KUALA LUMPUR, June 25 — Eleven developers have registered under the Corporate Renewable Energy Supply Scheme (CRESS) as of May, said Deputy Prime Minister cum Energy Transition and Water Transformation Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof.
The number includes eight green consumers from the data centre, hi-tech and manufacturing sectors, involving a combined renewable energy (RE) capacity of about 3GW, he added.
“Their participation reflects positive interest from industry players in the direct green electricity supply mechanism, particularly to meet the needs of large-scale corporate consumers,” he said during the Minister’s Question Time in the Dewan Rakyat today.
Fadillah said this in response to a supplementary question from Rodziah Ismail (Harapan-Ampang) on CRESS’ status and its number of participants.
He said CRESS was launched on July 26, 2024, to allow corporate consumers to procure green electricity from RE developers via access to the national grid.
Fadillah added that CRESS supports the country’s aspiration to accelerate RE development in line with the target of achieving 70 per cent RE share of installed capacity by 2050 under the National Energy Transition Roadmap (NETR).
