SEDA MALAYSIA S REMINDER ON OPENING OF RENEWABLE ENERGY QUOTA FOR PROJECTS IN SABAH AND WP LABUAN

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1 PRESS RELEASE TO: NEWS EDITOR SEDA MALAYSIA S REMINDER ON OPENING OF RENEWABLE ENERGY QUOTA FOR PROJECTS IN SABAH AND WP LABUAN Putrajaya, Monday (28 April 2014): Sustainable Energy Development Authority (SEDA) Malaysia today issued a reminder to everyone interested to apply for the Feed-in Approval (FiA) for renewable energy (RE) quota for projects located in Sabah and WP Labuan. SEDA Malaysia has recently opened its Sabah branch in Likas Square Commercial Centre, Jalan Istiadat, Kota Kinabalu to provide additional support for RE projects in Sabah and WP Labuan. According to the recent announcement by Minister of Energy, Green Technology and Water (KeTTHA), YB Datuk Seri Panglima Dr Maximus Johnity Ongkili on 22 nd April 2014, 2 MW of solar photovoltaic (PV) with capacity up to 12 kw per application will be allocated for the individuals whereas 5 MW for the nonindividuals (with capacity above 425 kw up to 1 MW per application) for projects in Sabah and WP Labuan. These solar PV quotas are intended for projects that will achieve commercial operation by end of this year. The Minister, YB Datuk Seri Dr Maximus also announced a separate quota allocation of 5 MW solar PV for the Community for Sabah and WP Labuan. The limit per application for community solar PV quota is capped at 200 kw. There are three types of institutions eligible under the Community solar PV quota, they are: (i) Institutions of public education level: 1 P a g e

2 a) Primary School - Sekolah Kebangsaan & Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan, Sekolah Rendah Agama; b) Secondary School : Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (Harian), Sekolah Menengah (Berasrama Penuh), Sekolah Menengah Teknik/Vokasional, Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Agama Sekolah Menengah Jenis Kebangsaan; and c) Mission schools/ independent schools (non-profit). (ii) Places of worship (registered religious Authority/ Local Authority approval) - mosques, churches, temples; and (iii) Welfare homes registered - orphanages, nursing homes, disable children s homes, single parent home & old folks home. SEDA would like to remind the solar PV quota for the individuals in Sabah and WP Labuan will be opened from 7:00 am to 2:00 pm on 2 nd using the e-fit online system. This system will immediately pre-allocate quota upon fulfilment of the online requirements. Commencing 4:00 pm on 2 nd, solar PV individual quota applications for projects in Sabah and WP Labuan could still be submitted via the e-fit online system. This is a new method called the e-fit with New Queue System. In this method of application the system will go through a new queuing system and solar PV service providers are required to secure a queue number in the e-fit online system on the 19 th starting 10 am until 5:00 pm. The quota will allocated by the queue number assigned to each applicant. SEDA Malaysia will be organizing a tutorial on the new queuing system on 30 th April Putrajaya. Interested participants could register online at SEDA Malaysia s website, Applicants are also reminded that they are required to engage a solar PV service provider to submit their FiT application online. 2 P a g e

3 The list of solar PV service providers must be found in SEDA Malaysia s website, &s=100. The table in the following page provides a schedule of FiT quota release for various RE sources and application methodologies for different regions. 3 P a g e

4 SCHEDULE OF FEED-IN TARIFF QUOTA RELEASE (IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER) FOR PENINSULAR MALAYSIA, SABAH AND LABUAN RENEWABLE RESOURCE (up to 12 kw) (up to 12 kw) QUOTA AVAILABLE (BASED ON COMMERCIAL OPERATIONAL YEAR) FOR APPLICATION IN 2014 (MW) OPENING PERIOD (7:00 am 2:00 pm) 2 May (4:00 pm) - 12 May 19 (10:00 am - 5:00 pm) APPLICATION METHODOLOGY with New Queuing System Secure Queue No. REGION only (up to 425 kw) 10 (4:00 pm) - 16 June 18 June Balloting Day Biogas Biomass Quota available from 1 st July 2014 onwards. 2 Time to be advised at a later date. 4 P a g e

5 RENEWABLE RESOURCE QUOTA AVAILABLE (BASED ON COMMERCIAL OPERATIONAL YEAR) FOR APPLICATION IN 2014 (MW) OPENING PERIOD APPLICATION METHODOLOGY REGION Small Hydro (> 425kW and including 1MW) 5 (4:00 pm) May (9:00 am) - 23 May Manual Submission (Putrajaya/Sabah Office) (> 425kW and including 1MW) Community (up to 200 kw) 10 5 (4:00 pm) May (9:00 am) - 23 May (4:00 pm) 30 1 July 2014 (10:00 am onwards) Manual Submission (Putrajaya Office) Peninsular Malaysia END 5 P a g e