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The Malaysias Ministry of Energy Transition and Water Transformation (Petra) has started the country's first aggregation initiative for solar systems on the roof.
With the Cream program (Community Renewable Energy Agregation Mechanism), homeowners can rent their space on the roof to third parties that can then develop solar systems that create electricity for local consumers.
The program frame published by Malaysias Energy Commission sets a radius of 5 km for the green electricity generated as part of the program to commercial and domestic customers.
The initiative is introduced with so -called local energy generators and aggregators (Lega), which are responsible for the development of solar systems on the roofs of aggregated residential properties. LEGA will also manage all agreements in connection with leasing with home owners on the roof.
According to the conditions of the system, the electricity that is supplied to local consumers must be connected directly to the sales network of the public supply company Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB).
TNB will also be responsible for the implementation of local compensation solutions in order to maintain the stability of the networks and minimize disorders caused by the intermittent sun production.
An explanation of Petra adds that the implementation of the program is based on the principle of open grid access, which says that “it remains cost-neutral for the power supply system and does not lead to a tariff mood for the power consumers”.
The ministry has also announced that the program will “act as a catalyst for the energy transfer effort”, including increasing the proportion of capacity of renewable energies to 40% by 2035 and 70% by 2050.
The CREAM program follows the implementation of the corporate renectabable Energy Supply Scheme Scheme (Cress) program in September 2024, with which Greens can acquire green electricity directly from developers for renewable energies via the national network.
Malaysia opened a tender for the last round of his large -scale solar program in January 2025.
The country's cumulative solar capacity reached 2,146 MW in 2023 by the end of 2024 MW, according to the latest figures from the International Renewable Energy Agency (Irena).
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