It has been almost three years since the implementation of the Efficient Management of Electrical Energy Regulations 2008 by Suruhanjaya Tenaga on December 2008. Since then we have seen a few other actions taken by the Government in ensuring the energy resources are utilized in an efficient manner and also to release its burden in subsidizing the energy price.
In April, the parliament has endorsed the bill for the Renewable Energy (RE) Act and Sustainable Energy Development (SEDA) Act with the aim to foster the renewable energy development in the country as an effort to lessen the dependency on the fossil fuel.
May 2011 illustrates the electricity price will never do the industry and commercial player favor. The increase of power tariff by 7.3 percent has causing the average rate of electricity at 33.5 sen per kWh.
It is not so difficult to predict the next course, the electricity price will keep increasing and it will be more rigorous action in the regulation. At the same time the government will offer more incentives for those who move to energy efficiency and renewable energy.
It is well-timed to shift the old paradigm in managing the energy and turns the effects to opportunity and profit to your company.
Dear En. Ghazali,
ReplyDeleteI enjoy reading your entries in this blog. I am also a proponent of energy-efficiency.
By the way, do you know when (i.e by what year) organisations must appoint their Energy Manager as per Energy Commission's requirements? I've been looking for such info but cannot find it even from the EC's website.
Thanks for your help. Also do keep on writing and raise the level of awareness among us on this very important issue.