EECA 2024: Malaysia has a new energy law. Does it apply to your company?
The Energy Efficiency and Conservation Act 2024 has been in force since 1 January 2025. If your site’s combined energy use crosses the threshold, the law requires a registered energy manager, an energy management system, and yearly reports and audits — and many companies are still finding out whether it applies to them. Check yours now, free.
21,600 GJthe yearly threshold (all fuels) — about a mid-size factory or a large mall
RM 50,000maximum fine per missed obligation — and there are several
Directors liableofficers can be personally liable for company offences (s.62)
The law is checked site by site (one location at a time). Have your utility bills handy.
Tenants paying through a landlord: consumption is read at the main meter, not at your submeter — which party carries the duty depends on the arrangement. Check anyway, we’ll explain your position.
The law measures 12 consecutive months. Fewer months still gives you a useful estimate (marked as such).
Large office buildings have a separate duty under the same law — an Energy Intensity label and minimum star rating. One question, we’ll flag it for you.
Your site is outside this law’s coverage
EECA 2024 applies to Peninsular Malaysia and WP Labuan only (Act 861 s.1(3)) — it does not apply to facilities in Sabah or Sarawak. State-level requirements may apply; this tool does not assess them.
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Step 2 · What energy does the site buy?2 / 2
Enter the totals from your bills for the period. Only fill in what you actually use — most sites only need the first one or two.
⚠ Enter quantities (kWh, GJ, kg, tonnes) — NOT the Ringgit amount. RM cannot be converted to energy reliably.
⚡ Electricity (TNB)kWh
Add up the kWh from ALL your TNB accounts/meters at this site — the law counts every supply point. Use the “Jumlah Penggunaan Anda (kWh)” figure, not the RM. Tip: every TNB bill shows the last 6 months of kWh in a chart — two bills give you the full 12 months. Rough guide: 6,000,000 kWh/year ≈ the threshold on electricity alone.
🔥 Natural gas (Gas Malaysia)GJ
Use the “Caj Penggunaan” GJ figure on your Gas Malaysia bill — it already includes pelarasan (adjustment). Do NOT use the Sm³ volume. Fill GJ or MMBtu, not both.
🛢️ LPG (cylinders / bulk)kg
From your LPG supplier invoices — total kg delivered. (A 50 kg cylinder = 50 kg.) Billed in m³ or MMscf instead? Contact us.
❄️ LNGtonne
From your LNG supplier invoices — total metric tonnes delivered.
☀️ Solar panels on site? (optional)kWh
Self-generated solar counts toward the threshold, minus whatever you export to the grid.
For sites buying biomass (EFB, PKS, fibre, fuelwood), coal, steam, chilled water (district cooling) and others. Units are fixed to how these are normally billed.
Feedstock: if part of a fuel goes INTO your product (e.g. ethane to make ethylene) instead of being burned, enter the quantity net of that part — it’s excluded under GP/ST/No.44/2024 (Pind. 1/2026) para 6.4. Keep records supporting the split.
Steam or hot water at other pressures/temperatures than listed? The official coefficient table doesn’t cover them — contact us for an engineer-verified conversion.
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Your result
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Threshold: 21,600 GJ over twelve consecutive months (reg 3; GP/ST/No.44/2024 (Pind. 1/2026) para 3.2)
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Headline figure per GP/ST/No.44/2024 (Pind. 1/2026) para 4.1.
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Treatment of self-generated energy resources is not expressly addressed in GP/ST/No.44/2024 (Pind. 1/2026). Innovast recommends the conservative assumption that such consumption counts, pending Commission practice.
Informational result only — your supply comes through a submeter
You are supplied through a submeter. Under GP/ST/No.44/2024 (Pind. 1/2026) para 6.1.4, energy consumption is determined at the measuring point — never at the submeter. The August 2026 amendment widened this: it now covers supply to any different person, where before it reached only an unrelated company in the same compound. Which party carries the duty depends on the arrangement, including whether you control the energy-consuming infrastructure (para 6.2.3). The figures shown are informational only. Contact Innovast to assess the position for your premises.
Your office building may have its own duty under this law
Office buildings with 8,000 m² gross floor area or more fall under the building limb of EECA 2024 (Third Schedule; GP/ST/No.48/2024 (Pind. 1/2026)): an Energy Intensity label, renewed yearly, and a minimum 2-star energy rating. We’ve flagged this in your report — Innovast handles this assessment too.
This is a self-assessment against the 21,600 GJ threshold in regulation 3 of the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Regulations 2024 and GP/ST/No.44/2024 (Pind. 1/2026). Only Suruhanjaya Tenaga can designate an energy consumer, by written notice under section 3(3) of Act 861. This tool does not constitute regulatory advice or a determination by the Commission.
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The Energy Efficiency and Conservation Act 2024 (Act 861) is Malaysia’s first law dedicated to how companies consume energy. It was gazetted on 26 November 2024 and has been in force since 1 January 2025, regulated and enforced by Suruhanjaya Tenaga (the Energy Commission). It replaced the older, electricity-only EMEER 2008 regime with something much wider: every fuel counts, obligations are heavier, and directors can be personally liable.
