7FOCUS In Malaysia the Ministry of Rural and Regional Development KKLW plays a very important part in the improvement of infrastructure in rural regions in Malaysia particularly with regard to the electrical supply for populations that live outside of urban regions Their task comprises the financing of construction and maintenance as well as the coordination of small decentralized plants for electricity generation through renewable energies The national energy suppliers on the other hand take responsibility for the operation of the plants The projects of decentralized electrification under KKLW have to date concentrated mostly on Solar Hybrid solutions with PV batteries and diesel generators as main energy sources as well as Mini Micro Hydro solutions Hybrid systems that generate electricity out of two or more energy sources are adequate technologies to use in the tropical climate with the long monsoon seasons and high sun irradiation In 2001 KKLW launched the Rural Electrification Programme BELB Bekalan Elektrik Luar Bandar The primary function of the programme is the electrification of households and public buildings such as schools in rural regions This programme is based on two methods the connection of villages to the national electricity grid and where the grid extension is too costly the supply of electricity through renewable energies Since the start of the programme around a hundred solar hybrid solutions have been installed Especially in Sabah and Sarawak where the electrification rate is still lower than in Peninsular Malaysia there is a high potential for further solar hybrid solutions Main challenges involve logistical issues particularly the transport of sensitive equipment and machinery parts e g inverters and batteries to rural areas Cooperation between German and Malaysian companies and transfer of German know how to achieve more efficient project management in general are welcome and would provide market entry potential for German SMEs Apart from solar hybrid solutions there are also decentralized Mini Micro Hydro solutions across the country There are numerous plants that provide electricity for rural villages as well as those that feed electricity into the national electricity grid German know how and technologies can contribute greatly to future electrical supply through renewable sources especially in rural regions German technology already has a high market share in the solar sector particularly for inverters and batteries The Malaysian German Chamber of Commerce and Industry will be organizing a German Delegation comprising experts from the Solar PV and Mini Hydro Solutions sector to Malaysia from 29 November 1 December 2016 This article is an extract from the study on the topic Decentralized off grid Electrification in Malaysia This is in conjunction with the Programme Energy Solutions Made in Germany supported by the German Ministry of Economics and Energy

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