Malaysia’s renewable energy authority rebutted claims that it awarded lucrative feed-in tariff solar power contracts to companies that had failed to meet technical and financial requirements.
Seda said that all approvals were only granted after the PSS reports were “uploaded onto the e-FiT online system”, in reference to the “fully automated” system that it previously said involved no human intervention.
The body, responsible for managing renewable energy, said in a media statement that the 30-day period set out in the Renewable Energy (Technical and Operational Requirements) Rules 2011 (T&O Rules) was the maximum period given to a distribution licensee to complete a PSS.
“It is possible to complete a PSS in a much shorter period,” said SEDA chairman Tan Sri Fong Chan Onn in a statement yesterday.
DAP Tony Pua had earlier questioned the Sustainable Energy Development Authority (SEDA) for approving applications made by companies linked to Petronas chairman Tan Sri Mohd Sidek Hassan’s daughter.
Fong said under the rules, a power system study was required to be carried out for proposed renewable energy plants having a capacity exceeding 180kW, before an application for a feed-in approval (FIA) was made.
He said in most cases, the distribution licensee, such as Tenaga Nasional Berhad, was given a maximum of 30 days to complete the PSS.
