A Decade of Transitioning Malaysia toward a High-Solar PV Energy Penetration Nation

Alaa A. F. Husain, Maryam Huda Ahmad Phesal, Mohd Zainal Abidin Ab Kadir, Ungku Anisa Ungku Amirulddin and Abdulhadi H. J. Junaidi
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Alaa A. F. Husain: Institute of Power Engineering, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Kajang 43000, Selangor, Malaysia
Maryam Huda Ahmad Phesal: Institute of Power Engineering, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Kajang 43000, Selangor, Malaysia
Mohd Zainal Abidin Ab Kadir: Advanced Lightning, Power and Energy Research Centre (ALPER), Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia
Ungku Anisa Ungku Amirulddin: Institute of Power Engineering, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Kajang 43000, Selangor, Malaysia
Abdulhadi H. J. Junaidi: Postgraduate Centre (PGC), Lim Kok Wing University, Cyberjaya 63000, Selangor, Malaysia

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 17, 1-16

Abstract: In the last 10 years, Malaysia has aggressively moved towards a higher penetration of 20% of renewable energy (RE) in the Malaysian energy mix by 2025. Several incentives and initiatives have taken place with the aim of achieving the goals in terms of installed capacity and catching up with the leading countries in these sectors. Since 2011, Malaysia started the Feed-in-Tariff (FiT) before introducing Net Energy Metering (NEM) in 2017, and recently, another initiative known as NEM 3.0 has been introduced. This paper reviews all policies undertaken by the Malaysian government from 2011 to 2021 in spearheading the country to be on par with others, especially those in the Southeast Asian (SEA) region. The effectiveness of each policy on the growth of photovoltaic PV energy installation is highlighted, and the latest update on the NEM 3.0 policy is also discussed. A comparison of each approach in terms of installed capacity and system connection setup to the grid is also considered for the benefit and sharing of knowledge from one of the fastest-developing countries in the region.

Keywords: solar PV; sustainability; renewable energy policies; feed-in-tariff; net energy metering (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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