Malaysian government urged to promote renewable energy, especially solar, to mitigate impact of potential electricity tariff hikes. While the government guarantees electricity tariffs for all sectors until June, global fuel cost increases make maintaining these prices for an extended period challenging. Experts highlight the potential of solar energy, citing reductions of up to 90% in monthly electricity bills for domestic users participating in the Net Energy Metering (NEM) Rakyat program. The NEM Nova program offers similar savings for commercial users. Concerns are raised about the limited quota-based NEM program, which restricts access to solar energy for those wanting to switch. The long-term financial burden of subsidies is also discussed as a potential issue.
PETALING JAYA: Kerajaan perlu menggalakkan rakyat terutama pengguna domestik beralih kepada penggunaan tenaga boleh baharu terutama solar untuk mengurangkan kesan jika berlaku kenaikan tarif elektrik.
Kata, ini terbukti apabila pengguna yang memasang solar fotovoltaik di bawah program Permeteran Tenaga Bersih kategori NEM Rakyat mampu menjimatkan bil bulanan hingga 90 peratus. “Untuk itu kerajaan perlu merangka polisi yang lebih konkrit dan untuk tempoh masa yang panjang supaya pengguna pada bila-bila masa boleh beralih kepada sumber tenaga alternatif sekiranya mereka mahu,” katanya dalam kenyataan.Katanya, jika kuota habis mereka yang mahu beralih kepada tenaga solar tidak dapat berbuat demikian dan terpaksa menunggu pengumuman kuota baharu.
“Pasang solar di rumah misalnya boleh jimat bil elektrik dan sebab itu program NEM perlu ditambah baik dan perlu diteruskan,” katanya.
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