
OF COP27 Mitigation
COP27 significantly advanced the work on
accelerating clean and just transitions
to renewable energy during this critical
mitigation. A mitigation work programme decade of action.
was launched in Sharm el-Sheikh,
aimed at urgently scaling up mitigation Global Stocktake
ambition and implementation. The Delegates at the UN Climate Change
work programme will start immediately Conference COP27 wrapped up the second
following COP27 and continue until 2026, technical dialogue of the first global
when there will be a review to consider stocktake, a mechanism to raise ambition
its extension. Governments were also under the Paris Agreement. The UN
requested to revisit and strengthen the Secretary-General will convene a ‘climate
2030 targets in their national climate plans ambition summit’ in 2023, ahead of the
by the end of 2023 and accelerate efforts conclusion of the stocktake at COP28 next
to phasedown unabated coal power and year.

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over two days during the first week of

the conference, convened six high-level
roundtable discussions. The discussions
highlighted solutions – on themes including
food security, vulnerable communities and SNAPSHOT
just transition – to chart a path to overcome OF OTHER
climate challenges and how to provide the
finance, resources and tools to effectively ANNOUNCEMENTS
deliver climate action at scale.
COP27 brought together more than
45,000 participants to share ideas, solutions, The conference heard many
and build partnerships and coalitions. announcements:
Indigenous peoples, local communities, • Countries launched a package of 25
cities and civil society, including youth new collaborative actions in five key
and children, showcased how they are areas: power, road transport, steel,
addressing climate change and shared how Sameh Shoukry hydrogen and agriculture.
it impacts their lives. • UN Secretary-General António
The decisions taken here today also stewardship of the First Global Stocktake. Guterres announced a US$3.1 billion
reemphasise the critical importance of For the very first time we will take stock of plan to ensure everyone on the
empowering all stakeholders to engage in the implementation of the Paris Agreement. planet is protected by early warning
climate action; in particular through the It will independently evaluate the progress systems within the next five years.
five-year action plan on Action for Climate we have made and if our goals are adequate. • The UN Secretary-General’s High-
Empowerment and the intermediate review It will inform what everybody, every single Level Expert Group on Net-Zero
of the Gender Action Plan. day, everywhere in the world, needs to do, Commitments published a report at
These outcomes will allow all Parties to avert the climate crisis.” COP27, serving as a how-to guide
to work together to address imbalances Stiell reminded delegates in the closing to ensure credible, accountable net-
in participation and provide stakeholders plenary that the world is in a critical decade zero pledges by industry, financial
with the tools required to drive greater and for climate action. A stark report from UN institutions, cities and regions.
more inclusive climate action at all levels. Climate Change underpinned his remarks, • The G7 and the V20 (‘the Vulnerable
Young people in particular were given as well as discussions throughout the two- Twenty’) launched the Global Shield
greater prominence at COP27, with UN week conference. against Climate Risks, with new
Climate Change’s Executive Secretary According to the report, implementation commitments of over US$200 million
promising to urge governments to not just of current pledges by national governments as initial funding. Implementation is
listen to the solutions put forward by young put the world on track for a 2.5°C warmer to start immediately.
people, but to incorporate those solutions world by the end of the century. The • Announcing a total of US$105.6
in decision and policy making. UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate million in new funding, Denmark,
Young people made their voices heard Change indicates that greenhouse gas Finland, Germany, Ireland, Slovenia,
through the first-of-its-kind pavilion for emissions must decline 45 per cent by 2030 Sweden, Switzerland, and the
children and youth, as well as the first-ever to limit global warming to 1.5°C. Walloon Region of Belgium, stressed
youth-led Climate Forum. COP27 President Sameh Shoukry said: the need for even more support for
In parallel with the formal negotiations, “The work that we’ve managed to do here the Global Environment Facility
the Global Climate Action space at COP27 in the past two weeks, and the results we funds targeting the immediate
provided a platform for governments, have together achieved, are a testament climate adaptation needs of low-
businesses and civil society to collaborate to our collective will, as a community of lying and low-income states.
and showcase their real-world climate nations, to voice a clear message that rings • The new Indonesia Just Energy
solutions. loudly today, here in this room and around Transition Partnership, announced
The UN Climate Change High-Level the world: that multilateral diplomacy at the G20 Summit held in parallel
Champions held a two-week programme still works…. despite the difficulties and with COP27, will mobilise US$20
of more than 50 events. This included challenges of our times, the divergence of billion over the next three to five
several major African-led initiatives to cut views, level of ambition or apprehension, years to accelerate a just energy
emissions and build climate resilience and we remain committed to the fight against transition.
significant work on mobilising finance. climate change…. we rose to the occasion, • Significant progress was made on
“We have a series of milestones ahead. upheld our responsibilities and undertook forest protection with the launch
We must pull together, with resolve, the important decisive political decisions of the Forest and Climate Leaders’
through all processes, may they be that millions around the world expect from Partnership, which aims to unite
national, regional, or others such as the us.” action by governments, businesses
G20. Every single milestone matters and Speaking about the year ahead, Stiell and community leaders to halt forest
builds momentum,” said Stiell. said UN Climate Change would help Parties, loss and land degradation by 2030.
“The next step for change is just around and future COP Presidencies navigate this
the corner, with the United Arab Emirates’ path to the new implementation phase.

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UN CLIMATE CHANGE
HIGH-LEVEL CHAMPIONS
Contribution of the ‘All of Society’ Global Climate Action Agenda

C
OP27’S final event, COP27
Action Agenda: Progress & From left to right:
Priorities, reviewed non- Racquel Moses, CEO,
State actors’ contributions Caribbean Climate-
after two weeks of over 50 Smart Accelerator;
activities. The Sharm-El- Chilando
Sheikh Adaptation Agenda, Chitangala,
African-led measures to cut emissions and Mayor of Lusaka;
enhance climate resilience, and funding Helena Gualinga,
mobilisation were among these. Environmental
The High-Level Climate Champions, and Human Rights
Nigel Topping and Dr Mahmoud Mohieldein, Activist; Mary
Helena Gualinga, Omnia El Omrani, COP27 Robinson, Chair,
Youth Envoy, and Mary Robinson, Chair The Elders.
of The Elders, gave keynote presentations
on accountability, fairness, and non-State investments on the ground, especially Muñoz, the High-Level Champion for
progress at COP 7. in developing and emerging economies. COP25, to launch the Race to Zero and Race
COP27 Champions presented the Importantly, the Sharm el-Sheikh to Resilience flagship campaigns, as well as
Summary of Global Climate Action Adaptation Agenda clarifies the work on the 2030 Breakthroughs, a framework that
to national government officials. The adaptation and resilience, helping us adopt sets near-term targets across each sector of
Summary and Yearbook of Global Climate a holistic approach to climate action that the economy that must be met to reach a
Action 2022 show how the Champions and touches on all the Sustainable Development net-zero economy by 2050.
Marrakech Partnership delivered the first Goals.” The Champions and COP27 Presidency’s
year of their five-year plan for the Improved The Summary of Global Climate Action Breakthrough Agenda and Sharm El Sheik
Marrakech Partnership for Enhancing at COP27 and Yearbook of Global Climate Adaptation Agenda have advanced the
Ambition and COP27 action. Action shows the ongoing commitments framework’s concept.
It recognises that mobilising “all of and implementation steps. Mohieldein chairs the Glasgow Financial
society” action with State climate plans The Champions launched data explorers Alliance for Net Zero’s Africa Network,
can unlock an upward implementation for its two major programmes, Race to which Topping co-founded with Mark
cycle and cites the Marrakech Partnership’s Resilience and Race to Zero, to track Carney.
headline outcomes from COP27. progress on these promises. Both explorers Topping, High-Level Champion for COP
Each outcome supports one of the will arrive before the year ends. 26, said: «We can hit our climate goals
four key areas in the 2022 Marrakech Thirty-four Race to Resilience partners faster than we ever thought possible. We
Partnership Workplan—strengthening and from 139 countries are helping 2.9 billion see evidence of this growing momentum in
mainstreaming resilience, raising finance people build resilience. 26 Race to Zero now ‹possible to abate› sectors, including
for climate action, accelerating action, and partners have mobilised over 11,000 non- aviation, shipping, steel, cement and
building credibility and trust—to achieve State actors. hydrogen. Countries, regions and individual
the 1.5°C, resilient world target. The UN Climate Change High-Level organisations are consigning fossil fuels to
Commenting on the Summary, Dr Champions supported and delivered a history and ushering in a new era of cheap,
Mahmoud Mohieldein, High-Level wide range of initiatives, announcements, reliable, renewable electricity.
Champion for COP27, said: “The non-State and events across mitigation, adaptation “This is the power of radical
actor community showcased at COP27 financing, and equality over two weeks, collaboration; when we unite around shared
the progress they have been making on focusing on implementation. goals and shared values. And this reality of
the hard work of implementation. The The African Cities Water Adaptation exponential growth beating linear change
membership of the Race to Zero and the Fund, an African-led insurance pledge to needs to be firmly embedded as part of the
Race to Resilience has grown significantly, cover up to US$14bn in climate losses and Global Stocktake.
with more than half of the finance actors in the Sharm-El-Sheik Adaptation Agenda “I urge Parties to take courage and embed
Race to Zero now releasing interim targets. with the COP27 Presidency were launched. this momentum in their national plans.
“By the close of the Global Stocktake Since January 2020, Nigel Topping Tackling climate change is our generation’s
next year, we need these real economy has been COP26’s High-Level Climate moonshot, not to demonstrate one country’s
and finance actors to demonstrate impact Champion. industrial prowess, but to save everyone
in the real world, through projects and He worked with Mohieldein and Gonzalo and everything we hold dear.”
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SUMMARY OF GLOBAL CLIMATE

