Renewable energy policy and initiatives in Malaysia
Energy has always been an essential element for the generation of social and economic growth in a country. It is no longer viewed as a luxury as it used to be but it has become a necessity in our everyday life. Malaysia, a country located between 1° and 7° North of the Equator, has an abundance...
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Faculty of Design & Architecture, Universiti Putra Malaysia
2006
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| Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2436/1/5-Lim.pdf http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2436/ http://frsb.upm.edu.my/alamcipta/index.php/alamcipta/article/view/9/5 |
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| Summary: | Energy has always been an essential element for the generation of social
and economic growth in a country. It is no longer viewed as a luxury as it
used to be but it has become a necessity in our everyday life. Malaysia, a
country located between 1° and 7° North of the Equator, has an abundance
of renewable energy resources such as solar, wind, hydro and biomass but
most of these renewable energy resources are not fully exploited. Presently,
Malaysia is still very much dependent on fossil fuels as its primary source
of energy. Due to the current upward trend of fuel prices, especially crude
oil prices in the world market, the Malaysian Government is forced to look
into other alternative energy sources with the emphasis on renewable
energy. There are numerous efforts taken by the Malaysian Government in
pursuit of the exploitation of renewable energy. This paper will discuss the
five main initiatives taken by the Malaysian government on renewable
energy, namely Renewable Energy as the 5th Fuel under the 8th and 9th
Malaysian Plan, MS1525 or Energy Efficiency in Commercial Buildings,
the Kyoto Protocol, the Malaysian Building Integrated Photovoltaic
Programme, also known as MBIPV, and Biomass. |
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