Who does it catch? Two separate tracks
1 · Energy consumers — the 21,600 GJ threshold
Any site using 21,600 GJ or more over twelve consecutive months — electricity, natural gas, LPG, biomass, steam, everything combined and converted to gigajoules using the Commission’s official coefficients. Roughly 6 million kWh/year of electricity alone, but a gas-heavy plant with modest electricity can qualify too. Designated consumers must appoint a registered energy manager, run an energy management system, report yearly and audit five-yearly.
2 · Office buildings — 8,000 m² and above
Office buildings with a gross floor area of 8,000 m² or more (whoever is in charge of the building) must apply for an Energy Intensity label, renew it yearly, and keep the building at a minimum 2-star energy efficiency rating. If the person in charge is also a designated energy consumer, the consumer track applies instead (Act s.16).
What happens after designation — the deadlines
Everything starts when Suruhanjaya Tenaga issues a written notice (Act s.3(3)). From that day:
The penalties
Most missed obligations: fine up to RM50,000 each — appointing the energy manager late, missing the EnMS deadline, missing the yearly report, missing the audit.
Obstructing a Commission review, or a compelled independent expert review (at your own cost): fine up to RM100,000 or up to 2 years’ imprisonment (s.37).
Directors, partners, managers and officers can be charged personally alongside the company (s.62).
Was your company under EMEER before?
The Efficient Management of Electrical Energy Regulations 2008 were revoked on 1 January 2025 when EECA came into force. If your company was on the EMEER list (3 million kWh per 6 months), you meet the new threshold by definition — EMEER’s trigger equals 21,600 GJ exactly. The new regime is broader and stricter than what it replaced: more fuels counted, more obligations, bigger exposure.
What is a gigajoule (GJ)?
Just a unit of energy, like kWh but bigger — the law uses it so every fuel can be added together. 1 GJ ≈ 278 kWh. You never need to convert anything yourself: this tool applies the Commission’s official conversion table (GP/ST/No.44/2024 (Pind. 1/2026) Appendix A) for you.
EECA 2024 designated consumers: who the Act applies to, and what this check does
What is the 21,600 GJ designated-consumer threshold?
Under paragraph 3(1)(a) of the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Act 2024 (Act 861) and regulation 3 of the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Regulations 2024 (P.U.(A) 466/2024), an energy consumer whose total energy consumption reaches 21,600 gigajoules (GJ) or more over any twelve consecutive months, for an activity, business or trade carried out in one place (subsection 3(5)), can be designated. Every energy form counts: electricity, natural gas, LPG, LNG, biomass, steam and purchased chilled water are converted to GJ using the coefficients in GP/ST/No.44/2024 (Pind. 1/2026), the Guidelines on Ascertaining Energy Consumer. On electricity alone, 21,600 GJ is 6,000,000 kWh a year, about 500,000 kWh a month.
Who does EECA 2024 apply to?
Act 861 applies in Peninsular Malaysia and the Federal Territory of Labuan (subsection 1(3)). The test is the twelve-month consumption figure for the place of business, whatever the industry: a factory, a data centre, a hospital, a hotel, a shopping mall or a campus is assessed on the same number. Suruhanjaya Tenaga (the Energy Commission) ascertains who meets the threshold and designates the energy consumer by written notice under subsection 3(3). Office buildings with a gross floor area (GFA) of 8,000 m² and above come under a separate limb of the Act, the energy intensity label (subsection 3(4); GP/ST/No.48/2024 (Pind. 1/2026)). Benchmark a building here.
What happens after the written notice arrives?
The notice starts the statutory clocks. Within three months, the consumer appoints a Registered Energy Manager (REM) from among its employees (regulation 4); an external REM meeting subregulation 14(2) or 14(3) may be appointed for up to three years from the notice (regulation 6).
Within one year of the notice, the first energy audit report, prepared by a Registered Energy Auditor, is submitted to the Commission (paragraph 10(1)(a)), then on a five-yearly cycle. From the REM appointment, the energy management system (EnMS) must be developed within one year (regulation 8), in accordance with GP/ST/No.46/2024 (Pind. 1/2026).
The first Energy Efficiency and Conservation (EE&C) report is due within 30 days after the end of that year, then annually (regulation 9). Most failures carry a fine of up to RM50,000 per offence (subsections 5(3), 6(3), 7(4), 8(4) and 9(10)).
Which Registered Energy Manager type applies?
Consumption of 21,600 GJ up to and including 50,000 GJ in any twelve consecutive months requires a REM meeting regulation 14, first type or second type. Above 50,000 GJ, the REM must meet subregulation 14(2) or 14(3), that is, the second type (regulation 5).
What does this designated-consumer checker do?
You enter the quantities from your utility bills for one site. The tool converts each one with Suruhanjaya Tenaga’s official coefficients, adds them up, compares the total with the 21,600 GJ threshold, and shows the REM type required and the statutory deadline sequence that follows a notice.
It is a self-assessment: only Suruhanjaya Tenaga can designate an energy consumer. It was built by Innovast Sdn Bhd, a Registered ESCO with Suruhanjaya Tenaga, whose team carries out the energy audit, EnMS development to GP/ST/No.46/2024, EE&C reporting support and external second-type REM services that follow.
“Compliance is where energy management starts — not where it ends.”
Make EECA compliance the foundation of a sustainable EnMS you can drive, manage and measure.
Anslem Victor Lim — Co-Founder & CEO, Innovast Sdn Bhd