CHANGE ACTION OUTCOMES
1. ADDRESSING THE ADAPTATION GAP particularly SDG6. State actors to accelerate losses and damages and
AND STRENGTHENING RESILIENCE: • Glasgow Declaration for Fair Water Footprint mobilise financing. The High-Level Champions ask
Elevating adaptation and resilience to the cornerstone The Glasgow Declaration for Fair Water Footprint everyone to contribute by implementing solutions
of sustainable development pathway implementation called on governments in wealthy and developing and expediting money flows to where they are
to strengthen non-Party stakeholders’ contributions nations, progressive corporations, bankers, and required.
to address loss and damage through equitable, NGOs to embrace this leadership movement
holistic, and collaborative efforts. that puts climate resilient and equitable water 2. INCREASING FINANCE FOR CLIMATE
• Sharm-el-Sheikh Adaptation Agenda management at the centre of the global economy ACTION
The Adaptation Agenda, a flagship collaboration by 2030. Driving the scaling of financial mobilisation and
between the COP27 Presidency, the High-Level • Enhancing Nature-based Solutions for the reform of financial systems to support climate-
Champions, and the Marrakech Partnership, is the Climate Transformation (ENACT) aligned transitions, including innovative efforts
first comprehensive global plan to rally States and The COP27 Presidency and IUCN created implemented with integrity that seize opportunities
non-State actors behind a shared set of 30 Adaptation Enhancing Nature-based Solutions (NbS) for such as debt management and carbon markets.
Outcomes that are required by 2030 across food and Climate Transformation (ENACT). To help finance • Outcomes of the Regional Finance Forums
agriculture, water and nature, oceans and coastal, nature-based solutions, climate, biodiversity, and and issuance of the Assets to Flows report
human settlements and infrastructure systems desertification, collaborative action is needed. The COP27 Presidency, UNFCCC, and High-Level
and delivery across key enablers of planning and ENACT will help government and non-State Champions held five Regional Finance Forums
finance to enhance resiliency. players collaborate, speed action, facilitate policy in 2022 with over 1,500 participants to create
• Sharm el-Sheikh Adaptation Agenda discourse, and globalise NbS. The cooperation regional project pipelines. This report summarises
Outcome on Oceans and Coastal Zones will generate annual reports and promote the NbS project statistics from those forums. Project
related to Mangroves and the launching of Global Standard. ENACT targets the land use 2030 proponents and financiers offer practical advice
the Mangrove Breakthroughs Breakthrough, Sharm el-Sheik Adaptation Agenda, on creating project pipelines and obtaining private
The Global Mangrove Alliance and High-Level and Mangrove Breakthroughs. investment.
Champions have emphasised the need for a • Sustainable Urban Resilience for the Next • Climate project pipeline development
global mangrove protection strategy. They called Generation (SURGe) – extended compendium
on signatories to join the Mangrove Adaptation The COP27 Presidency announced the Sustainable The COP27 Presidency, High-Level Champions,
Outcome (Mangrove Breakthroughs) of the Sharm Urban Resilience for the Next Generation (SURGe) and UN Regional Commissions released 50 projects
el-Sheikh Adaptation Agenda to secure the future programme at the first Urbanisation and Climate in 2022. The High-Level Champions released 128
of 15 million hectares of mangroves globally by Ministerial, which brought together ministers and initiatives requiring USD128 billion at COP27. This
2030 by halting mangrove loss, restoring half of mayors to discuss cities’ biggest issues. It also seeks forms a mitigation and adaptation project pipeline
recent losses, doubling global mangrove protection, to unlock urban climate finance and build a pipeline based on NDC and regional objectives.
and ensuring sustainable long-term finance for all of bankable projects with national governments, • Finance for Action High-Level Expert Group
existing mangroves. international development banks, and the private report
• Sharm el-Sheikh Adaptation Agenda sector. UN Habitat and ICLEI helped. The Independent High-Level Expert Group on
– Technical Report: 2030 Outcomes for • Beat the Heat: Nature for Cool Cities Climate Finance, co-chaired by Vera Songwe and
Adaptation & Resilience Finance Outcomes Challenge Lord Nicholas Stern, released a report earlier
The High-Level Champions cited three Sharm el- Beat the Heat: Nature for Cool Cities Challenge by this year with recommendations for scaling
Sheikh Adaptation Outcomes for Finance: public Cool Coalition. The challenge invites developing up long-term finance for developing countries
finance actors should increase the volume and countries to pledge to boost nature-based solutions beyond USD$100 billion, integrating climate and
share of adaptation and resilience finance, private in their cities by 2030 and show success by 2025. development. Mitigation, adaptation, and nature
finance actors should help mobilise the USD$140 Participants will get financing, technical assistance, are recommended, with underdeveloped nations
billion to US$300 billion needed annually by 2030, partnerships, and PR support. needing US$2 trillion annually until 2030.
and insurers should institutionalise a longer-term • Champions Group for Deltas and Coastal • Action Plan for Climate and SDG Investment
industry approach to adaptation and resilience. Zones Mobilisation
The financial deep-dive report details the Sharm Netherlands created Champions Group for Finance actors released a Climate and SDG
el-Sheikh Adaptation Outcomes for Finance and Deltas and Coastal Zones. The group coordinates Investment Mobilisation Action Plan at
presents delivery solutions. short- and medium-term delta and coastal zone Convergence. Public and charitable financial
• Sharm el-Sheikh Adaptation Agenda – management between governments and Small resources, MDBs, and DFIs can scale blended
Technical Report: 2030 Outcomes for Human Island States. Countries will receive region-specific financing. Increase catalytic funding, make
Settlements help on implementing their National Adaptation MDBs and DFIs mobilisation catalysts, integrate
In support of the Sharm el-Sheikh Adaptation Plans (NAPs). These efforts aim to create a financial development and climate finance, improve data,
Agenda, the High-Level Champions and partners institution project pipeline. and empower local capital markets and financial
produced a human settlements technical study on • Addressing Loss and Damage conference – intermediaries.
adaptation outcomes such urban infrastructure, practical action • Private finance Race to Zero Partner growth
urban nature, and secure housing, as well as action The Scottish government, High-Level Champions, By COP27, the Race to Zero had 550 financial
to accomplish them. and Global Resilience Partnership produced a institutions with US$150 trillion in assets, up
• Action on Water Adaptation and Resilience report on practical action to address climate losses from 450 in COP26 (US$130 trillion). At COP27,
Initiative (AWARe) and damages for the most vulnerable people and finance sector Race to Zero Partners published
COP27 Presidency established Action on Water nations. The research stressed the need to raise over 300 interim net zero targets. Partners are
Adaptation and Resilience Initiative (AWARe). public and private funds through debt relief, charity, more regionalised. The Net-Zero Banking Alliance
Transitional adaptation solutions for the planet and investment. covers 40 per cent of global banking assets from
and people, starting with Africa’s most vulnerable • Roof Over Our Heads 41 developing nations in Africa, Asia-Pacific, Latin
communities and ecosystems, are the initiative’s Roof Over Our Heads was launched under the Race America, and the Caribbean.
goal. The initiative has three main goals: decrease to Resilience after global and regional roundtables. • The Global Investor Statement
water loss and improve water supply worldwide; Community project labs in India will give two Six hundred two investors representing over US$42
propose and support implementing mutually billion people durable, low-carbon, and cheap trillion in assets under management, coordinated
agreed policy and methods for cooperative water- homes by 2050. by The Investor Agenda, urged policymakers to
related adaptation action and its co-benefits; and • Actions After Impacts discussion paper establish enabling conditions and mobilise finance
promote cooperation and interlinkages between The High-Level Champions produced a co-created at the scale needed to meet Paris Agreement
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• Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero 3,000 insurance companies (half the market) • Global Offshore Wind Alliance (GOWA)
(GFANZ) Call to Action One Year On report before COP 28. The goal is to grow the industry’s expansion
In its Call to Action One Year One report, GFANZ ability to reduce meaningful climate risk and seek Belgium, Colombia, Germany, Ireland, Japan, the
identified policy levers to encourage private finance. creative public-private partnerships that safeguard Netherlands, Norway, the UK, and the US join the
This includes net zero targets, transition plans and vulnerable populations from climate change’s Global Offshore Wind Alliance (GOWA). To bridge
sector paths, aligning the global and financial physical impacts. the carbon gap and improve energy security, the
architecture, pricing carbon emissions externalities, • Cool Capital Stack Alliance brings together governments, international
generating incentives, and mobilising capital flows The Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation organisations, and the private sector to promote
to emerging markets and underdeveloped countries. Resilience Center (Arsht-Rock) and Clean Cooling offshore wind worldwide. Denmark, IRENA, and
• African Carbon Market Initiative (ACMI) Collaborative launched the USD$750 million Cool GWEC created the Alliance at COP26. (GWEC).
ACMI, a collaboration between the Global Energy Capital Stack to protect the planet from excessive • Energise
Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP), Sustainable heat. It is the first pipeline to mobilise investment Fifteen corporations and 364 supplier companies
Energy for ALL (SEforALL), and UNECA, intends to in projects and technologies to protect people, have joined Energise. Energise accelerates renewable
increase Africa’s involvement in voluntary carbon communities, and local economies from climate- energy procurement for the pharmaceutical
markets by setting a goal and developing a roadmap driven excessive heat, especially women and girls. industry’s value chain. Electricity usage increased
of action programmes over the next few years. • Caribbean Climate Smart Fund by 22.1 TWh.
ACMI produced a roadmap study and sought advice RMI and Lion’s Head Global Partners launched a • Food and Agriculture for Sustainable
to realise carbon market potential. USD$75 million Caribbean Climate Smart Fund and Transformation (FAST)
• Financing Factsheet USD$15 million Project Preparation Facility to invest The COP27 Presidency launched the FAST initiative
The High-Level Champions created a Financing in Caribbean energy projects. These initiatives will with support from the High-Level Champions
Factsheet to help project proponents give financiers stabilise electricity costs, boost energy security, and to increase the quantity and quality of climate
with project details. This standard tool covers support climate resilience against severe storms finance contributions to transform agriculture
financial data, project structure, timing, and while saving tens of millions of dollars in fossil fuel and food systems by 2030, supporting adaptation
climate impact. Fifteen underdeveloped countries imports. and a 1.5-degree pathway while ensuring food
are piloting it. • Collective for Clean Transport Finance and economic security. This multi-stakeholder
• Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero The Collective for Clean Transport Finance was cooperation programme will improve the country’s
(GFANZ) Africa Network founded to develop methods to lower zero- climate finance, investment, knowledge, policy
At COP27, the GFANZ Africa Network and Advisory emission transport investment risk. The Collective support, and conversation capabilities.
Board, founded in September 2022, prioritised is a strategic partnership between the High-Level • Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate
unlocking investment and supporting and engaging Champions, Smart Freight Center, World Bank, AIM for Climate has announced an expanded
African Financial Institutions. At COP27, the GFANZ WBCSD, and Nand & Jeet Khemka Foundation. investment of more than USD$8 billion from 23
Africa Advisory Board stated its 2023 priorities: • AFR100 government partners, up from USD$4 billion at COP
project pipelines into investable prospects, climate AFR100, a 32-country programme to restore 128 26 with the assistance of over 275 government and
finance cost reduction, carbon markets, and African million ha by 2030, has received new blended non-government partners. UAE-US AIM for Climate
perspectives in GFANZ outputs. COP27’s High-Level finance investments and increased financial flows is global.
Champion will lead the network’s Advisory Board. since COP26. • Net Zero Playbook
• Africa Climate Risk Facility • Industry Transition Programme The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) and Accenture
The Nairobi Declaration on Sustainable Insurance, Climate Investment Fund (CIF) launched the first launched the Net Zero Playbook to help firms solve
hosted by FSD Africa and supported by the High- large-scale industrial transition finance initiative for their toughest environmental issues. It describes
Level Champions, commits African insurers to cover developing countries. EBRD and World Bank plans what is achievable and how to start, and contains
climate risks for the first time. Eighty-five insurers include a US$410m green hydrogen investment case studies of industry leaders acting on important
