<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Energy demand in Malaysia is increasing over seven per cent a year, while forty per cent of the energy is supplied from conventional fossil fuel. However, a number of social barriers have mired the social acceptance of renewable energy among the users. This study investigates the current status of renewable energy, problems and future outlook of renewable energy in Malaysia. A total of 200 respondents were surveyed from Klang Valley in Malaysia. Majority of the respondents use energy to generate electricity. Although some respondents reported using solar energy, there is lack of retail availability for solar energy. The findings show that limited information on renewable energy technologies, lack of awareness, and limited private sector engagement emerged as major barriers to sustainable renewable energy development. In addition, the respondents suggest for increasing policy support from the government to make information more accessible to mass users, provide economic incentives to investors and users, and promote small-community based renewable energy projects. The study suggests that the government begin small scale projects to build awareness on renewable energy, while academically, higher learning institutions include renewable energy syllabus in their academic curriculum. The study concluded that to have sustainable renewable energy development, government’s initiative, private sector engagement and users awareness must be given priority.</p></abstract>

Energy demand in Malaysia is increasing over seven per cent a year, while forty per cent of the energy is supplied from conventional fossil fuel. However, a number of social barriers have mired the social acceptance of renewable energy among the users. This study investigates the current status of renewable energy, problems and future outlook of renewable energy in Malaysia. A total of 200 respondents were surveyed from Klang Valley in Malaysia. Majority of the respondents use energy to generate electricity. Although some respondents reported using solar energy, there is lack of retail availability for solar energy. The findings show that limited information on renewable energy technologies, lack of awareness, and limited private sector engagement emerged as major barriers to sustainable renewable energy development. In addition, the respondents suggest for increasing policy support from the government to make information more accessible to mass users, provide economic incentives to investors and users, and promote small-community based renewable energy projects. The study suggests that the government begin small scale projects to build awareness on renewable energy, while academically, higher learning institutions include renewable energy syllabus in their academic curriculum. The study concluded that to have sustainable renewable energy development, government’s initiative, private sector engagement and users awareness must be given priority.

A Survey on Renewable Energy Development in Malaysia: Current Status, Problems and Prospects

Faculty of Economics and Management, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Pusat Teknologi Pintar UKM-MTDC, 43600 Bangi, Selangor,

Faculty of Social Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Pusat Teknologi Pintar UKM-MTDC, 43600 Bangi, Selangor,

Graduate School of Business, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Pusat Teknologi Pintar UKM-MTDC, 43600 Bangi, Selangor,

Environmental and Climate Technologies

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Energy demand in Malaysia is increasing over seven per cent a year, while forty per cent of the energy is supplied from conventional fossil fuel. However, a...

A Survey on Renewable Energy Development in Malaysia: Current Status, Problems and Prospects

Published Online: Sep 23, 2016

Page range: 5 - 17

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/rtuect-2016-0002

Keywords
Renewable energy, Alternative energy, Malaysia, Attitude, Theory of planned behaviour

© Riga Technical University

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

A Survey on Renewable Energy Development in Malaysia: Current Status, Problems and Prospects

Published Online: Sep 23, 2016

Page range: 5 - 17

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/rtuect-2016-0002

KeywordsRenewable energy, Alternative energy, Malaysia, Attitude, Theory of planned behaviour

© Riga Technical University

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
Renewable energy, Alternative energy, Malaysia, Attitude, Theory of planned behaviour