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THE ROLE OF SMART GRID IN ADVANCING GREEN
TOWNSHIPS
MALAYSIAN GREEN TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
12th March 2014
Mohamed Azrin Mohamed Ali
Vice President, Built Environment

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OUTLINE
 BACKGROUND
 GREENTECH MALAYSIA’S
JOURNEY IN ADVOCATING
GREEN TOWNSHIPS
 THE ROLE OF SMART GRID
 THE WAY FORWARD
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ABOUT GREENTECH MALAYSIA
 Registered under the Companies Act 1965 as
a company limited by guarantee and not
having a share capital.
 First established as Pusat Tenaga Malaysia
(PTM) on 12th May 1998.
 Restructured as Malaysian Green Technology
Corporation (GreenTech Malaysia) on 7th April
2010.
 Purpose: To catalyse green technology
deployment as a strategic engine for
Malaysia’s socio-economic growth.
 GEO building – officiated by YAB PM on 24th
July 2009.
 First building in Malaysia
to be certified as
a Green Building.
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MALAYSIA AND URBANISATION
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• 29.3 million population in 2012
(Source: Department Of Statistic Malaysia, 2013)
• 72% urbanization rate in 2010
(Source: Central Intelligence Agency, US, 2011; www.cia.gov/library)
• 19,350,412 Urban Population in Malaysia, 2011
(Source: World Bank Data, 2012)
• 148 million tonnes of CO2 emissions in 2009
(Source: International Energy Statistics, 2011)

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GREEN TECHNOLOGY POLICY
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Strategic
Thrust 2:
Provide a
Conducive
Environment
for Green
Technology
Development
Strategic
Thrust 3:
Intensify
Human Capital
Development
in Green
Technology
Strategic
Thrust 4:
Intensify
Green
Technology
Research and
Innovations
Strategic
Thrust 5:
Promotion
and Public
Awareness
National Green Technology Policy Objectives
• Minimise energy consumption growth while enhancing economic development;
• Facilitate Green Technology industry growth and contributions to national economy;
• Increase national capability and capacity for Green Technology innovation and
enhance Malaysia’s competitiveness;
• Ensure sustainable development and conserve environment;
• Enhance public education and awareness for widespread use.
Strategic
Thrust 1:
Strengthen
the
institutional
frameworks

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FROM POLICY TO IMPLEMENTATION
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POLICIES AND
COMMITMENTS FOR
CO2 REDUCTION OF
40%
STRATEGIES
KEY TARGETS BY SECTORS
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
NATIONAL ASSESSMENT
TOOLS & GUIDELINE
RATING/ DESIGN TOOLS BY RELATED
INDUSTRIES
GREEN BUILDING INDEX
BREEAM (UK)
LEEDS (US & CANADA)
GREENMARK (SINGAPORE)
GREENSTAR (AUSTRALIA)
40 % reduction of carbon emission
per GDP per capita
by 2020
CITIES & TOWNSHIP :
GREEN TECH MALAYSIA /
FEDERAL DEPT TOWN &
COUNTRY PLANNING DEPT/
LOCAL GOVT /DEVELOPERS/
KEY STAKEHOLDERS
BUILDINGS :
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES &
INDUSTRY PLAYERS
POLICY :
GOVERNMENT MALAYSIA
- KeTTHA / KKR / NRE /
Other Ministries

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SUSTAINABLE FRAMEWORK FOR LOW
CARBON CITIES & GREEN TOWNSHIPS
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Low Carbon City is a place
where people want to live and
work, now and in the future.
They meet the diverse needs
of existing and future residents,
are sensitive to their
environment, and contribute to
a high quality of life.
They are safe and inclusive,
well planned, built and
managed, and offer equality in
opportunity and good urban
services for all.
Bristol Accord, 6-7 December 2005
Governance
Transport
and Mobility
Built
Environment
Natural
Environment
Services
Economy
Equality and
Diversity
Community
Well Being
Elements of
Sustainable
Cities

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LOW CARBON CITY FRAMEWORK
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• To encourage & promote the
concept of low carbon cities
and townships in Malaysia.
• To increase the compatibility
of cities/townships with their
local natural system.
• To guide cities in making
choice/decisions towards
greener solutions.
Objective of
Low Carbon
Cities
Framework
(LCCF)
• All Cities & Townships in
Malaysia
Users
• To reduce carbon emission
intensity by 40% per GDP per
capita by the year of 2020
Targets

