KOTA KINABALU: Heavy consumers of electricity in Sabah have been urged to take up the Energy Audit Conditional Grant (EACG), which can amount to RM100,000.
These users from the industrial and commercial sectors consuming more than 100,000kWh of electricity per month are subject to the Efficient Management of Electrical Energy Regulations (EMEER 2024) under the Sabah Electricity Supply Enactment.
The Energy Commission of Sabah (ECoS) said they are now eligible to apply for up to RM100,000 under the EACG.
ECoS announced this on Friday (July 5) following a seminar on EACG and Energy Management that it jointly organised with the Sustainable Energy Development Authority (Seda) Malaysia.
Stakeholders from the industrial and commercial sectors attended the seminar on Thursday (July 4).
Under EACG, heavy electricity users or installations in Sabah’s industrial and commercial sectors can apply to conduct energy audit activities aimed at helping to save energy and reduce the burden of utility costs.
This is a significant step towards enhancing energy efficiency initiatives across the state, said Energy Efficiency and Conservation Unit assistant director Mohammad Nizamuddin Zainal Abidin.
He said EMEER 2024 is part of a broader regulatory framework established by ECoS, which includes the application, the provision of Registered Electrical Energy Manager (REEM) competency, qualification and roles, general penalties, and obligations of licensees and private installations to provide information to ECoS.
Under the new regulations, all existing electricity licensees, contractors, competent persons, and related equipment registrations will be regulated under ECoS which will ensure that licences and certificates remain valid and enforceable under the new enactments.
For further details and facilitation on compliance and registration, stakeholders are encouraged to utilise the ECoS Online System at www.ecos.gov.my.
More information on EACG applications can be found on www.seda.gov.my/eagrant.