Malaysia legislation
Section 18
of Sabah Renewable Energy Technical And Operational Requirements Rules 2024
Section 18
(2)
Upon receiving the written request under subrule (1), the Commission shall —
(a)
inspect or test the revenue meter not later than fourteen working days from receipt of the request submitted under subrule (1) or any other extended period as determined by the Commission;
(b)
provide the relevant distribution licensee and feed-in approval holder with not less than twenty-four hours’ prior written notice of such inspection or test; and
(c)
permit the distribution licensee, feed-in approval holder and their representatives to witness such inspection or test and any adjustment made to the revenue meter.
(3)
If any revenue meter is found to be defective or inaccurate by more than the extent allowable under prudent utility practices, the revenue meter shall be adjusted, repaired, recalibrated or replaced by the distribution licensee at its own cost.
(4)
If a check revenue meter has been installed and the feed-in approval holder and the distribution licensee are unable to agree on the amount of adjustment necessary to correct the measurements made by the defective or inaccurate revenue meter referred to in subrule (3), the check revenue meter shall be used to determine the amount of such inaccuracy.
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(5)
If there is no check revenue meter, or if the check revenue meter is also found to be defective or inaccurate by more than the extent allowable under prudent utility practices, and the feed-in approval holder and distribution licensee are unable to agree on the amount of adjustment necessary to correct the measurements made by the defective or inaccurate revenue meter or check revenue meter, the distribution licensee shall install a new and calibrated meter in parallel with the revenue meter to determine the inaccuracy of the revenue meter.
(6)
If the feed-in approval holder and the distribution licensee are unable to agree on the actual period during which the inaccurate measurements were made, the period during which the measurements are to be adjusted shall be as follows:
(a)
in respect of a renewable energy installations having a net export capacity exceeding 72kW or rated kWp exceeding 72kWp, one half of the period calculated from the last previous test of the revenue meter to the date of the current test that found such revenue meter to be defective or inaccurate; and
(b)
in respect of renewable energy installations having a net export capacity up to and including 72kW or rated kWp up to and including 72kWp, three months prior to the date on which the revenue meter is found to be defective or inaccurate.
(7)
If the period specified under subrule (6) covers a period for which feed-in tariffs have already been paid by the distribution licensee to the feed-in approval holder, the distribution licensee shall use the corrected measurement as determined under subrules (3), (4), (5) and (6) to recalculate the amount of feed-in tariffs due for the period of inaccuracy.
(8)
The feed-in tariffs which have been paid to the feed-in approval holder shall be subtracted from the re-calculated amount of feed-in tariffs due for the period of inaccuracy.
(9)
The balance of the subtraction made under subrule (8), if any, shall be paid —
(a)
if positive, by the distribution licensee to the feed-in approval holder; or
(b)
if negative, by the feed-in approval holder to the distribution licensee.
(10)
Any balance required to be paid under subrule (9) shall be made within fifteen calendar days from the date of receipt by the distribution licensee or feed-in approval holder, as the case may be, of a statement from the feed-in approval holder or distribution licensee, as the case may be, requesting such balance.
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(11)
Any balance required to be paid under paragraph 18(9)(a) may be set off against any payment due from the feed-in approval holder to the distribution licensee.
Meter readings