KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 10): A total 1,899 GW of green energy is available for subscription when the green electricity tariff (GET) programme reopens on Friday (Aug 11), said the Energy Commission.
The new quota is applicable for a five-month contract period from Aug 1 to Dec 31, the regulator said in a statement on Thursday.
It urged interested applicants to subscribe early within the application window of 11am to 5pm on Friday, by logging into Tenaga Nasional Bhd’s myTNB portal at www.myTNB.com.my.
The GET programme enables companies or industries to immediately achieve their 100% renewable power goal with the internationally-acclaimed Malaysia Renewable Energy Certificate (mREC).
“The mRECs certify that every kWh of green energy purchased by the GET subscriber is uniquely identified to the particular renewable energy generation source, which in turn is connected to the national grid infrastructure and thus dispatchable to the GET subscriber,” said the Energy Commission.
In addition, the GET programme provides the successful GET subscriber with full exemption from the imbalance cost pass through (ICPT) charges on their green energy utilised in their electricity bill.
“The Energy Commission extends our appreciation to all those committed to a greener and sustainable future,” the statutory body added.
First implemented in 2022, the GET programme is a strategic initiative by the government to provide green electricity generated from renewable sources to customers of TNB who intend to reduce their carbon footprint.
Last month, Minister of Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad announced that the tariff for the GET programme has been raised to 21.8 sen/kWh from 3.7 sen /kWh effective Aug 1, in line with regional green electricity retail price benchmarks.