Malaysia legislation
Section 3
of Sabah Renewable Energy Technical And Operational Requirements Rules 2024
Section 3
(a)
a PV installation having a rated kWp exceeding 12kWp up to and including 425kWp; or
(b)
a non-PV installation having a net export capacity exceeding 12kW up to and including 425kW, and connect the installation to a connection point shall, before making an application to the Commission for a feed-in approval under the Sabah Renewable Energy
(Feed-In Approval and Feed-In Tariff Rate) Rules 2024, submit a written request to the distribution licensee whose electricity distribution network is proposed to be connected to the installation for such distribution licensee to carry out a connection confirmation check in respect of the proposed connection.
(2)
The request submitted under subrule (1) shall be accompanied by the rated kWp or net export capacity of the proposed installation.
(3)
Upon receipt of the request under subrule (1), the distribution licensee shall —
(a)
conduct a connection confirmation check to confirm whether the proposed connection is technically possible; and
(b)
prepare and submit a report of the connection confirmation check to the eligible producer in a form to be determined by the Commission, within thirty days of receipt of such request.
(4)
If the distribution licensee finds that the connection is not technically possible,
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the distribution licensee shall clearly specify the reasons in the report prepared and submitted under subrule (3).
(5)
The eligible producer shall pay —
(a)
one thousand ringgit to the distribution licensee as the costs for carrying out the connection confirmation check exceeding 12kW or 12kWp up to and including 180kW or 180kWp; or
(b)
five thousand ringgit to the distribution licensee as the costs for carrying out the connection confirmation check exceeding 180kW or 180kWp up to and including 425kW or 425kWp.
(6)
A distribution licensee who fails to comply with subrule (3) or (4) commits an offence under these Rules.
(7)
In the event of any dispute between the distribution licensee and eligible producer on any aspect of the connection confirmation check, the distribution licensee or eligible producer may appeal to the Commission within thirty days from the date of receipt of the report of the connection confirmation check referred to in paragraph (3)(b) and the determination of the Commission shall be final and binding.
(8)
The provisions of subrule (1) shall not apply to an eligible producer who proposes to construct —
(a)
a PV installation to be ultimately connected to one distribution substation to which other existing PV installations are connected and the total rated kWp of such PV installations including the proposed PV installation exceed 425kWp; or
(b)
one or more PV installations proposed in a housing development area to be ultimately connected to one distribution substation and the total rated kWp of such PV installations exceed 425kWp.
(9)
For the purpose of subrule (8), “housing development area” means an area of a single unit or multiple units of houses, shop houses, flats, condominiums and apartments developed or to be developed by one housing developer.
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