Renewable Energy Act 2011 · Updated to 31 Dec 2025 · Part VIII · General
61. Power of Authority to make rules
Official textFrom Laws of Malaysia Online, unchanged
The Authority may make such rules for all or any of the following matters:
Authority
“Authority” means the Sustainable Energy Development Authority Malaysia established under the Sustainable Energy Development Authority Act 2011;
to prescribe all matters relating to the application of feed-in approvals, including the eligibility criteria of the applicant, the manner of application and duration, forms and standard conditions of the feed-in approval;
to prescribe the form and substance of renewable energy power purchase agreements under section 12;
renewable energy
“renewable energy” means electricity generated or produced from renewable resources.
to prescribe technical and operational requirements for the purposes of section 15;
to prescribe the criteria to be met by a renewable energy installation for ascertaining the eligibility of a feed-in approval holder to receive a particular feed-in tariff rate for the purposes of section 16;
renewable energy installation
“renewable energy installation” means an installation which generates renewable energy and includes any technical facility of that installation which converts mechanical, chemical, thermal or electromagnetic energy directly into electricity;
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to prescribe the procedures of recovery of moneys from the
Fund and methods of calculation of the amounts payable to a distribution licensee under section 19;
to prescribe fees which may be prescribed under this Act;
prescribed
“prescribed” means prescribed by the Minister by way of regulations made under section 60 or prescribed by the Authority by way of rules made under section 61, as the case may be;
to prescribe any matter for which this Act makes an express provision for the Authority to prescribe.
Terms defined in s 2
Authority
Defined · s 2“Authority” means the Sustainable Energy Development Authority Malaysia established under the Sustainable Energy Development Authority Act 2011;
distribution licensee
Defined · s 2“distribution licensee” means the holder of a licence to distribute issued by the Commission under section 9 of the Electricity Supply Act 1990;
feed-in approval holder
Defined · s 2“feed-in approval holder” means a person who holds a feed-in approval;
feed-in tariff
Defined · s 2“feed-in tariff” means the special tariff payable to feed-in approval holders in consideration for renewable energy generated and sold to a distribution licensee as specified in the third column of the Schedule;
prescribed
Defined · s 2“prescribed” means prescribed by the Minister by way of regulations made under section 60 or prescribed by the Authority by way of rules made under section 61, as the case may be;
renewable energy
Defined · s 2“renewable energy” means electricity generated or produced from renewable resources.
renewable energy installation
Defined · s 2“renewable energy installation” means an installation which generates renewable energy and includes any technical facility of that installation which converts mechanical, chemical, thermal or electromagnetic energy directly into electricity;
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