Calculation of the 1% levy for Renewable Energy fund

A TNB customer who sent his inquiry to the utility company shared this on FB and I thought it would be  a good read. The explanation is plain and simple for the masses.

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Imposition of 1% levy (clarification by TNB Careline)

Pleased to be informed, in line with the Renewable Energy (RE) Act which was passed in April 2011, the Government will impose 1% as Feed-in-Tariff (FiT) for RE Fund, effective 1st December 2011.

The fund will be utilized for promotion and development of RE projects and initiatives and will be managed by Sustainable Energy Development Authority (SEDA) under the Ministry of Energy, Green Technology and Water.

However, customers who consume 300 units (kWh) of electricity or less each month will not have their tariffs raised to pay to the Renewable Energy Fund. TNB's role only as an executor to implement government initiatives as the fund collecting agent, according to the Act.

For further information regarding FiT / Subsidi Bahan Api Kerajaaan Persekutuan / RE, please visit the authority's website at www.seda.gov.my

According to bill, government charge 1% "levy" (Kumpulan Wang Tenaga Boleh Baharu/ KWTBB) from the total consumption every month as illustrated below:


Example of calculation for KWTBB

KWTBB = 1% × [bill – discount] 

bill - current month bill
discount - the given discount, if any

Thus, for a TNB bill of RM1,026.84 in April 2013, the charges is

KWTBB = RM1,026.84 x 1% = RM 10.27

Total payable = RM1,037.11



Note: At the moment, the 1% levy is only imposed in Peninsula Malaysia. SEDA is still waiting for an official letter from Sabah state government to enable it to collect the charges from consumers there. 

No news about the levy yet in Sarawak.

Immaculate Lojuki is Unduk Ngadau Kaamatan 2013 (Pictures)

The state level 2013 Kaamatan Festival have just been concluded and the dust has settled a bit now, so, I'll make a considerably image-packed update of the Unduk Ngadau competition held at Hongkod Koisaan KDCA on May 31.

If you've been wondering why the monotonous hairstyle, I can only answer that, it's a pre-requisite (Note: make-up artists are actually free to style the contestants' hair into something other than the 'gong' style. See comment below). You can watch them in free hairstyling at Sodop Unduk Ngadau 2013

Again, less talk here. Just pics:-

Some of the 40 participants

Ms Rayana Raymund in Ethnic Murut attire from Pagalungan

Kadazan attire donned by Ms Immaculate representing Kota Kinabalu

Attire of ethnic Rungus by Ms Iziana Midung representing Matunggong

Ethnic Dusun attire from Kota Belud

 Second attempt by Ms Ladesma Steven, this time representing Klang Valley

 Another Kadazan attire by Putatan representative, Ms Diana Gilbert

 UNK Tuaran and UNK Kota Kinabalu waiting anxiously

 Kota Kinabalu's  Immaculate react as her name was announced as the 2013 Unduk Ngadau Kaamatan (UNK)

 Top 7 winners

Ms Immaculate Lojuki (seated) flanked by 1^st Runner Up, Ms Ritchel Andreas (L)
and 2^nd Runner Up, Ms Nillsey D Sening (R)

Congratulation, UNK 2013, Ms Immaculate Lojuki

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See you in UNK 2014 event!

Australian Wind Energy now cheaper than Coal and Gas

This is very encouraging for the Renewable Energy industry.

Bloomberg says that wind is now cheaper than fossil fuels in producing electricity in Australia, the world's biggest coal exporter.

Wind farm on a beautiful landscape. Image credit: DP Energy

Renewable energy, mainly driven by hydro- and wind-power projects, contributed 9.6% of Australia's electricity production in 2011, up from 8.7% in 2010, according to the Clean Energy Council.

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Bloomberg: Australian Wind Energy Cheaper Than Coal, Gas

Electricity can be supplied from a new wind farm in Australia at a cost of A$80 (approx. RM236) per megawatt hour, compared with A$143 (RM421) a megawatt hour from a new coal-fired power plant or A$116 (RM342) from a new station powered by natural gas when the cost of carbon emissions is included, according to a Bloomberg New Energy Finance report.

Coal-fired power stations built in the 1970s and 1980s can still produce power at a lower cost than that of wind, the research shows.

Relying on fossil fuels to produce electricity is getting more expensive because of the government's price on carbon emissions imposed last year, higher financing costs and rising natural gas prices, BNEF said.

The cost of wind generation has fallen by 10% since 2011 on lower equipment expenses, while the cost of solar power has dropped by 29%.

"The fact that wind power is now cheaper than coal and gas in a country with some of the world's best fossil fuel resources shows that clean energy is a game changer which promises to turn the economics of power systems on its head," Michael Liebreich, chief executive officer of Bloomberg New Energy Finance, said in a statement today.

Renewables Target

While wind energy has become more competitive, Australia's plan to get at least 20% of its power from renewables by the end of the decade is still required to drive investment because of weak energy demand, the report said.

Australia last year started charging its biggest polluters a price of A$23 a metric ton for their carbon emissions to discourage the use of fossil fuels and fight climate change.

"The low and falling costs of renewable energy and high and rising costs of coal- and gas-fired plants suggest that much of Australia's new generating capacity is likely to be renewable," Sydney-based Bloomberg New Energy Finance analyst Kobad Bhavnagri wrote in the report.


Source: Bloomberg