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LOW CARBON CITY FRAMEWORK
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SUSTAINABLE FRAMEWORK
ASSESSMENT SYSTEM
GREEN RATING TOOLS
ASPECTS
URBAN
ENVIRONMENT
BUILDING
URBAN
INFRASTRUCTURE
URBAN
TRANSPORTATION
Governance
EconomyServices Transport &
Mobility
Natural & Built
Environment
LOW CARBON CITY
Community Well
Being
Equality &
Diversity
GHG INDEX
LIVABILITY
INDEX
MISSION (40% GHG REDUCTION)
PERFORMANCE BASED
STANDARD
TARGET
ROADMAP
NationalAssessmentTools
National Policy
Rating Tools
KEY ELEMENTS
GREEN
NEIGHBOURHOOD
GUIDELINES
GAP/
STATUS
Element of
lifecycle costs

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PERFORMANCE CRITERIA FOR LCCF
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Urban
Environment
Urban
Transportation
Urban
Infrastructure
Buildings
4 Elements for GHG Reductions in Cities and Townships
Elements Contribute
to GHG emission
13 Performance
Criteria*
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Sub Criteria
*Performance Criteria are measurable strategies to reduce carbon emission through:-
Policy control, technological dev., better process & product management, change in procurement system, carbon capture, consumption
strategies & others.
• Shift of Transport
Mode
• Green Transport
Infrastructure
• Green Vehicles
• Traffic Management
• Site Selection
• Urban Form
• Urban Greenery & Air
Quality
• Infrastructure
Provision
• Waste
• Energy
• Water
• Low Carbon
Building
• Community
Service

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STAKEHOLDERS’ ENGAGEMENT
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UPEN TERENGGANU

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LCCF ASSESSMENT AND RATING
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Carbon
Reduction
Level
Level of Achievement
100% Carbon Neutral
70-99%
Best Practice 5 (BP5)
50-69%
Best Practice 4 (BP4)
30-49%
Best Practice 3 (BP3)
10-29%
Best Practice 2 (BP2)
1-9%
Best Practice 1 (BP1)
INDIVIDUAL SUB
CRITERIA
CALCULATOR
PERFORMANCE
CRITERIA AND SUB
CRITERIA
SUMMARY
SHEET
RATING
UE
UT
UI
B
1.Sum of
reduced
emissions
2.Reduction
Percentage
UE 1-1 to UE 3-3
UT 1-1 to UT 4-2
UI 1-1 to UI 4-1
B 1-1 to B 2-1

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LCCF BASELINE RESULTS
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LCCF CARBON TRACKING ::
RESULTS
Pilot Projects
TOTAL CARBON EMISSIONS
(tCO2/yr)
Percentage
Reduction
Achieved
(B-P)/B
Remarks2012
Baseline
(B)
2013
Project (P)
Reduction
(B-P)
Hang Tuah Jaya -36,891,719 -36,882,861 -8.857.71 24.63
Best Practise 2
(BP2)
Miri 190,623.00 190,623.00 0.00 0.00 N/A
Universiti Malaya 184,528.74 181,265.83 3,262.90 6.07
Best Practise 1
(BP1)
Unversiti Teknologi
Malaysia
53,570.75 51,725.38 1,845.37 9.76
Best Practise 1
(BP1)

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LCCF – ENERGY AND WATER
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IEA’S SMART GRID ROADMAP
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Source: www.iea.org/roadmaps

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SMART GRID AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
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Integrating smart grid and
renewable energy
Maximising the
generation potential of
renewable energy
resources
Smart grid and energy
efficiency

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SMART GRID AND ELECTRIC VEHICLES
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Electric vehicle charging
infrastructure, connected
through smart grid,
integrated with renewable
energy
Zero emission
transportation

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ELECTRIC VEHICLE ECOSYSTEM
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SMART GRID – A COMMUNITY APPROACH
CONFIDENTIAL 19
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Section 13, Petaling Jaya
• Development under
Rancangan Kawasan Khas
(RKK) which have specific T&C
on development
• Planned as a business park
• Targeted for Low Carbon City
• Total area is 259.2 acres
• Consists of
i. 1 government lot
ii. 59 mixed-used lots
iii. 20 limited-commercial
lots
• Divided into
i. Zone 1: Entertainment &
recreation
ii. Zone 2: Corporate park
iii. Zone 3, 4, 5: Business park Map by MBPJ
http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=3.115694&lon=101.636968&z=17&m=b&search=section%2013%20petaling%20jaya

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THE WAY FORWARD
 Understanding energy usage through value-added web tools for
trend analysis or benchmarking
 Near real-time view of energy usage and marginal retail price of
energy
 Manage energy usage/production with advanced automation,
control and optimization application
 Applications to primarily target on heating, ventilation, and air
conditioning (HVAC), and other large loads as well as lighting,
refrigeration, EV Charging (if any) etc.
 Community supply source optimization
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