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e-newsletter #2

MOVING FORWARD Big Thank You and Kudos to the following who responded to become members of sub-committee to complement the current Committee during Member’s Engagement & Dialogue session in February and the recent AGM on 4th. July. It is hoped that with the interest, new ideas and active participation , MAESCO will have the ‘energy’ to dynamically move forward.

- Mr. Anand Pande (Infolliance Sdn Bhd)

- Mr. Prabodh K Sheth (ICEE International Sdn Bhd)

- Tn. Hj. Isa Bin Ismail (Tai Ace Engineering Sdn Bhd)

- Mr. Alex Looi Tink Huey (Laj Engineering Sdn Bhd)

- Mr. Lionel Fok Whye Sern (Malakoff Utilities Sdn Bhd)

- Mr. Phun Lee Ming (Alpha Winac Engineering Sdn Bhd)

- Ir. Mohd Hasanudin (UiTM)

- Mr. Wong Yin Kee (Engie Services)

- Ir. Ezham Khalid (UiTM)

- Mr. CN Lim (Pegasus Automation Sdn Bhd)

Welcome Again, It is a pleasure that we get to ‘publish’ our second e-newsletter though a little bit overdue. We have yet to establish an editorial team to devote time so as the publication of our newsletter would reach you in a timely manner. Nevertheless, in our endeavor to promote communication, interaction and to create avenue for sharing and imparting knowledge, news, feedback and/or whatever it maybe, we find it imperative that we ensure MAESCO bulletin is out every quarter. We hope that along the way we could effectively keep members widely interested and updated. It would be great for us if members could partake in this evolution by contributing an article or two for each edition. Please know that we also allocate space in our newsletter for advertisements. Anyone interested to take up the space, please feel free to call secretariat for details. Thank you…….

Afiza, Anuar & Wati

Secretariat

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UPDATES

ENERGY EFFICIENCY & CONSERVATION ACT

Malaysian Reserve 11.07.19:

MESTECC to submit Cabinet paper on RE. The proposal is also aimed at reforming the electricity industry towards green energy trading.

THE Ministry of Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change (MESTECC) is expected to table a Cabinet paper today to provide more renewable energy (RE) opportunities for consumers. Minister Yeo Bee Yin said the proposal is also aimed at reforming the electricity industry towards green energy trading. “We are going to table a Cabinet paper tomorrow where we will have more options for those who would like to purchase RE in Malaysia. “I am not at liberty to share a lot more, but hopefully, we will get it passed and then we will share a lot more on the green agenda and how it can be achieved through the reform of the electricity industry in green energy trading,” she said

at the World Economic Forum in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. Currently, the existing initiatives include the net energy metering scheme which allows excess energy produced from installed solar panels to be sold to Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) on a “one-on-one” offset basis. Previously, the energy bought from TNB was higher than what was sold to the national utility firm. The efforts are geared towards helping Malaysia achieve a 20% RE mix of total generation capacity by 2025 from the present 2%. At the same time, Malaysia is among the nations tied to the Paris Agreement — a multinational pledge to combat climate change by keeping the rise in global temperature substantially below 2oC. Malaysia, on its part, pledged to reduce its carbon emissions per GDP by 45% in 2030, relative to what it produced in 2005. It was reported that the country has produced approximately 370 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent today. “At the moment, we are at 33%. Actually, we are in a very comfortable position to meet our Paris Agreement,” Yeo said. While several economies have adopted carbon pricing, whereby a price is applied to carbon pollution to discourage greenhouse emissions due to the associated costs, Yeo said her ministry has no immediate plan on this front. “At this moment, the ministry has no near-term plan on carbon pricing, but I do not know if other ministries will advocate for this. “There is still so much of (an energy) gap that we can actually fill in terms of efficiency. It is not because of political populism but…at the practical level,” she said. Yeo also said decarbonising through energy efficiency is among the measures being looked at as it is not only bringing down costs, but carbon emissions as well. “That is the lowest hanging fruit to go for before you go for different parts (like carbon pricing). “(Let’s) focus on this low-hanging fruits, decarbonise through that, then, it will be much easier. Don’t go straight to carbon pricing without looking at what you can do at this moment,” she said. The minister also highlighted a recent report which showed that Malaysia could save up to RM46.92 billion in energy spending from 2016 to 2030 on energy efficiency alone, but noted that the country is stilling lagging on this front. The Energy Efficiency and Conservation Act, which is targeted to be tabled at the Parliament by January next year, is among the actions being taken to address this issue. Meanwhile, Yeo said an agreement is being sought between the relevant ministries to build an Asean grid to ensure greater energy security via regional cooperation.

