Energy efficiency bill to be tabled within months
The bill on energy efficiency and conservation is expected to be tabled in the Dewan Rakyat at the end of this year.
Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change Minister Yeo Bee Yin said the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Act was presented at the Cabinet Meeting last month and approved.
“The policy and direction of the EECA were also presented in Parliament. The bill has to be presented in Parliament and approved... it will be tabled by the end of this year or next year,” she said.
Yeo was speaking to reporters after attending a programme in conjunction with the Kuala Lumpur Architect Festival 2019 (KLAF 2019) in Kuala Lumpur today.
Yeo said the new Act would focus on reducing energy use and lower the electricity bills of consumers.
“We find that electricity use in buildings is currently high, so the government wants to find a way, maybe in the design of a building, so that it is more energy-friendly,” she said.
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