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INGENIEUR 4. Availability of funds for energy efficiency projects in industry (Agencies responsible; EPU, Banks/ Financial institutions, MESTECC) a. EPU to establish an EE Fund to be operated by designated banks/financial institutions. b. Source of funds from allocation, cess or energy tax c. Banks/financial institutions to provide loans to industries upon recommendation by SEDA/GreenTech Malaysia 5. Energy labelling/standards/best practices (Agencies responsible: ST, SIRIM, GreenTech Malaysia, FMM and consumer associations) a. ST, in collaboration with SIRIM, to promote standards and rating/labelling systems for domestic refrigerators, air-conditioners and electric motors. b. GreenTech Malaysia to promote labelling systems and best practices (e.g. for boilers) to industries (with FMM) and consumers (with consumer associations). 6. Demand side management by utilities (Agencies responsible: ST, TNB, Gas Malaysia) a. Promotion of co-generation (combined heat and power) to be intensively promoted with TNB, reducing stand-by and related charges; Gas Malaysia entering into long- term contracts. b. Supply of high efficiency equipment (e.g. motors less than 10 kW, lighting fixtures) to industries. c. TNB to encourage energy efficient practices by replacing existing motors (less than 10 kW) and lighting fixtures in industry with high efficiency equipment. 7. Legislative support (Agencies responsible: EPU, ST, MESTECC) a. Energy managers - Efficient Management of Electrical Energy Regulations requiring larger industries to utilise the services of 6 46 VOL 2019 VOL 78 55 APRIL-JUNE JUNE 2013 Acronyms EPU Economic Planning Unit (Energy section) FMM Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers MESTECC Ministry of Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change MIDA Malaysian Investment Development Authority NPC National Productivity Corporation– SEDA Sustainable Energy Development Authority ST Suruhanjaya Tenaga (Energy Commission) TNB Tenaga Nasional Berhad registered energy managers and certified energy auditors to be widely enforced. Energy managers can be used to regulate the system used for reporting energy consumption data, specific energy indices, and production and energy demand forecasts to the relevant authorities. b. Mandatory energy audits, in the form of walk-through audits, are essential for the industrial sector to have a better understanding of the current status of end- use energy efficiency. A walk-through audit is a basic and cost-effective exercise to identify opportunities for energy cost savings. c. Fiscal policies to provide incentives may include: import or sales tax exemption for energ y- efficient equipment and energy efficiency services, accelerated depreciation, grants and the establishment of investment bank lending criteria to promote energy efficiency. For existing incentives, simplified implementation guidelines should be drawn up and made available.