KUALA LUMPUR, April 15 (Xinhua) -- The Malaysian government has agreed to establish Energy Exchange Malaysia (ENEGEM) for cross-border green electricity sales to neighboring countries.
The Ministry of Energy Transition and Water Transformation (Petra) said in a statement on Monday that the move is in line with Malaysia's energy transition aspiration and commitment to support regional power integration via the ASEAN Power Grid Initiative.
The cross-border sales of energy through the ENEGEM platform will be implemented based on the latest "Guide for Cross-Border Electricity Sales" issued by the Energy Commission.
The ministry is also inviting interested and eligible parties to participate in the inaugural auction for the purchase of green electricity from Malaysia's electricity supply system to be supplied to Singapore via the ENEGEM platform.
The auctioning process for cross-border sales of green electricity will commence with a 100 megawatts pilot run, utilizing the existing interconnection between Singapore and Peninsular Malaysia, according to the statement.
The ministry believes that the initiation of auctioning via the ENEGEM platform will allow Malaysia to further strengthen its cross-border electricity integration framework, while paving the way for greater renewable energy development and regional cooperation on cross-border energy trading between ASEAN (the Association of Southeast Asian Nations) countries. ■