pledged USD$14 billion in climate risk coverage by in Egypt and a US$1.6bn global green hydrogen decarbonisation levers.
2030 under the African Climate Risk Facility. The programme. • Breakthrough Agenda
Africa Climate Risk Facility will grow private sector Under the Breakthrough Agenda first launched
underwriting for floods, droughts, and tropical 3. ACCELERATING ACTION at COP26, countries representing more than 70
cyclones in Africa for 1.4 billion people. Driving action that addresses zero-carbon per cent of global GDP, with support from multi-
• High-Quality Blue Carbon Principles and development needs holistically leverages nexus areas, stakeholder partners, produced a package of
Guidance is appropriate to local and regional conditions, and 25 new collaborative actions to be delivered by
Meridian Institute and collaborators created delivers a just, managed, and financed transition. COP28 to speed up decarbonisation under five
the High Quality Blue Carbon Principles and • Africa Just and Affordable Energy Transition key breakthroughs: power, road transport, steel,
Guidance. These guidelines and guidance attempt Initiative (AJAETI) hydrogen, and agriculture, with buildings and
to standardise and optimise blue carbon projects The COP27 Egyptian Presidency announced the cement to be added next year.
and credits for people, biodiversity, and the climate. Africa Just and Affordable Energy Transition Thirteen countries joined the Agriculture
• African Food Systems Transformation Initiative (AJAETI). By 2027, its three main goals Breakthrough to make climate-resilient, sustainable
Initiative (AFSTI) are to provide technical and policy assistance for agriculture the most appealing and commonly
AFSTI and 70 African-owned agri-businesses affordable energy for at least 300 million Africans, chosen alternative for farmers by 2030.
unveiled a proposal to divert finance flows to provide clean cooking fuels and technology, and • Carbon Dioxide Removal 2030 Breakthrough
African food supply chains. It will target ignored expand renewable electricity output by 25 per cent. The Carbon Dioxide Removal 2030 Breakthrough
agri-businesses and food processors to change • Planning for Climate Commission proposes that by 2030, carbon dioxide removals are
Africa’s food outlook. The global Planning for Climate Commission was sustainably and equitably scaled to remove three
• African Cities Water Adaptation Fund established to accelerate planning and approvals billion tonnes per year and store 500 million tonnes
(ACWA Fund) for the large deployment of renewables and green for at least 100 years. The Carbon Removals at COP
The African Cities Water Adaptation Fund (ACWA hydrogen needed to address climate change and virtual online pavilion captured removals-related
Fund) is a new hybrid finance instrument that energy security. The Commission was created events, daily comments, news, and thoughts during
seeks to create and deliver over 200 projects in 100 by Green Hydrogen Organisation, International and after COP27.
African cities by 2032. The World Resource Institute Hydropower Association, Global Wind Energy • ICT & Mobile 2030 Breakthrough
(WRI) and its partners, development banks, impact Council, and Global Solar Council. Mobile network providers requested 64 terawatt
investors, State and non-State actors, and experts • Global Renewables Alliance hours (TWh) of new renewable energy by 2030,
help city leaders fund and scale high-impact water The Global Renewables Alliance was formed by prompting the Asia Clean Energy Coalition to speed
resilience solutions across Africa by leveraging wind, solar, hydropower, green hydrogen, long- renewable electricity procurement in Asia. These
private financing and better coordinating public duration energy storage, and geothermal energy clear demand side signs indicate progress toward
sector funds with climate and development aid. organisations. For the first time, it pulls together all the 2030 ICT & Mobile Breakthrough of 80 per cent
• Insurance Adaptation Acceleration energy transition technologies to expedite it. The decarbonised electricity.
Campaign Alliance promotes renewable energy as a driver of • First Movers Coalition (FMC) Cement &
The Race to Resilience launched the Insurance sustainable development and economic progress Concrete Commitment
Adaptation Acceleration Campaign to mobilise while meeting targets. The FMC launched its Cement & Concrete
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Commitment with the World Economic Forum involving over 200 governments, business, and main causes behind them.
(WEF) and Mission Possible Partnership to civil society organisations, aspires to make all new • Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero
demonstrate the growing worldwide demand for vehicle and van sales zero-emission by 2035 in (GFANZ) Transition Plans
green cement (MPP). Five signatories started the leading markets and 2040 globally. GFANZ and the High-Level Champions advance
commitment. • Zero Emission Vehicles Emerging Market finance industry net zero transition plans through
• African Green Hydrogen Alliance Campaign (ZEV-EM-C) cross-sectoral best practises and technical
At COP26, the Africa Green Hydrogen Alliance US-UK-WBCSD Zero Emission Vehicles Emerging collaboration. Financial Institution Net Zero
(AGHA) asked for government-private sector Market Campaign (ZEV-EM-C). This one-year Transition Plan Framework and Guidance from
cooperation in six African countries. Reporting on effort accelerates zero-emission passenger vehicle GFANZ. This includes financing/enabling entities
accomplishments since COP 26, the group published implementation in emerging markets. The with climate solutions, aligned or aligning with
a detailed analysis indicating green hydrogen could campaign will promote private sector contributions 1.5°C, and managed phase-out.
sustainably industrialise Africa and improve GDP and interaction between emerging markets and • Net Zero Asset Owners Alliance (NZAOA)
by six to 12 per cent of six important member major firms to accelerate private investment to In their Second Progress Report, NZAOA noted
countries by 2050. (Egypt, Kenya, Mauritania, meet ambitious ZEV deployment goals. 44 members had established 2025 and 2030
Morocco, Namibia, and South Africa). • African Alliance for Sustainable Cities and decarbonisation targets. Two-thirds of the
• Africa Net Zero Concrete Group Built Environment initiative’s 80 members’ US$10.9 trillion Assets
The Africa Net Zero Concrete Group exchanges The African Alliance for Sustainable Cities and Under Management come from these members.
experiences gained, supports enterprises in their Built Environment was created to implement the • Net Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA)
net zero trajectories via the Race to Zero, and Africa Manifesto for Sustainable Cities & the Built NZBA’s inaugural Progress Report includes over
accelerates the creation of net zero country sector Environment, which requires African business 60 members’ intermediate decarbonisation targets.
roadmaps in African countries to decarbonise the leaders, city and government officials to support From 43 founding members in April 2021 to 122
cement sector. Next year, these will be set up in ten energy, water, materials, finance, and infrastructure members in 41 countries representing over 40
African nations. policies to create a socially and economically global banking assets in 18 months, the NZBA has
• Green Cement Technology Tracker inclusive built environment for all. nearly tripled.
The LeadIt-GGCA Green Cement Technology • Ambition Loop for the Ocean Economy • Paris Aligned Asset Owners (PAAO)
Tracker promotes transparency and accountability. Report PAAO’s first Progress Report and initial target
To track cement sector low-carbon investment The High-Level Champions produced the Ambition disclosures for 13 additional signatories showcased
announcements publicly. Loop for the Ocean Economy Report with WRI, asset owners’ ingenuity and best practises for
• Joint Statement on Green Hydrogen and Ocean & Climate Platform, Orsted, and UN Global implementing net zero commitments. 40 asset
Green Shipping Compact. The “Blue Breakthroughs” in activating owners now have starting aims since March 2021.
Ten prominent shipping companies and green the blue ambition loop present a system approach • Net Zero Asset Managers initiative (NZAM)
hydrogen producers pledged to generate and deploy to ocean-climate action in the report. NZAM set early targets for 86 investors as 291
at least five million tonnes of green hydrogen by asset managers committed to net zero. The
2030 to supply the five per cent zero emissions 4. BUILDING CREDIBILITY AND TRUST latest disclosures bring the total number of asset
shipping fuels needed to decarbonise the global Working to close the credibility gap and strengthen managers with early targets to 169, representing
marine industry and limit global warming to 1.5°C. accountability through tracking and reporting US$21.8 trillion committed to net zero by 2050 or
• Green Shipping Corridor Hub on progress, establishing best practices, and sooner.
Zero-Emission Shipping Mission from Mission progressively connecting voluntary action with the • Net Zero Insurance Alliance (NZIA)
Innovation created an online Green Shipping ground rules of the economy. NZIA initiated a consultation on its first target-
Corridor Hub. The first online one-stop shop for • UN High-Level Expert Group on the Net Zero setting methodology in January 2023. NZIA and
green shipping corridor development. The Hub Emissions Commitments of Non-State Entities PCAF reported on the first global standard to
comprises a route tracker showing green shipping (HLEG) report measure and publish emissions from insurance
corridors, an interactive map connecting interested The UN Secretary-General published the High- underwriting portfolios.
partners to co-create new corridors, and a curated Level Expert Group’s study Integrity Matters: • Finance Sector Deforestation Action (FDSA)
library of industry thought leaders’ work. Net Zero Commitments by Businesses, Financial The FSDA, a results-driven collaborative of 35
• Maritime Just Transition Task Force Institutions, Cities and Regions as a guide to financial institutions with USD$8.9 trillion in
The Maritime Just Transition Task Force released an credible, accountable net-zero pledges. The UN SG assets under management, made progress. These
action plan to upskill seafarers to achieve shipping’s called UN Climate Change to hold non-State actors institutions are speeding up their commitment
decarbonisation goals. New research suggests accountable and proposed a Net Zero Regulation to eliminate commodity-driven deforestation,
800,000 seafarers will need more training by the Taskforce in response to the report. invest in nature-based solutions, and move
mid-2030s, prompting the idea. • Climate Data Steering Committee – Public toward a net zero, nature-positive economy. FSDA
• Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAFs) Offtake Data Utility members have published investor expectations for
Pocket Guide The Climate Data Steering Committee, created companies, increased involvement, and worked
Aviation Fuels (SAFs) Offtake Pocket Guide Clean by French President Emmanuel Macron and UN with governments and data suppliers to harmonise
Skies for Tomorrow and the Sustainable Markets Special Envoy for Climate Ambition and Solutions climate and nature-related efforts.
Initiatives collaborated to create a guidebook Michael R. Bloomberg, recommended creating an • Race to Resilience Data Explorer
illustrating the SAF carbon accounting principles, open climate data utility to centralise key climate The Race to Resilience dashboard tracks adaptation
providing credibility to airlines’ USD$17 billion SAF transition data for stakeholders to easily access and implementation. Alongside a 2021 metrics
agreements. This advances the 2030 objective of interpret climate commitments and actions. The framework upgrade. The Race to Resilience
10-15 per cent sustainable aviation fuels (SAF). Committee proposes designing and building the programme tracks progress across project categories
• Low Carbon Transport for Urban Utility to be part of the UNFCCC Global Climate and finds adaption solutions using the framework.
Sustainability (LOTUS) Action Portal, recognising its key importance • Regions Adapt Report
After a multi-stakeholder engagement process, (GCAP). Regions Adapt, a Race to Resilience partner, released
the Egyptian COP27 Presidency and SLOCAT • Global Climate Action Portal (GCAP) COP27 its inaugural report. Regions Adapt promotes
established the Low Carbon Transport for Urban event page climate change adaptation collaboration, learning,
Sustainability (LOTUS) initiative to decarbonise the The Global Climate Action Portal (GCAP) COP27 and capacity building across leading states and
global urban mobility landscape and implement event page archives climate action efforts and regions. 70 signatories affect 300 million people.
urban transport solutions for developing nations. conference announcements. Until COP28, initiatives • Green Shipping Corridors
LOTUS launched 2023 Transport Breakthroughs. will be encouraged to report progress. COPs will Getting to Zero Coalition and Global Maritime Forum
• Accelerate to Zero (A2Z) coalition repeat this endeavour. released the 2022 Annual Progress Report on Green
The UK, High-Level Champions, International • SCL Data Platform launch Shipping Corridors. At COP26, signatories pledged
Council on Clean Transportation, The Climate The Systems Change Lab created an open-source to create at least six green maritime lanes by the
Group, and the Drive Electric Campaign formed data platform to track worldwide improvements middle of the decade in the Clydebank Declaration.
the Accelerate to Zero (A2Z) alliance to implement in power, industry, transit, food, and finance. The The progress report lists over 20 green corridor
the “Zero Emission Vehicles Declaration” from interactive platform shows which transformational efforts in Transpacific, Asia Pacific, Transatlantic,
COP26. The world’s largest transportation coalition, movements are accelerating or decelerating and the Europe, North, and South America.

