Government Initiatives in Promoting Green Industry Development in Malaysia

ABD. MALIK ATAN

Head, Green Industry & Market Development

Green Catalyst Division

To encourage the growth of local industry & SME’s to produce green products and services.

To facilitate green practices and green technology applications

(Green Transformation).

OBJECTIVES

Green Industry & SME Development Programme

MyHIJAU Mark – Recognition for Green Products & Services

Official green recognition endorsed by the

Government of Malaysia in 2015 and

Implemented by MESTECC and GreenTech

Malaysia

List of certified green products and

services that meet local or international

environmental standards

As a reference to the user and buyer for

green products and services in local market

Uniting Green Certifications Under A Single Mark

MyHIJAU Mark – Symbol of Change

Benefits of MyHIJAU Mark Registration

Government Green

Procurement (GGP)

Green Private Purchasing (GPP)

Green Investment Tax

Allowance (GITA) Assets & Projects

Green Income Tax Exemption

(GITE) for Qualified Green

Service Providers

Available at www.myhijau.my

Registering Under the MyHIJAU Mark

GUIDELINES FOR THE REGISTRATION OF MyHIJAU MARK PRODUCT

GUIDELINES FOR THE REGISTRATION OF MyHIJAU MARK SERVICE

FeaturesGreen Product

Manufacturers or Suppliers

Eligibility Criteria for

Applicant

• Business or company must be a Malaysian Registered

Business or Malaysian Registered Company

• Authorised Malaysian distributor or reseller must have a Letter of Appointment/Authorization by the original product

manufacturer

Requirement for

Products

• Must have existing Green Label Certification or

Performance Standard Compliance report from an

independent certification body that meets minimum standards recognized by GreenTech Malaysia

Criteria for Registration of Products

Features Green Service Providers

Eligibility Criteria for

Applicant• Company must be a Malaysian Incorporated Company

Requirement for

Service Providers

• Must be employing at least one manager/supervisor

personnel with recognised professional qualifications

- Competent personnel are defined as holding a certificate of competency as a service provider in the related field of

green technology. The certificate must be recognised by

the Government or a Professional Body in Malaysia.

• Must have a green policy, written procedures or guidelines

related to the environmental or sustainability - Green Policy is a statement about the commitment to

sustainability and environment management by the company.

Criteria for Registration of Service

Registered Products & Services in the MyHIJAU Directory

10

181 396

1,330

3,142

4,793

0

1,000

2,000

3,000

4,000

5,000

6,000

Year 2015 Year 2016 Year 2017 Year 2018 Year 2019 Year 2020

Yearly MyHIJAU Mark Registration until Oct 2019

Yearly Target Yearly Actual Cumulative Target Cumulative Actual

MyHIJAU Pavilion During IGEM 2016

MyHIJAU During “Jom Beli Produk Hijau” 2016

MyHIJAU During Astana Expo 2017

MyHIJAU Pavilion Showcase During IGEM 2019

CATEGORY SCOPE

Green Investment Tax

Allowance (GITA) Assets

Applicable for companies that acquire

qualifying green technology assets and

listed under the MyHIJAU Directory.

Green Investment Tax

Allowance (GITA)

Projects

Applicable for companies that undertake

qualifying green technology projects for

business or own consumption.

Green Income Tax

Exemption (GITE) Services

Applicable for qualifying green technology

service provider companies that are listed

under the MyHIJAU Directory.

Green Technology Tax Incentive

No. Sector/Area Technology Product

1. Energy Efficiency

Transformer Energy Efficient Transformer (up to 33kV)

2. Building Energy Efficient

Appliances

Solar Air-conditioning Equipment/System

3. Thermal Energy Storage Equipment/System

4. Variable Air Volume (VAV) Equipment/System

5. Variable Refrigerant Volume (VRV)

Equipment/System

6. Transportation Electric Vehicles Electric Motorcycle/Scooter (Excluding

Superbike)

7. Electric Bus

8. Electric MPV/Truck

9. Infrastructure Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging

Equipment/System

GITA Assets- List of Qualifying Assets (Effective date from 25 Oct 2013 until 31 Dec 2020)- Submission to GreenTech Malaysia

No. Sector/Area Technology Product

1. Energy Efficiency

Chiller Energy Efficient Chiller

2. Heat Operated

Air Conditioners

High Efficiency Absorption and Adsorption Air

Conditioner

3. Cooling Tower High Efficiency Cooling Tower

4. Air Compressor High Efficiency Air Compressor

5. Industrial

Furnaces

Energy Efficient Industrial Furnace

6. Renewable

Energy

Energy Storage Battery

7. Waste Waste Collection Trash Compactor with Energy Efficient Motor

8. Water Water Pump Energy Efficient Pump

GITA Assets- List of Qualifying Assets (Effective date from 1 Jan 2019 until 31 Dec 2020)- Submission to GreenTech Malaysia

No. Qualifying Activity Remarks

1. Renewable Energy Commercial and industrial business entities which undertake

generation of energy by using renewable energy resources such

as:• Biomass, Biogas, Mini hydro, Geothermal & Solar power

2. Energy efficiency Companies investing in energy efficient equipment or

technologies and / or to replace old inefficient equipment and

invest in energy saving equipment.

3. Green building Building owners of the commercial / industrial building that have

been awarded green building certificates from locally

developed rating tool/certification body approved by the

Government.

4. Green Data

Centre

Companies that purchased any energy efficient product or

solution for data centre.

5. Waste Management

Companies which undertake / invest in waste recycling or waste recovery or waste treatment and additional activities such as

composting or store or collection or disposal.

GITA Projects- List of Qualifying Activities

No. Qualifying Services Remarks

1. Renewable Energy Services related to renewable energy project such as system design and feasibility

study, advisory and consultancy, testing and commissioning.

2. Energy efficiency Services related to energy efficiency such as advisory and consultancy, energy

audit and energy management, measurement and verification, testing and

commissioning.

3. Electric vehicle (EV) • Services related to installation, maintenance and repair of EV charging

equipment, infrastructure and EV charging station,

• Services related to operation of the EV charging station.

• Services related to maintenance, repair and overhaul of EV.

4. Green Building Services related to testing and commissioning of green building equipment and

system, and services related to green building design and consultancy services.

5. Green Data Centre Services related to system design and feasibility study, advisory and consultancy,

testing and commissioning of green data centre or ICT infrastructure.

6. Green Certification

and Verification

Services related to green certifications of products, equipment, and buildings.

7. Green Township Services related to advisory and consultancy, design and feasibility study in Green

township and low carbon cities planning.

GITE Services- List of Qualifying Services

GTFS 2.0

GTFS 2.0 was announced during

2019 Budget Speech with RM2.0

Billion Allocation

Approval by MOF (6th March 2019)

1st January, 2019 to Dec 31, 2020

(2% rebate for the 1st 7 years)

60% Government Guarantee

SUPPORTED SECTORS

Green Technology Financing Scheme (GTFS 2.0)

malik@greentechmalaysia.my

ABD. MALIK ATAN