“We have some development and I hope to sign a memorandum of understanding with the ministers in September on the grid and a firm supply,” she added.

Among the initiatives being undertaken are connecting the grid from Laos to Malaysia and building an undersea cable to Singapore.

Yeo said collaboration with other ASEAN countries is being sought as the region is working towards having a secure, reliable and sustainable energy grid.

POTENTIAL ESCO FUNDING

1. INCEIF ( International Centre for Education in Islamic Finance) is exploring feasibility of innovative financing,

investment platform and business models to realize potential of Renewable Energy and Energy. INCEIF had met

MAESCO a couple of times to have a better understanding of the industry and gather information for their

study. The study is being conducted through a research grant awarded by MESTECC.

INCEIF was set up by Bank Negara in 2005 and since had embarked on industry-focused research & development projects to maintain consistent stream of acquiring new knowledge and products toward industry needs.

2. Hong Leong Bank, as per INCEIF also is exploring new segments that include EE. It is just a matter of them

understanding the subject matter better. Meet ups between Hong Leong Bank and MAESCO are to be expected

to materialize a specific product for EE funding.

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ASIA PACIFIC ESCO INDUSTRY ALLIANCE (APEIA) A Joint statement was signed by all eight ESCO resented by MAESCO President Ar. Zulkifli Zahari and Vice President Ir. Ong Ching Loon All the participating ESCOs also had during the associations of the Asia Pacific region and that include MAESCO during the 3rd. APEIA Meeting on 17 June 2019 which was repmeeting supported a proposal for APEIA to be co-signatory and co-founder of the proposed Global ESCO Network.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

OUR RESOURCES

1) Books for Sale

RM50/-(Members) RM70/- (Members) RM40/- (Members)

2) Equipment for Rent

Please visit our website http://www.maesco.org.my/equipment-rental.html for more full equipment list and price

MAESCO TRAINING PROGRAMS :

Training/Seminar/Workshop Date

Certified Energy Manager Training Course 19 – 23 August, 14 – 18 October, 9 – 13 December

Accredited Energy Measurement & Verification Professional 19 – 21 November 2019

Thermal Energy Audit 22-24 July 2019

EnMSP 6 August and 11 October 2019

M & T 7 August and 12 November 2019

REEM 11 September and 28 November 2019

EPC 23 October 2019

To register : kindly visit our website at http://www.maesco.org.my

ENERGY PERFORMANCE CONTRACTING : MESTECC – CARBON TRUST UK MAESCO received visitors from Carbon Trust UK on a mission to explore possibilities of assisting local ESCOs to execute EPC form of contract for our local government buildings. The visitors were Mr. Paul Wedgwood and Ms. Elena Almeida. The visitors on the request of the Minister of MESTECC was on a fact finding mission to assess the experience and strength of our local ESCOs and make recommendations to the Malaysian Government on proposal to execute EPC contracts based on the UK experience. The Consultant for Carbon Trust who hailed from Scotland had related the experience of local utilities such as British Gas to undertake EPCs on rehabilitation of building heating systems in municipal and public buildings including educational institutions. Their visit include agencies of MESTECC and relevant departments in other Ministries including JKR, INCEIF..etc.. The exercise is being funded by special Green Fund created by the British government to foster technical and commercial expertise exchange between the two countries. Upon completion, the Consultants will submit their findings and recommendation to MESTECC for further development and details for the Governments further assessment and consideration.

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