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 COP27

PEATLANDS CAN All must work together to achieve the

common goals of restoring our forests and

HELP ADDRESS
peatlands and reducing GHG emissions,”
Tengku Hassanal emphasised.
He highlighted that indigenous people

CLIMATE CHANGE
and local communities (IPLCs) had been
the stewards of the land for thousands
of years, and their active engagement in
Developing multi-stakeholder partnerships for sustainable preventing and reversing forest and peatland
degradation was essential. The recent Report
peatland management will help reduce carbon emissions on the State of Indigenous People’s and

P
Local Communities’ Lands and Territories
confirmed that IPLCs are vital custodians of
EATLANDS, have played a the world’s remaining natural landscapes.
significant role in Malaysia’s “In total, 42 per cent of all global lands in
climate change journey for good ecological condition are within IPLCs’
many years as they are one of lands, and 91 per cent of IPLCs’ lands are in
the critical agents in reducing good or moderate ecological condition.”
carbon emissions.
As such, there is a need PAHANG PROTECTS ITS
for Malaysia to conserve and manage its BIODIVERSITY
remaining peatlands sustainably. To support “In my state of Pahang, we are blessed with
sustainable peatland management, multi- the largest forest cover and the largest area of
stakeholder partnerships must be developed. (From left) Mr David Ramos, Senior peatland in Peninsular Malaysia,” he added.
A side event titled ‘Multi-stakeholder Manager in Corporate Sustainability of According to Tengku Hassanal, several
partnerships in sustainable peatland HSBC Bank, Mr Faizal Parish, Director of actions have been undertaken to better
management for climate change in Malaysia’ Global Environment Centre (GEC), Tan Sri protect peatlands and forests in Pahang in
was held on Nov 10, 2022, at Malaysia Dr Zakri Abdul Hamid, Prime Minister’s recent years, including:
Pavillion at COP27, Egypt. It was organised Special Representative for Climate Change Establishment of the Pahang State Parks
by the Global Environment Centre (GEC) at COP 27, Tengku Hassanal Ibrahim, Corporation and the Pahang Biodiversity
and the then Ministry of Environment and Regent of Pahang, Dato’ Seri Dr Zaini Ujang, Council to better conserve natural ecosystems
Water (KASA) Head of Malaysian Delegation at COP and biodiversity;
The Regent of Pahang Tengku Hassanal 27, Ms Lew Siew Yan, Manager, Peatland Undertaking a pilot project for rewetting
Shah in his opening address said the Programme of GEC and Mr Shaq Koyok, and fire prevention for 1,700 hectares of
peatland ecosystem was the most important Indigenous People (Artist). peatlands in Pekan in partnership with the
terrestrial ecosystem globally for carbon state government agencies, local indigenous
storage. for agriculture and plantations over the past communities, oil palm plantations and
“Although peatlands only cover three per 50 years. A large portion of our remaining NGOs;
cent of the land surface, they store about peat swamp forests has been logged. More Initiating a project to support the
30 per cent of soil carbon, which is more than 200,000 hectares of our peatlands have development of a State Action Plan on
than the biomass of all the world’s forests been identified as fire-prone,” added Tengku Peatlands and prepare an integrated
combined,” said Tengku Hassanal. Hassanal. management plan for the Southeast Pahang
“Southeast Asia has about 23 million Malaysia has recognised the importance Peatland Landscape;
hectares of peatlands or about 40 per cent of stopping the further degradation of Initiating a carbon study of peat swamp
of tropical peatlands globally. Of which, an peatlands and managing them sustainably. forests in Southeast Pahang and lowland
estimated 2.6 million hectares of peatlands The efforts to rewet and restore degraded forests in the Tekai region to explore options
are in Malaysia. One hectare of peat swamp peat swamp forests in Malaysia started in for better protection and rehabilitation of
forest may store up to 5,000 tonnes of carbon 2008 and are now being conducted in more forests and peatlands.
or more than 10 times the carbon stored of than 10 sites covering nearly 6,000 hectares. “And currently, as we speak, the state of
tropical forests on mineral soil.” In 2021, Malaysia set a national target Pahang is setting up a Royal Tiger Park next
Because peatlands are critical in global of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by to Taman Negara - our national park, where
carbon storage, Tengku Hassanal noted that 2050. The country’s Nationally Determined we have nearly 40 tigers.
the degradation of peatlands could lead to Contribution under the Paris Agreement was “Moving forward, we are encouraging
large-scale carbon dioxide emissions and enhanced to a 45 per cent reduction of GHG the state government, private sector, local
other greenhouse gasses (GHG). intensity by 2030. communities, and NGOs to enhance and
It is estimated that global emissions from “At COP26 in Glasgow, 141 nations scale up collaborative work to protect better
peatland degradation are more than two committed to halt and reverse forest loss and and restore peatlands and forests in the
billion tonnes of carbon dioxide a year or land degradation by 2030. We must scale up State.”
about 30 per cent of global GHG emissions our actions in every country to meet our He ended his address by highlighting the
from the forestry and land use sector. targets. importance of action to urgently protect and
“We also need to take a whole-of-society restore Malaysia’s remaining peatlands for
SCALING UP EFFORTS TO RESTORE approach. We need to engage stakeholders their essential roles in carbon storage, water
FORESTS AND PEATLANDS from all levels - from the private sector, management and biodiversity conservation
“In Malaysia, more than 50 per cent of our state and national government, consumers, and sustaining the lives of local communities.
peatlands have been cleared and drained indigenous people, and local communities.

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ENERGY MALAYSIA 27
 SEDA MALAYSIA
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 FiT

EMPHASISING QUALITY
AND TRANSPARENCY
Thirty-two companies awarded Feed-in Tariff quotas via e-bidding exercise for energy
generation through renewable sources

Dato’ Haji Rosli

Isa, YB Tuan
Lukanisman
Awang Sauni and
Dato’ Hamzah
Hussin with the
winners of 2022 FiT
quota e-bidding
exercise.

(Second from left) Dato’ Hamzah Hussin, CEO

of SEDA Malaysia, Dato’ Haji Rosli Isa, the then
Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources (KeTSA)
Secretary-General, YB Tuan Lukanisman Awang
Sauni, Former Chairman of SEDA Malaysia and
Some of the winners of 2022 FiT quota Dato’ Mohamad Razif, the then KeTSA Deputy

T
YB Tuan Lukanisman Awang Sauni. e-bidding exercise. Secretary General (Energy).

HE Sustainable Energy with a total capacity of 312.007MW. country’s economic growth, particularly
Development Authority A total of 32 companies were selected in the development of the RE sector,
(SEDA) Malaysia awarded based on the eligibility criteria,” said then while supporting the target of 31 per cent
32 companies the Feed- Chairman of SEDA Malaysia, YB Tuan installed capacity of RE by 2025 and 40 per
in Tariff (FiT) quotas for Lukanisman Awang Sauni in his speech at cent by the year 2035.
the year 2022 with a total the ceremony. “Since the FiT mechanism was
capacity of 111.407MW He highlighted that these selected introduced in 2011, a total of 1,423.96MW
at Majlis Penyerahan Sijil Perakuan companies met the e-bidding assessment in quotas have been approved for all
Kelulusan Galakan event on Dec 7, 2022 requirements, which were set to ensure renewable sources involving 10,480
at the Intercontinental Hotel, Kuala that the whole process was done projects nationwide.
Lumpur. transparently and competitively. “This is in line with the vision to make
The FiT quota application for 2022 was the energy sector an important sector in
fully available via e-bidding exercise for BOOSTING MALAYSIA’S Malaysia’s economy, where it is seen as
ECONOMIC GROWTH
biogas, biomass, and small hydropower a sector that is competitive, resistant to
sources in August 2022, with a total quota Tuan Lukanisman said: “This FiT quota future challenges and has great spillover
of 187MW. Following the new quota offering is expected to generate investment benefits to the entire economy.”
allocation announcement, SEDA Malaysia of RM1.14 billion and create as many as As a statutory body tasked with
received encouraging participation from 540 job opportunities in the renewable developing sustainable energy industry
68 companies with a total capacity of energy (RE) industry. These projects are in Malaysia, he emphasised that SEDA
312.007MW. expected to generate and supply electricity Malaysia would continue to support the
“The offer for the quota application was from 2025 to 2027.” government’s aspirations in achieving
opened last August, and SEDA Malaysia He noted that the initiative was also part the status of a carbon-neutral country by
received participation from 68 companies of the government’s efforts to boost the 2050.
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 FiT

FiT THE MAIN DRIVER

OF RE POLICY
A total of 10,353 renewable energy projects are operating
under the Feed-in Tariff mechanism

T
Feed-in-Tariff (FiT)
HE Feed-in Tariff (FiT)
mechanism in Malaysia
has the potential to attract
more applications from FiT Projects Status
industries and commercial
sectors. The mechanism
provides opportunities 533.47
for the participation of individuals and
corporations in producing renewable Sabah & Labuan
energy (RE). 747.55 (142.93MW-10%)
Under this scheme, the Distribution
Licensees (DLs) are obliged to buy RE
from the Feed-in Approval Holders (FIAHs)
at a mandated FiT price. This ensures RE
Peninsular Malaysia
is an excellent long-term investment for (1,281.02MW-90%)
stakeholders as it guarantees access to the
grid and sets a competitive price per unit
65.15
of power.
In Malaysia, FiT was introduced in 2011 77.78
In Progress
under the Renewable Energy Act 2011 [Act
725] and administered by the Sustainable FiTCD
Energy Development Authority (SEDA) Total: 1,423.96 Mwac (10,480 projects)
Malaysia to establish and implement a Operational (FiTCD): 611.25MWac (10,353 projects)
unique tariff system that promotes RE In construction (In Progress): 812.71 MWac (127 projects)
generation and related matters. FiT rates
are routinely reviewed to enhance the Detailed information are based on the following resources:

cost-competitiveness of RE generation
BIOGAS BIOMASS + WTE SMALL HYDRO SOLAR PV
compared to non-RE electricity generation, FiTCD: FiTCD: FiTCD: FiTCD:
aligned with the gradually optimised overall 68 projects, 7 projects, 13 projects, 10265 projects,
133.34 MWac 58.65 MWac 96.8 MWac 322.46 MWac
development costs due to improvement In Progress: In Progress: In Progress: In Progress:
60 projects, 16 projects, 50 projects, 1 project,
in engineering designs, financing 106.53 MWac 99.59 MWac 606.23 MWac 0.35 MWac
opportunities, regulatory framework and
industry awareness in Malaysia.
are as follows:
BENEFITS OF THE FIT MECHANISM • Reducing CO2 emissions by replacing
With Malaysia’s targeting 31 per cent of fossil fuel-based power production with
RE share in the national installed capacity clean, renewable energy sources.
mix by 2025, the FiT programme will be With Malaysia’s • Helping secure domestic energy supply,
amongst the main drivers in realising targeting 31 per cent enabling countries to reduce their
this aspiration. The deployment of FiT in of RE share in the reliance on imported fossil fuels.
the country has led to a breakthrough in national installed • Guaranteeing investment security for
Malaysia’s energy landscape.
The scheme enables the emergence
capacity mix by 2025, renewable energy investors.
• Driving technological innovation.
of new businesses, the creation of the FiT programme • Providing fair market conditions for
employment and the development of new will be amongst renewables, without which renewables
growth sectors, paving the path for the the main drivers would be unable to compete fairly with
country to become the leading entity in in realising this heavily subsidised conventional energy.
the region for green technologies and low- FiT is also dubbed the most widely
carbon economic growth. aspiration. adopted RE policy globally due to its
Among the benefits of the FiT mechanism efficiency and effectiveness.

