Malaysia legislation
Section 12
of Sabah Renewable Energy Technical And Operational Requirements Rules 2024
Section 12
(a)
a feed-in approval holder shall own, and shall be responsible at his or its own cost for operating and maintaining all installations located within his or its ownership boundary;
(b)
a distribution licensee shall own, and shall be responsible at its own cost for operating and maintaining all installations located beyond the feed-in approval holder’s ownership boundary; and
(c)
for multiple feed-ins to one connection point where the interconnection cables terminate at a switching station located in proximity to the renewable energy installations with one cable interconnection between this switching station and the connection point of the distribution licensee, one feed-in approval holder shall own all renewable energy installations, and —
(i)
unit losses in the interconnection between the switching station and the distribution licensee connection point will be apportioned to the respective renewable energy installations on a pro-rated basis;
and
(ii)
the feed-in approval holder is responsible for the operation and
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maintenance of the switching station and the interconnection up to distribution licensee connection point, in accordance with prudent utility practices.
(2)
A feed-in approval holder shall transfer such assets to a distribution licensee as may be required to comply with the provision of subrule (1).
(3)
The responsibilities specified in subrule (1) shall be without prejudice to any provisions in the renewable energy power purchase agreement entered into between a feed-in approval holder and distribution licensee under the Sabah Renewable
Energy (Renewable Energy Power Purchase Agreement) Rules 2024 dealing with their rights and liabilities in the event that one of them is unable to operate his or its installation, or any part thereof, due to a fault, malfunction or other failure of any installation, or part thereof, of the other.
(4)
The distribution of the unit losses in the interconnection and the responsibilities of a feed-in approval holder specified in subparagraphs (1)(c)(i) and (1)(c)(ii) shall be made in a separate written agreement between the distribution licensee and the feed-in approval holder to cater for the distribution and responsibilities.
Electrical protection schemes