Electricity Supply Industry Reform in Malaysia: Current State and Way Forward

The Malaysia electricity supply industry (MESI) has gone through a series of reforms and restructuring since it first started at the beginning of the last century. The latest series of reform, known as MESI 1.0 has been ongoing since 2010. The objectives are to achieve secure and reliable supply of energy, to have economically competitive tariffs, to be environmentally sustainable and to improve customer satisfaction/choice. MESI 1.0 is now coming to its end, and in a recent development, the government has announced the commencement of the next series of MESI reform, MESI 2.0. The objectives of MESI 2.0 are to increase the industry efficiency, to future proof the industry, structure, regulations and key processes, and to empower the consumers. MESI 2.0 is obviously the continuation of MESI 1.0. Thus, prior to the start of MESI 2.0, it is important to review the progress and achievements of MESI 1.0 in such a way that enables informed decisions to be made in designing MESI 2.0. This paper therefore presents a review on the progress and achievement of MESI 1.0, focusing on the initiatives undertaken and evaluating the extent to which the objectives of MESI 1.0 have been addressed by the initiatives. Analysis performed on the review results shows that the second objective of having competitive tariffs is mostly addressed by the initiatives whereas more work needs to be done to address the other objectives, particularly on being environmentally sustainable. Liberalization through the unbundling of MESI is also identified as the potential means to achieve the objectives of MESI 2.0. Findings from this study can serve as the reference point in identifying the current state of MESI reform and in determining the way forward for subsequent MESI reforms.

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The Philippines’ and Singapore’s Journeys towards Liberalised Electricity Supply Industries—Takeaways for Malaysia

Energies ◽

10.3390/en13143514 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 13 (14) ◽

pp. 3514

Author(s):

Hazleen Aris ◽

Iskandar Shah Mohd Zawawi ◽

Bo Nørregaard Jørgensen

Keyword(s):

Best Practices ◽

The Philippines ◽

The Other ◽

Electricity Supply ◽

Good Practices ◽

Electricity Supply Industry ◽

The Third ◽

Legislative Framework ◽

Supply Industry ◽

Asean Countries

Malaysia is in the process of liberalising its electricity supply industry (ESI) further, with the second reform series announced in September 2018. If everything goes as planned, Malaysia would be the third country in the Association of Southeast Asia Nations (ASEAN) to have a fully liberalised ESI after the Philippines and Singapore. A number of initiatives have been in the pipeline to be executed and a lot more will be planned. At this juncture, it is important for Malaysia to look for the best practices and lessons that can be learnt from the experience of other countries that have successfully liberalised their ESIs. Being in the same region, it is believed that there is a lot that Malaysia can learn from the Philippines and Singapore. This paper therefore presents and deliberates on the chronological development of the countries’ progressive journeys in liberalising their ESIs. The aim is to discern the good practices, the challenges as well as the lessons learnt from these transformations. Analysis is being made and discussed from the following four perspectives; legislative framework, implementation phases, market components and impact on renewable energy penetration. Findings from this study would provide useful insight for Malaysia in determining the course of actions to be taken to reform its ESI. Beyond Malaysia, the findings can also serve as the reference for the other ASEAN countries in moving towards liberalising their ESIs.

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The electricity supply industry in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Journal of Energy in Southern Africa ◽

10.17159/2413-3051/2006/v17i3a3261 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 17 (3) ◽

pp. 21-28 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

J M Lukamba-Muhiya ◽

E Uken

Keyword(s):

Rural Areas ◽

Democratic Republic ◽

Supply And Demand ◽

Electricity Sector ◽

Policy Framework ◽

Electricity Supply ◽

Technical Problems ◽

Electricity Supply Industry ◽

Supply Industry ◽

The Government

The electricity supply industry of the Democratic Republic of Congo is reviewed, from the formation of the Societé National d’Electricité (SNEL) in 1970 until today. The DRC government established a national utility, because electricity is a key element in the socio -economic development of a country. Due to the national monopoly of SNEL, hydropower plants could be constructed such as Inga1 and Inga2. They supply power to mining in the Katanga province, and to a steel company in Maluku, not far from Kinshasa. Currently, Inga1 and Inga 2 are not operating at full capacity. Many hydropower and thermal plants are located in different provinces and need to be refurbished to increase their capacity of electricity for the DRC. Due to technical problems, SNEL only generates 1150 MW. The electrification programme in urban and rural areas across the DRC caters for less than 10% of the 60 million inhabitants. In 1980, the government implemented a policy called Plan Directeur de SNEL for electrification, but the policies never reached their objectives. No Energy White Paper exists which outlines the entire policy framework for energy supply and demand. Power sector reform has also not been implemented in the electricity sector. This paper outlines future government options in the electricity sector. Accordingly, the Public Private Partnership model could play a major role in attracting private partners to invest in the electricity sector in order to have different hydropower and thermal plants refurbished.

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