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 FiT

Still in progress are

127 projects slated
to produce another
812.71MW. These
approved RE projects
are expected to
generate and supply
electricity starting from
the year 2025 and 2027.”

STATUS OF THE FEED-IN TARIFF

PROJECTS IN MALAYSIA
To date, a total of 10,353 FiTCD projects are
already operating and producing 611.25MW.
Ninety per cent of these projects are based
in Peninsular Malaysia, with a capacity of
1,281.02MW electricity being generated.
Meanwhile, another 10 per cent of these
projects are based in Sabah and Labuan.
Still in progress are 127 projects slated Achievement target of 31% in 2025
to produce another 812.71MW. These
approved RE projects are expected to
generate and supply electricity starting
from the year 2025 and 2027. 45% 50%
RE sources involved in these FiT projects FROM FROM
are biogas, biomass, waste-to-energy
(WTE), small hydroelectric and solar PV.
1,369 MW 1,287 MW
The lion’s share of FiT projects comes
from small hydro. After completing
another 50 projects, it is expected to Aspiration towards
produce another 606.23MW, bringing it to 31% by 2025
703.03MW. 1,600
Solar PV also saw a marked increase to 1,400
10,265 projects generating 322.46MW. This
is followed by the biogas sector, with a total 1,200
of 128 projects, half of which are already
1.000
operational and producing 133.34MW. 757 637
Another 60 FiT projects involving 800
biogas are still under construction and
will produce 106.53MW, giving a total of 600
239.86MW. 400 649
In total, the FiT scheme will have 10,480 611
projects, contributing to the electricity 200
generation of 1423.96MW. With this
—
scenario, Malaysia is on track to achieve FiT NEM
a target of 31 per cent of RE share in the
national installed capacity mix by 2025. Operational until October 2022 New Additional Capacity
As of October 31, 2022, FiT currently
contributes 611.25MW to RE power *Data until 31 October 2022
generation. The figure represents 45 per *Capacity installation in MWac
cent of its total target of 1,369MW by 2025. *New Additional Capacity includes New Quota Capacity (1,394 MWac

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 NEM

BOOSTING
SOLAR ENERGY
USAGE
SEDA Malaysia’s Net Energy Metering programme to contribute 1,287 MW
to renewable energy generation by 2025

T
HE Net Energy Metering system to be exported to Tenaga Nasional to Malaysia’s renewable energy (RE)
(NEM) mechanism allows Berhad’s (TNB) grid to offset electricity on development. The scheme was executed
electricity consumers to a one-on-one basis. This means that for by the then Ministry of Energy and Natural
generate and consume their every one kWh exported to the grid, it will Resources (KeTSA), regulated by the Energy
own electricity by installing be offset against one kWh consumed from Commission (EC), with the Sustainable
solar PV panels on rooftops. the grid at gazetted tariff. Energy Development Authority (SEDA)
It will enable any excess Introduced in November 2016, the Malaysia as the implementing agency.
electricity generated from the solar PV NEM scheme has contributed significantly Following an overwhelming response

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 NEM

NET METERING

POWER GRID

SOLAR
PANELS

DC TO AC ENERGY
CONVETTER USED HOME BI-DIRECTIONAL
METER

Categories Quota Allocation (MW) Quota Opening Date

NEM Rakyat 100MW 1st February 2021 – 31st December 2023

NEM GoMEn 100MW 1st February 2021 – 31st December 2023

NEM NOVA 600MW 1st April 2021 – 31st December 2023

from the PV industry for the second

edition of the programme, NEM 2.0, the
government introduced the new NEM 3.0
programme on December 29, 2020, to boost
solar energy usage.

THE ONGOING NEM 3.0

PROGRAMME
NEM 3.0, which went into effect on Feb 1,
2021, will have another full calendar year
till the end of December 2023 to achieve
its total quota allocation of 800MW in RE.
The three categories currently under
NEM 3.0 are: -
• NEM Rakyat Programme (100MW)
• NEM GoMEn Programme (Government
Ministries and Entities) (100MW)
• NOVA Programme (Net Offset Virtual
Aggregation) (600MW)
To date, a total of 10,530 projects for
all three categories, expected to generate
492.17MW of RE, have been approved. Of
this, 7,610 projects are already operational
and generating 193.43MW of green
energy. The lion’s share of 51 per cent
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 NEM

Net Energy Metering (NEM)

NEM 3.0 NEM 2.0
Approved Approved

MWac 5.5% 5.1%

MWac
10.9%
500

600 492.17 MW 32.8% 486.69 MW

10,530 projects 6,360 projects 60.6%
83.5%
430.84

NOVA NEM Rakyat NEM Rakyat Industrial Commercial Domestic

411.09 MW 53.78 MW 27.3 MW 294.7 MW 159.5 MW 24.86 MW
2,665 projects 7,675 projects 190 projects 710 projects 1,466 projects 3,153 projects
486.69
MWac MWac Agriculture
7.63 MW
31 projects
411.09
100
Operational Operational
100
55.17
3.08%
5.3%
53.78 29.08 22.8%

27.3
31.2%
193.43 MW 456.07 MW
NOVA NEM NEM 10,530 projects 62.1%
Rakyat GoMEn 5,140 projects
75.6%
Quota approved

Quota applied Quota offered

Quota approved Industrial Commercial Domestic

NOVA NEM Rakyat NEM Rakyat
283.42 MW 142.17 MW 24.28 MW
146.18 MW 44.17 MW 3.08 MW
680 projects 1,369 projects 3,065 projects
Quota offered 1,235 projects 6,322 projects 53 projects
Agriculture
6.19 MW
26 projects

goes to the industrial sector, followed approved in 2019, almost four times
by the commercial sector, domestic and higher than the ones approved from 2016
agriculture. to 2018.
With the COVID-19 pandemic now under Sixty-two per cent of this quota went
control, SEDA Malaysia expects things to NEM 3.0 is designed to the industrial sector, representing 680
pick up, with more projects to be approved to provide more projects producing 283.42 MW of renewable
for implementation under its NEM 3.0.
NEM 3.0 is designed to provide more
opportunities to energy. This doubles the total renewable
energy produced by the commercial sector,
opportunities to generate renewable energy generate renewable with 1,369 projects generating 142.17 MW
by installing solar PV systems on the roofs energy by installing or 31 per cent of the total renewable energy.
of residential homes and condominiums to solar PV systems The domestic demand during NEM2.0
save on electricity bills. on the roofs of was still low at five per cent or 3,065
projects, generating 24.28MW.
RESPONSE UP FROM NEM2.0 residential homes and However, a two-fold increase in
According to SEDA Malaysia, NEM2.0 (Jan condominiums to save green energy generated was seen from
1, 2019 - Dec 31, 2020) with its 500MW on electricity bills. the domestic applicators, and it has hit
quota had been fully subscribed by Dec 31, 44.17MW under NEM3.0.
2020, with 97 per cent of the quota taken SEDA Malaysia hopes that more
up. domestic solar PV applications will be
This second edition of the NEM implemented in the next 12 months before
programme was launched after the NEM3.0 concludes.
government decided to reimburse excess As of Oct 31, 2022, NEM programme has
solar electricity on a one-to-one offset generated around 649MW of electricity,
instead of displaced cost. NEM2.0 saw a 50 per cent away from its 2025’s target of
significant increase in the total RE capacity 1,287 MW.

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 EACG

A CATALYST FOR ENERGY

SAVINGS MEASURES

S
EDA Malaysia’s Energy Audit other 20 per cent of energy savings came energy management in industrial and
Conditional Grant (EACG) from the commercial buildings (see Table 1). commercial sector.
under 11th Malaysian Plan has Energy audit is a systematic process • To foster awareness the importance
helped save 347.07 GWh of to evaluate the consumption of energy in of energy management among the
electricity in 2021, involving industrial and commercial installations, industrial and commercial premises
217 industrial and commercial and identify opportunities to reduce owners in Malaysia in order to reduce
buildings. Based on this consumption. As such, the EACG the electricity consumption.
success, the government announced the programme aims to fulfil the following Under the programme which runs
continuation of the programme under the objectives: for five years until the end of 2025, a
RMK12. • To provide financial facility assistance maximum grant of RM100,000 is available
To qualify for the EACG, building owners with the conditional grant through the for Industrial building owners, while for
must show that their monthly electricity five years (2021-2025) of programme Commercial buildings, the amount is
consumption exceeds 100,000 kWh. implementation. capped at a maximum of RM60,000.
The encouraging results last year saw • A catalyst for energy audits exercise to Since its inception in 2021, the programme
some 80 per cent of the energy saved set up the baselines for industrial and has become a catalyst for building or
involving the industrial sector, while the commercial premises. installation owners to participate in energy
• To provide a platform and facilitation audits, which is carried out in collaboration
Table 1 for the implementation of the ESM with local energy service companies
according to the outcome of energy (ESCOs).
Sector Applications Savings
audit report. Based on the outcome of the energy
Industrial 109 273.04 GWh • Capacity development for industry audits, baselines for industrial and
and commercial, in order to fulfil commercial premises are set up. SEDA
Commercial 108 74.03 GWh
the current and future demand of Malaysia hopes to see more energy-saving
SUSTAINABLE
ENERGY MALAYSIA 35
 EACG

BENEFITS
GRANT PLATFORM CAPACITY RECOGNITION REDUCE
PROVIDED BY AND DEVELOPMENT AND AWARD OPERATING
GOVERNMENT FACILITATION COST

Grant amount up Facilitation from Staff trained in Establish energy Saving from
to RM100,000 for the energy expert Energy Manage- baseline and potential Energy Saving
industrial and throughout 3 ment and Energy energy saving Measures (ESM)
RM60,000 for years contract Audit (Compe- Implementation
commercial period tency) - Free for Recognition and
sector Grant Applicant building ratings
Option for certification, that
No-Cost energy Able to upgrade includes (not limited):
saving imple- to Registered Voluntary Sustainable
mentation Electrical Energy Energy Low Carbon
Manager (REEM) Building Assessment
(GreenPASS), Building
Energy Intensity (BEI)
Labelling and National
Energy Award (NEA).

