In Malaysia, the pursuit of renewable resources, while nothing can be compared with other major countries, there have been some steps in that direction.
A little over a week, the country's largest renewable energy park Cypark Resources Bhd is expected to start a new milestone in the renewable energy law is expected to move soon. Public participation has increased, especially after a nuclear disaster in Japan, which received mass urges the Government to relook its plans to introduce nuclear power in Malaysia.
Energy, green technology, and the water Ministry of RE / Malaysia Building Integrated Photovoltaic Technology Application (MBIPV), leader of the national project and the company's technical advisor Ahmad Haris Hadra said RE has a clear vision as Malaysia has the resources may be moving easily, such as solar, biogas, biomass and hydropower.
"However, renewable energy increases need for action. It must not brush off the law on energy saving. When the law, the parties are able to develop renewable sources of energy in a safe and protected as a generation can be sold Tenaga Nasional Bhd to (BTN) in a warranty period, "says Ahmad Hadra.
Essentially, the law will allow people to RE / investors to earn income from the sale of electricity from renewable resources in the home for utilities.
"We expect that the second and third reading this month ... The law will enter into force, probably in May or June, so that the feed-in tariff (FIT) will also be on board then," he says.
Promoting renewable energy
Meanwhile, the Authority Sustainable Energy Development (SEDA) Bill, which aims to establish the creation of the Silk Malaysia will also be presented. Silk will be responsible for the development of renewable energy to lead and administer the program FIT. The fund will also be created and managed by the Silk Road. An increase in the rate of 1% can be produced to cover the costs of the scheme was once implemented.
Ahmad said he would be a very minimal impact because only 1% of the electricity bill would cost RM100 RM1. He says that about 56% of the nation would not be affected because they consume less than 200kWh per month.
Under the ITF, up to 30 MW of electricity from four sources of renewable energy, solar energy, biogas, biomass and small hydroelectric plants, are eligible to connect a generator to the national grid and sell energy services public such as TNB, Sesco Bhd and Syarikat Sdn Bhd, Sabah Electricity
What does it mean that if you have a solar photovoltaic (PV) generator in the house, you can search for this generator to connect to a network, and get paid for the sale of electricity from TNB over the agreed timetable.
Ambitious goals
Malaysia hopes to obtain from 985MW or 5.5% of renewable energy in the energy mix by 2015. Currently, renewable energy contributes less than 1% in the energy mix in Malaysia. In 2020, the goal is that renewables account for 11% or 2,080 MW of electricity in the country in general.
Currently, the country's energy demand is mostly from fossil fuels. OSK research head Chris Eng said in passing renewable energy legislation would be "crucial" to achieve the goal of government: "I think the key to driving the adoption of renewable energy, after all, should act."
He said that the goal of 985MW by 2015 and 2GW energy produced from renewable energy remains difficult as the current electricity from green energy is limited.
According to the Energy Commission chairman Tan Sri Ahmad Tajuddin Ali, renewable energy has moved away from its portfolio managed under Seda when the law was passed.
He said today the country produces about 500 MW of electricity from renewables, but only 50 MW is connected to other internal use of the plantation sector.
Tajuddin said to be capable prepared to reduce the difficulty of investing in renewable energy projects or project does much the kickoff, because it is not economically viable.
Ahmad MBIPV believes the goal of reaching 11% of total electricity from renewable energy by 2020 is achievable.
"Yes, because the goal is very small compared to what has been done in other countries (our closest eastern Thailand).
FiT international experts and independent consultant on energy policy researcher at the Research Centre for Environmental Policy at the Free University of Berlin, David Jacobs believes the short-term goal of 5.5% is certainly possible. He said, however, Malaysia should have a more ambitious long term.
"In order for Malaysia to achieve 25% of total energy consumption from renewable sources by 2050, other countries would be in the range of 60% -70% by then."
Obstacles in abundance
Among the challenges in this disc for renewables is the lack of understanding and the distortion that currently exists in the cost of electricity production given subsidy elements. In addition, other support, while Malaysia may seem rich in sunlight, sunlight is actually low, limited by the fact that the sky is cloudy. As for wind turbines, made other than the wind speed in the country is not strong enough.
Siow KK Cypark director disagrees with critics who say that the cloud layer that is less attractive for investments in solar energy. He says the radiation is strong enough, and explained that 10 MW could be produced in power Pajam about 40,000 to 50,000 people in the region.
Ahmad is confident that these challenges can be overcome: "There are solutions to every problem we have to take only good for Malaysia ... technology in Europe may not be suitable in Malaysia ..
"For example, the technology of thin film solar less accepted in Europe, but proved to be the
best, cloudy weather in Malaysia. In Malaysia, we can generate 1.3 times more solar energy than Germany (No. 1 current market land of the sun), he said, adding that it's the same for wind energy. "So we just need to find the right technology for the climate of Malaysia."
When the price of electricity?
The effect of the RE Act for end users, most observers believe it would probably be minimal and not so great as to say that if gas subsidies would be removed, or if coal prices continue to increase.
"The effect of the law is only 1% of the next tariff revision. In any event, this year the government has already granted the funds to start the law. In the medium to long term as the country spends more than 50% mix of renewable energy, Malaysia can better monitor its energy imports, and would have less impact on the instability. This will allow us to become more energy independent, "says Ahmad Hadra.
One of the most important developments in the field is set at 26ha Pajama renewable energy park, Nila Prime Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Najib Razak. Cypark RM94.29mil invest to build a park for the connection to the national network to be rehabilitated in a landfill.
Including a plant with 2 MW of biogas and solar power 8 MW, the park is expected to generate RE RM12.16mil in gross national income in 2020.
RE Park includes the integration of three possible resources, landfills, such as solar, landfill gas and waste scale renewable energy project to produce up to 10 MW of landfill Pajama.
Group Chief Executive Cypark Ahmad Daud said Pajam landfill is one of the 17 landfills that the government has ordered closure. Cypark replicate the means to unlock the economic value of land for the remaining 16 landfills and also intends to do the same with 32 other landfills.
"After a further 32 existing landfills and 17 landfills, which produce 100 MW is not a problem," he says.
Cypark if land use (landfill) has no economic value that can not be used for any activity from 20 to 30 years. This is essentially to transform a plot of negative value. "This is 100% economically beneficial to convert the land to a negative value entirely used to produce electricity," said Daud.
Eng OSK said current plans are "not very profitable" for the 21 end by tarriff kWh for all renewable energy projects, but that could change.
"Although the final tariff rate may still change, according to information published on May 5, 2010, FIT for solar power generators ranging from RM1.25 to RM1.75 per kWh, while for the biogas 28 sen-35 sen per kWh.
"This would make it much more profitable to work with solar energy and biomass, biogas power plants. Self-TNB announced its RE systems such as Joint Global Feld RM120mil of fresh fruit bunches biomass plant and RM60mil feasibility of solar power" Eng says.
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