BENEFITS

Financial FREE FREE Identify FREE

Assistance Facilitation Training Current Awareness
(Grant) Consumption
Pattern

36 SUSTAINABLE
ENERGY MALAYSIA
 EACG

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Energy Implementation Target Reporting

Audit Cost Saving

2 month of Minimum Percentage Every 3 months

allocation investment must savings to SEDA
for Energy be equal or greater are based on
Audit exercise than total Energy Audit Every 6 months
grant applied Report to EMIS System
within 3 years

measures (ESM) being implemented and (REEM) or a person in charge for their Energy audit
CO2 emissions further reduced. premises Two months of allocation period for the
It is hoped that more building owners EACG RMk-12 is open for application by Energy Audit exercise
will participate in the programme in the any commercial and industrial installation Implementation cost
next three years. with minimum monthly consumption The minimum investment must be equal
Its benefits include: 100,000 kWh/month, with the exception of to or greater than the total grant applied
Platform and facilitation installations that has previously received a within three years
• Facilitation from energy expert grant from the EACG RMk-11. Target saving
throughout three years contract period The application process goes through Percentage savings are based on Energy
• Establish energy baseline and identify four stages. Audit Report
potential energy saving 1. Applicants must first understand the Reporting
• Options for No-Cost, Medium- terms and condition of EACG before • Every three months to SEDA Malaysia
Cost, and High-Cost energy-saving submitting the application form to • Every six months to EMIS System
implementation SEDA Malaysia. Applicants must ensure Within three years after the energy
Capacity Development to appoint an ESCO. audit exercise is completed, applicants are
• Staff trained in Energy Management and 2. At the evaluation stage, the application responsible to;
Energy Audit (Competency) -Free for will be processed, validated and • Implement the energy-saving measures
Grant Applicant approved by the Evaluation Committee, recommended in this project’s energy
• Able to upgrade to Registered Electrical which will take at least a month. audit report submitted by the ESCO.
Energy Manager (REEM) 3. Successful applicants will then receive • Submit implementation progress report
Recognition and award the Letter of Approval from SEDA to SEDA Malaysia and EMIS system
• Voluntary sustainable energy low Malaysia and 20 per cent of the grant provided by ST.
carbon building assessments such as will be disbursed after signing the • Attend the energy audit & energy
GreenPASS, BEI Labelling and National agreement between SEDA Malaysia and management training organised by SEDA
Energy Award the applicant. Malaysia under the project to ensure
Reduce operating cost 4. Next is the Energy Audit Phase, whereby continuous development of capacity
• Saving from Energy Saving Measures applicants shall instruct the appointed building within the organisation.
(ESM) Implementation ESCO to conduct the energy audit • Communicate/liaise with SEDA
Conditions for application exercise. 80per cent of the grant will be Malaysia to ensure proper implemen–
To qualify for the EACG, installation disbursed after the Final Audit Report is tation of energy-saving measures.
and building owners must first appoint submitted to SEDA Malaysia. More information can be obtained from
a Registered Electrical Energy Manager The terms & conditions EACG as follows: https://www.seda.gov.my/eagrant
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MOBILISING A
CREDIBLE REC MARKET
The REC market is expected to be in high demand and create a new trading model

F
ORMER Prime Minister YAB developers and package green tariffs. In
Dato’ Sri Ismail Sabri, during Malaysia, RECs are based voluntarily and
International Sustainable subjected to the attributes of respective RE
Energy Summit (ISES) 2022, programmes.
announced new programmes produced by renewable sources. Since Welcoming the excellent initiative
and initiatives by the electricity is a tangible product, end-users from the government to strengthen
government to reform the worldwide can rely on EACs to provide REC’s regulation, SEDA Malaysia took
country’s electricity supply and support the accurate statements about their energy the opportunity to participate in I-REC
energy transition. usage. Standard Conference (ISC) 2022 from Nov
One of the initiatives is to develop a RECs can facilitate the take-up of 1-2, 2022, in Bangkok, Thailand. With its
framework - Renewable Energy Certificate corporate power purchase agreements participation in the event, the agency aimed
(REC) with clear and orderly governance (PPAs) and green tariff programmes to get more input and updates regarding
and regulation to ensure that RECs produced while giving renewable energy (RE) the REC market.
in the country are credible, transparent and asset developers a new revenue stream.
high in value. Corporations can utilise RECs to purchase THE I-REC STANDARD
CONFERENCE 2022
REC is a type of Energy Attribute green attributes from RE developers and
Certificate (EAC) that represents the meet their RE procurement goals. ISC 2022 was a unique opportunity for
environmental attributes of generating Meanwhile, utilities can use RECs global I-REC market actors, facilitators,
a one-megawatt hour (MWh) of energy to purchase green attributes from RE stakeholders, and governmental agencies

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like SEDA Malaysia, to meet each other and Figure 6-19: Potential volume of REC generation in Malaysia, 2020-2025
for the New Capacity Target scenario
get up to date on the existing governance
structure, upcoming Product Codes, and Including
19% 20% 21% 23% 22%
large hydro
market developments. Organised by Including
4% 5% 6% 8% 9%
I-REC Standard Foundation, it served as large hydro

a platform for these participants to share 36

38
31 33
their thoughts, visions, and experiences 29 23
23
23 Other renewables
with their peers from around the world. 23
23

Large hydro
The conference highlighted various REC- Estimated potential
number of RECs Potential RECs as
related topics centred around its theme of issued (million) % of total electricly
Standardising Global Attribute Markets. consumption

The opening session on Day 1 of ISC 2022 6 8 10 13 15

helped set the tone for the conference. 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Note: Excluding peaking plant and off-grid capacities; Assuming 1TWh = 1 million RECs
Having the same title as the theme, the first
Source: Malaysia Renewable Energy Roadmap (MyRER)
session emphasised the rising importance
of REC standards. the national context can accelerate the
With attribute tracking becoming a transition towards a low-carbon nation.
crucial component in electricity market Currently, Malaysia is adopting several
development, REC standardisation is RECs trading platforms, such as Malaysia
essential in ensuring both power generators SEDA Malaysia Green Attribute Tracking System (mGATS),
and end-users have access to credible, believes that enabling I-REC and TiGRs. mGATS is a national
transparent, and globally standardised
information about the source of their
a more vibrant and marketplace for RECs operated by TNBX
Sdn. Bhd, a wholly subsidiary of Tenaga
electricity. The discussion discussed how liquid RECs market in Nasional Berhad (TNB). RECs transactions
RECs became the standard denominating the national context through this platform ensure full
instrument for new energy markets beyond can accelerate compliance with international standards
electricity, such as clean hydrogen. It the transition towards and campaigns, such as CDP, GHG Protocol
further described how RECs fit into new and RE100.
markets, how additional tracking layers are a low-carbon nation.” Malaysia potentially has vast supplies
being implemented in different countries of RECs for the market. Sources of RECs
and the role of various stakeholders in include:
these new attribute markets. It is noted that Asian governments • Hydro assets – owned mainly by
and utilities are working toward similar Sarawak Energy Berhad and TNB.
DEVELOPING HARMONISED REC agreements that align with corporate • Large-scale solar plants, whose RECs are
STANDARDS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA
clean power ambitions. This session assigned to TNB.
Other sessions during ISC 2022 include then discussed progress toward market • Assets under Feed-in Tariff.
the Development of Hydrogen Tracking integration, implications for buyers and • Net Energy Metering (NEM)/Self-
Systems, Global EAC Standardisation and sellers, next steps, and how to engage in consumption (SELCO).
the Impacts of Carbon Border Taxes, the broader ASEAN market transformation. According to MyRER, if all renewable
Use of Renewables Across the Supply Chain Relevant to this discussion, SEDA assets are leveraged to generate RECs, the
and I-REC Growth in Emerging Markets. It Malaysia, through Malaysia Renewable estimated number of certificates issued
also featured discussions on Granularity Energy Roadmap (MyRER), has already in one year would be approximately
and the Role of Platforms, End-User touched on the prospect of creating demand 29 million in 2021, corresponding to 19
Round Table, Volume and Prices, Value of for RECs outside of Malaysia. In the per cent of total power consumption in
Renewables Around the World and many Roadmap, the agency suggested that such Malaysia, growing to 38 million by 2025 or
more. a demand can be explored at the ASEAN 14 per cent of power consumption. If large
Prominent experts and speakers joined level by developing harmonised REC hydro assets are excluded, RECs issuance
these sessions, and the topics highlighted standards among countries to encourage could still cover four per cent of electricity
were relevant to Malaysia’s aspiration to more significant RECs trading within the consumption in 2021, growing to nine per
create more credibility and transparency in region. cent by 2025.
the REC market. The standards should also be expanded The Roadmap noted that the REC
One of the sessions during ISC 2022 - the to adopt the requirements of RECs by other market should incorporate flexible
ASEAN EAC Market Integration explored APAC countries, such as Japan, South procurement from utilities or mandated
how Europe has successfully integrated Korea, and Taiwan, so the regional market parties in meeting the demand from
its REC markets to support cross-border for RECs can increase. both public and private sectors. In line
clean power transactions. This scenario with the current transition towards
has supported the growth of clean energy THE POTENTIAL OF THE REC sustainability from the private sector,
generation alongside more robust corporate MARKET IN MALAYSIA the REC market is expected to be in high
procurement options and cross-country SEDA Malaysia believes that enabling a demand and will be able to create new
REC transactions. more vibrant and liquid RECs market in trading models.
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GOOD RESPONSE TO
SAVE 3.0 PROGRAMME

S
EDA Malaysia’s SAVE 3.0 TABLE 1
programme benefited over
180,000 domestic households Programme SAVE 2.0 SAVE 3.0
in 2022, up from 130,000 Appliances
1. Air conditioners Category 1 Category 2
households that received their 2. Refrigerators 1. Air conditioners 1. Televisions
rebate vouchers under SAVE 2. Refrigerators 2. Washing machines
2.0 in the previous year. 3. Microwave ovens
The total dispensed was also up by 38 4. Rice cookers.
per cent to RM36 million, compared to Total Rebates Over 130,000 Over 180,000
RM26 million in 2021 (see Table 1). (vouchers)
Sustainability Achieved via Energy
Efficiency 3.0 (SAVE 3.0) involved 1,474 Total of Rebates Over RM26 mil Over RM36 mil
registered shopowners selling electrical (RM)
appliances. This is an innovative
programme under the National Energy
Efficiency Action Plan (NEEAP) to promote appliances and energy efficient
energy-efficient electrical appliances, appliances in the market; and
which help save energy and money and • Raise public awareness to encourage
ultimately protect the environment. them to buy energy efficient appliances
On its impact on the environment, SEDA that will save consumer’s electricity
Malaysia said that the rebate has managed consumption, especially for domestic
to reduce CO2 emissions by 117.4 MT. consumers.
• Save the environment by reducing
SAVE 3.0 PROGRAMME greenhouse gas emissions as a result of
The main objectives of the SAVE 3.0 reduced energy generation
Programme are as follows: • The project’s implementation period
• Increase the total number of five- and was set for one year from January 2022
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The SAVE 3.0 vouchers can be has also created a demand for electrical
redeemed at registered physical stores and appliances.
e-commerce platforms.
Eligibility requirements to participate in DOMESTIC ELECTRICAL
the programme are as follows: The e-Rebate APPLIANCE PURCHASE REBATE
• Malaysian citizen given was worth FOR FLOOD VICTIMS
• Users / owners of registered electrical up to RM400 for As part of the Malaysian Family Flood
account (domestic) in electrical items purchased, Aid initiative, households hit by floods
utility companies such as TNB, Sabah
Electricity Sdn. Bhd. (SESB), Sarawak
such as televisions, were each given a RM500 rebate to buy
electrical goods in addition to the SAVE 3.0
Energy Berhad (SEB) and Nur Power washing machines, programme.
Sdn. Bhd. microwave ovens and The initiative was aimed to reduce
• Redemption for two (2) categories: rice cookers, which the burden of flood victims to buy some
1. Category 1 – refrigerator or air SEDA Malaysia has electrical equipment for daily use, to
conditioner; and replace electrical equipment that has been
2. Category 2 – television or washing added on top of the damaged due to flooding.
machine or microwave oven or rice air conditioners and To get the Domestic Electrical Appliance
cooker. refrigerators listed Purchase rebate, recipient must be:
• 1 electricity bill account only eligible under SAVE 2.0.” • Malaysian;
to apply 1 e-rebate for each category & • Users/owners of electricity accounts
first come, first served basis; and (domestic) with electricity utility
• Recipients of e-rebate for the SAVE 2.0 companies; and
programme are not eligible to apply for televisions, washing machines, microwave • Residences entered or flooded during
category 1 of the SAVE 3.0 programme, ovens and rice cookers, which SEDA floods and listed (officially confirmed)
and can only apply for category 2. Malaysia has added on top of the air as Disaster Victims by the National
conditioners and refrigerators listed under Disaster Management Agency
DOMESTIC HOUSEHOLDS SAVE 2.0. (NADMA) or Disaster Operations
Under SAVE 3.0, Malaysian households Consumers welcome the extended list Control Centre (PKOB).
purchased electrical appliances which in tandem with modern lifestyles, where Eligible household or owner can
are energy efficient with 4-star or 5-star most households now have a rice cooker apply and obtain the e-rebate when
energy efficiency labels issued by the and a television at least. making purchases either physically at
Energy Commission (ST). Given the enthusiasm shown by registered shops and supermarkets, or on
The e-Rebate given was worth up to consumers, SEDA Malaysia hopes to e-commerce sites recognised under the
RM400 for items purchased, such as launch SAVE 4.0 next year. The programme SAVE programme.
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JANUARY JANUARY

5 7
SEDA Malaysia Authority Member, YBrs. Puan SJ Usha Nandhini, SEDA Malaysia channelled aid to the flood victims around
continued the ‘Tautan Kasih’ CSR activity in the new year with the Putrajaya by donating school bags and stationery to the children
single mothers of the B40 community in Kota Damansara. of Taman Lestari Mewah, Dengkil, affected by the floods during
Donations in the form of rice and dry food were donated to help the day. YBhg. Dato’ Hamzah Hussin, Chief Executive Officer of
ease the burden of the group. SEDA Malaysia, handed over the donation to En Azlan Zamanhuri,
Deputy Chairman of the Residents Association of Taman Lestari
Mewah.

JANUARY

31
SEDA Malaysia Chief Strategy Officer, En Mohamad Nazri Mizayauddin (center right) during the Opening Ceremony of Dubai Expo 2020
Week 18: Sustainable Energy and Natural Resources.

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FEBRUARY MARCH

11 3
YBhg. Dato’ Hamzah Hussin, Chief Executive Officer of SEDA The ‘Jelajah Aspirasi Keluarga Malaysia’ programme which took
Malaysia, launched the “Let’s Get Fit” program by SEDA Malaysia’s place at Dataran Angsana, Johor Bahru.
Sports Club during the meeting of SEDA Citizens. He also
continued the knowledge-sharing series ‘CEO Power Hour 4.0’
held for the first time in 2022.

MARCH

21
SEDA Malaysia gave a talk during a virtual knowledge-sharing session with MDV Berhad on renewable energy (RE) updates, MyRER briefs,
and ISES 2022. En Nazri Mizayauddin, Chief Strategy Officer of SEDA Malaysia, delivered the opening remarks after the welcoming speech
by MDV Berhad VP of Business & Technology Advisory, En Zuhry Rashid. SEDA Malaysia will continue working closely with organisations
such as MDV Berhad to raise sustainable energy awareness and assist Malaysia in reaching its climate aspiration.

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MARCH MARCH

25 26
SEDA Malaysia promoted the SAVE 3.0 programme with the then Ts. Hazril Izan, SEDA Malaysia’s Acting Director of Strategic
Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources (KeTSA) at the ‘Jelajah Planning, participated in the ‘Journey to Net Zero Carbon
Aspirasi Keluarga Malaysia’ exhibition booth at the Tuanku Syed Emission’ workshop promoting MyRER, NEM and renewable
Putra Sports Complex, Kangar, Perlis, from Mar 25-27, 2022. energy for Penang’s commercial and industrial application
in Ascott Gurney, Penang. The session organised by Penang
Development Corporation and Tadau Energy Ventures saw Chief
Minister of Penang, YAB Chow Kon Yeow, deliver his keynote
address on Penang’s green economy agenda.

APRIL APRIL

1 8
SEDA Malaysia members get ready to welcome the month of SEDA Malaysia members recited and signed a corruption-free
Ramadan through a tazkirah session by Ustaz Jafri Bin Abu Bakar pledge led by the Chief Executive Officer YBhg. Dato’ Hamzah
titled ‘Refresh Ramadan’. Dates were also distributed to every Hussin in collaboration with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption
SEDA Malaysia personnel. Commission (MACC). Also present was Datuk Razim Mohd Noor,
Director of Community Education Division, MACC.

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APRIL MAY

23 20
SEDA Malaysia broke fast while distributing donations with YBhg. Dato’ Hj Rosli Isa, Secretary General of the then Ministry
Maahad Tahfiz Az-Zahrah, Hulu Langat. This programme was of Energy and Natural Resources (KeTSA) visited the then KeTSA
part of SEDA Malaysia’s CSR activities and was organised in exhibition site at the Jelajah Aspirasi Keluarga Malaysia (JAKM)
collaboration with SEDA’s Sports Club. The contribution was programme, at the Sabah International Convention Centre. Also
presented by the Chief Executive Officer of SEDA Malaysia, YBhg. present was the Chief Executive Officer of SEDA Malaysia Dato’
Dato’ Hamzah Hussin to Maahad Director Tahfiz Az-Zahrah Ustaz Hamzah Hussin, Director General of JUPEM YBrs. Sr. Mohammad
Ashri Lateh and the students. He also distributed bubur lambuk Zaki Mohd Ghazali, and ST South West Coast Area Director Mr
prepared by SEDA Malaysia to residents around Kampung Hulu Jefrey Nuri.
Langat.

MAY

MAY
31
24 YB Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan, the then Minister of Energy and
Natural Resources and YBhg. Dato’ Hj Rosli Isa, Secretary General
of the then Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources (KeTSA),
SEDA Malaysia celebrated 25 orphans during Majlis Hari Raya that welcomed YAB Dato’ Seri Haji Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor,
was attended by the then Minister of KeTSA. Menteri Besar of Kedah to the then KeTSA ‘Mesra Aidilfitri’ Council
in Sik, Kedah. YBhg. Dato’ Hamzah Hussin, Chief Executive Officer
of SEDA Malaysia, and Heads of the then KeTSA Departments/
Agencies attended the ceremony. SEDA Malaysia also opened
an exhibition site with other agencies under the then KeTSA,
promoting programmes such as SAVE 3.0 and NEM 3.0 to the
public who attended the event.

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JUNE JUNE

1 1
During the Malaysia Renewable Energy Roadmap (MyRER) During the Malaysia Renewable Energy Roadmap (MyRER)
Briefing Session at Pahang State level in collaboration with the Briefing Session at Pahang State level in collaboration with the
Pahang State Economic Planning Division (BPEN), SEDA Malaysia Pahang State Economic Planning Division (BPEN), SEDA Malaysia
briefed representatives from state government agencies about briefed State government agencies about MyRER. YBrs. En Nazri
MyRER. YBrs. En Nazri bin Mizayauddin, Chief Strategy Officer of bin Mizayauddin, Chief Strategy Officer of SEDA Malaysia and YH.
SEDA Malaysia and YH. Dato’ Razihan bin Adzharuddin, Deputy Dato’ Razihan bin Adzharuddin, Deputy Government Secretary
Government Secretary (Development) of the Pahang State (Development) of the Pahang State Government, also welcomed
Government, also welcomed the audience. This plan aims to set the audience. This plan aims to set targets for TBB’s installed
targets for TBB’s installed capacity to reach a target of 31 per cent capacity to reach a target of 31 per cent by 2025 and 40 per cent
by 2025 and 40 per cent by 2035. In addition, this plan is also by 2035. In addition, this plan is also expected to benefit the
expected to benefit the national economy and have a positive national economy and have a positive impact on the environment.
impact on the environment. SEDA Malaysia also promotes its SEDA Malaysia also promotes SEDA Malaysia programmes that
programmes that are currently and will be carried out, especially are currently and will be carried out, especially those related to
those related to renewable energy and energy efficiency. renewable energy and energy efficiency.

JUNE JUNE

3-6 8
YBhg. Dato’ Hamzah Hussin, CEO of SEDA Malaysia, did a SEDA Malaysia conducted a Knowledge Sharing Session on
walkabout at SEDA Open Day 2022 in MyTOWN Shopping Renewable Energy (RE) updates with MBSB Bank. Chaired by
Centre. YBrs. En. Mohammad Nazri Mizayauddin, the session focused
on current renewable energy programs in Malaysia, Malaysia
Renewable Energy Roadmap (MyRER) and ISES 2022. The session
ended with a Q&A session.

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JUNE

14 JUNE

YB Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan, then Minister of Energy and

29
Natural Resources, announced a new 187MW quota for the
Incentive Tariff (FiT) mechanism for non-solar sources. This new SEDA Malaysia opened a booth promoting Renewable Energy
quota will contribute to the target of 31 per cent renewable (RE) and Energy Efficiency (EE) Programmes at the Majlis Bandar
energy installed capacity by 2025 and 40 per cent by 2035. The Raya Petaling Jaya (MBPJ) ‘s 16th Anniversary celebration from
government expects this quota offer to generate investment Jun 24–26, 2022, at Laman MBPJ, Petaling Jaya. Selangor Menteri
of RM1.8 billion and create as many as 550 job opportunities in Besar YAB Dato’ Seri Amirudin Bin Shari, Petaling Jaya Mayor
the renewable energy industry. YB Datuk Ali Biju, then Deputy Mohamad Azhan Md Amir, and the members of MBPJ paid a
Minister of KeTSA, YBrs. Tuan Mohammad Razif Hj Abdul Mubin, visit to the Authority’s booth during their walkabout. Currently,
Deputy Secretary General (Energy) of the then KeTSA, and YBhg. SEDA Malaysia is collaborating with MBPJ for the Three (3)
Dato’ Hamzah Hussin, Chief Executive Officer of SEDA Malaysia Years Programme of Energy Management, Implementation of
was also present during the Press conference. Malaysian Standard (MS 1525), and Low Carbon Building.

JULY JULY

1 4
SEDA Malaysia at the Jelajah Aspirasi Keluarga Malaysia (JAKM) SEDA Malaysia held the RMK-12 Energy Audit Conditional Grant
programme exhibition site at Litar Dato’ Sagor, Pasir Salak, Perak, (EACG) Programme Tour for Sabah on Jul 4, 2022. The RMK
from July 1-3. 12-EACG Programme is a program that offers conditional grants
for the implementation of energy audits in the Industrial and
Commercial sectors.

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JULY

12
JULY

22-24
YB Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan, former Minister of Energy and
Natural Resources and YBhg. Dato’ Hj Rosli Isa, the then KeTSA SEDA opened an exhibition site at the Jelajah Aspirasi Keluarga
Secretary General, slaughtered three cows in conjunction with Malaysia (JAKM) program from July 22-24, 2022 at Sultan
the Mesra Rakyat Keluarga Malaysia Programme by the then Muhammad IV Stadium, Kota Bharu, Kelantan Darul Naim.
Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources (KeTSA) in Trong, Perak.
This ceremony also witnessed YB Datuk Seri Takiyuddin planting
a Beruas tree as a symbol of Malaysia’s Greening Program. He also
visited the SEDA exhibition site and other agencies under the then
KeTSA that promote programs introduced by the government.

JULY

27
SEDA Malaysia and UniKL British Malaysian Institute (UniKL BMI) have collaborated for the implementation of the Sustainable Energy
Forum and the Launching Ceremony of the UniKL Sustainable Energy Living Lab Building Construction Project at UniKL BMI on Jul 27, 2022
which was officiated by Dato Seri Mahdzir Bin Khalid, former Minister of External Development City. This project will make history for UniKL
BMI by becoming the first Zero Energy Building in Malaysia. UniKL BMI is also a training partner of SEDA Malaysia for several energy-related
courses, such as solar PV.

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JULY AUGUST

26-27 1-4
The Energy Management and Energy Audit Training Session in The Energy Management and Energy Audit Training Session in
Buildings (Commercial Sector) was held from Jul 26-27, 2022, at Buildings (Industrial Sector) was held from Aug 1-4, 2022 at SEDA
SEDA Malaysia in a hybrid manner attended by building owners Malaysia in a hybrid manner with a focus on building owners and
and Energy Service Companies (ESCO) who have applied for Energy Service Companies (ESCOs) that have applied for grants
grants under the Conditional Energy Audit Grant program ( under the Energy Audit Conditional Grant programme ( EACG)
EACG) RMK-12. This training is one of the packages offered in the RMK-12.
EACG program in addition to the technical facilitation assistance
package.

AUGUST

26
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) Signing Ceremony
AUGUST between NUR Power and TNB was signed by TNB’s Chief Retail

22 Officer, YBhg. Datuk Ir. Megat Jalaluddin Megat Hassan and the
Managing Director of NUR Power, En Ikhwan Hafiz Jamaluddin
took place on Aug 26, 2022, at the Double Tree Hotel by Hilton
Putrajaya. Senior Division Secretary (Electricity Supply), the then
SEDA Malaysia signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources (KeTSA) YBrs. Puan
with Pahang Skills Development Center to provide training Mareena Mahpudz, Chief Executive Officer of SEDA Malaysia,
related to sustainable energy from August 2022 until August 2024. YBhg. Dato’ Hamzah Hussin, Head of Retail Division Solutions, Mr
Chief Executive Officer of SEDA Malaysia YBhg. Dato’ Hamzah Mohamed Azrin Mohamed Ali and Chairman of NUR Power, Datuk
Hussin signed the MoU with Pahang Skills Executive Director Tuan Wira Ir. Md Sidek Ahmad was also present at the event. The MoU is
Mohd Yusri Mohd Nor at the SEDA Malaysia office on Aug 22, 2022. for large-scale solar projects, rooftop solar and electric vehicle (EV)
charging facilities at Kulim High Tech Park (KHTP)

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SEPTEMBER

19
AUGUST YAB Dato’ Sri Ismail Sabri Bin Yaakob, then Prime Minister,
launched the National Energy Policy (NTP) 2022 - 2040 at the
29-30 Marriott Hotel Putrajaya. DTN outlines the strategic direction
and the main importance of the energy sector in Malaysia in
the coming period. YB Dato’ Sri Mustapa Bin Mohamed, then
Then Prime Minister YAB Dato’ Sri Ismail Sabri Yaakob officiated Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Economy), YBhg.
the International Sustainable Energy Conference (ISES) 2022 at Datuk Seri Mohd Zuki Bin Ali, Chief Secretary, and YBhg. Datuk
the Kuala Lumpur Convention Center. The conference themed Seri Saiful Anuar Bin Lebai Hussen, Director General of the
‘Empowering Energy Transition’ is hosted by the then Ministry of Economic Planning Unit, also participated with YAB PM during
Energy and Natural Resources (KeTSA) and organised by SEDA the completion of the launch. YAB PM then visited the exhibition
Malaysia. YB Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan, then Minister of site accompanied by YB Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Bin Hassan,
Energy and Natural Resources, gave a welcome speech to the then Minister of Energy and Natural Resources and YB Dato’ Sri
2,300 participants who attended the conference. ISES 2022, Dr Adham Bin Baba, the then Minister of Science, Technology
which took place on Aug 29-30, 2022, featured four plenary and Innovation. This exhibition showcased the work of the then
sessions and 10 in-depth discussion workshops by leading Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources (KeTSA), SEDA Malaysia,
speakers from various fields related to sustainable energy. as well as other agencies related to the energy sector.

OCTOBER

3
During the presentation of the Renewable Energy Bill (Amendment) 2022 and the Sustainable Energy Development Authority Bill
(Amendment) 2022 by YB Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan, then Minister of Energy and Natural Resources in the Dewan Rakyat on Oct 3, 2022.
YB Datuk Ali Biju, then Deputy Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, YBhg. Dato’ Mohamad Razif Haji Abd Mubin, Deputy Secretary
General (Energy) of the then Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources (KeTSA) and officials from the then KeTSA and SEDA were also
present during the session. This Bill aims to ensure that the process of handing power for the supply of electricity to the Sabah government
is carried out orderly without causing any legal implications in the future.

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OCTOBER

7-9
OCTOBER

8-9
SEDA Malaysia at the exhibition site of the Jelajah Aspirasi
Keluarga Malaysia program at Dataran Seri Jempol, Negeri YBhg. Dato’ Hamzah Hussin, Chief Executive Officer of SEDA
Sembilan from Oct 7-9. Malaysia, led the SEDA Malaysia contingent in the Sports Day
Carnival of the then Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources
(KeTSA) which took place on Oct 8-9, 2022. Seven sports events
were contested by representatives from agencies under the then
KeTSA in conjunction with the National Sports Day celebration
week.

OCTOBER

12-14

The Chief Executive Officer of SEDA Malaysia, Dato’ Hamzah Hussin, spent time visiting the International Greentech & Eco Products
Exhibition & Conference Malaysia (IGEM) 2022, Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre.

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OCTOBER

13-15 OCTOBER

14-16
The KeTSA @ KB Prihatin Carnival took place at Dataran Platinum
Mall, Lembah Sireh, Kota Bharu, Kelantan. SEDA Malaysia an SEDA Malaysia promoted the SAVE 3.0 programme with the
agency under the then Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources then Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources (KeTSA) at the
(KeTSA), participated in the opening of the exhibition site and Jelajah Aspirasi Keluarga Malaysia exhibition booth at the Melaka
gave talks related to the SAVE 3.0 programme. International Trade Center from Oct 14-16, 2022.

OCTOBER

25-28

YBrs. Dr Wirdati Mohd Radzi, Authority Member of SEDA Malaysia and En Saiful Hakim Abdul Rahman, Director of Strategic Planning SEDA
Malaysia, had an engaging session with Carbon Trust Singapore, Ms. Xinying Tok, Head of South East Asia and Mr Mauricio Riveros, Associate
Director, Programmes & Innovation discussing potential areas of collaboration on technology accelerators.The meeting was held during
the Singapore International Energy Week (SIEW) 2022. The four-day conference is a platform for energy professionals, policymakers and
commentators to share best practices and solutions within the global energy space.

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OCTOBER

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Petaling Jaya City Council, in collaboration with SEDA Malaysia has organised an Energy Management and Efficiency Awareness
Programme and Renewable Energy for residents around Petaling Jaya Zone 17 on Oct 29, 2022, at PJS1 Dataran Anak Muda, Petaling Jaya.
This programme was attended by guests of honour YB Maria Chin Abdullah and Zone 17 Area Council Member Puan Norah Mansor. As
a speaker for this program, SEDA Malaysia presented interesting information related to Energy Management and Efficiency, as well as
programs related to Renewable Energy available in Malaysia that can be participated by the local community.

NOVEMBER

10 NOVEMBER

Then Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, YBhg Datuk Seri

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Takiyuddin Hassan and his delegation visited the floating solar
system installation site in Lake Tok Uban, Pasir Mas, Kelantan, Digitalisation is transforming the energy industry by improving
by Cypark Renewable Energy Sdn Bhd. This project will be the efficiency and safety and facilitating renewable energy use.
World’s Largest Aquaculture Integrated Floating Solar System. This morning, SEDA Malaysia made a courtesy visit to HUAWEI
YB Ustaz Tuan Haji Mohd Saripudin Tuan Ismail, EXCO Agriculture, Malaysia led by YBrs. En. Nazri Mizayauddin, Chief Strategy Officer
Green Energy, and Environment, YBhg. Dato’ Hamzah Hussin, of SEDA Malaysia, and welcomed by Mr James Lee, Director of
Chief Executive Officer of SEDA Malaysia, YBhg. Dato’ Daud Huawei Technologies (M) Smart PV Business Solution with his
Ahmad, Chief Executive Officer of Cypark Resources Berhad, team. The visit looks at Huawei’s latest ICT Technology and uses
Tuan Haji Wan Mohd Shuhaimi Wan Mustapha, Director of UPEN cases involving Huawei - 5G Technology, Digital Power (Green
Kelantan, and senior officials from the Energy Commission were Technologies), and Cloud Technology which aligns with Malaysia’s
also present to accompany YB Minister during this visit. aspiration to become a carbon-neutral nation by 2050.

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