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# Malaysia sets 10-year grid-access fee for corporate renewable projects
- URL: https://www.southeastasiaconnect.com/malaysia-cress-developer-consumer-charges-2026/
- Published: 2026-10-18T02:15:10.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-18T05:51:05.000Z
- Description: Eligible developers can lock in a 14 sen/kWh access charge; corporate buyers face a separate regulated charge. The Energy Commission cites a roughly 3 GW project pipeline.
- Author: Southeast Asia Editorial Team
- Tags: News, #google-news, #sea-section-news, Malaysia, Climate and Energy

Under Malaysia’s Corporate Renewable Energy Supply Scheme (CRESS) Acceleration Package, eligible renewable developers face a fixed system access charge of 14 sen per kilowatt-hour (kWh) for ten years from commercial operation. Corporate electricity buyers face a separate 4 sen/kWh charge based on the prevailing regulated tariff; that buyer charge is not fixed for ten years. The [Energy Commission](https://www.st.gov.my/?ref=southeastasiaconnect.com) set out the distinction in a [15 October statement](https://www.st.gov.my/sites/default/files/2026-10/ST-Statement---ST-Held-Briefing-on-CRESS-Acceleration-Package-%28CAP%29.pdf?ref=southeastasiaconnect.com).

The commission says approximately 3 gigawatts (GW) of projects are in the CRESS pipeline. It presents the fixed developer access fee as a way to make costs more predictable and support project financing and bankability. The pipeline figure describes proposed projects, not generating capacity already in operation. The ten-year period begins only when an eligible project reaches commercial operation.

The package’s participation criteria specify firm supply and a minimum ten-year contract. Projects must reach commercial operation by 31 December 2028 to qualify. The criteria also set out the consequence of missing that deadline: the package terminates for the project and the prevailing system access charge applies. Eligibility thus depends on completing the project by the stated cutoff, as well as meeting the package conditions.

Participation is not automatic, according to the commission’s FAQ. Its published application process starts with online registration through Single Buyer, where a developer selects either CRESS or the acceleration package. The registration documents include term sheets for a bilateral energy supply contract and a land lease agreement.

The process then requires power-system studies covering steady-state operation and dynamic and transient analysis, alongside executed supply and land agreements. Separate CRESS agreements involve the developer, green consumer and relevant TNB businesses. The flowchart provides for a generation-licence application three months before expected commercial operation. Exporting energy follows commissioning testing, a commission-issued test certificate and Single Buyer’s notification of the firm participation date.

The commission said supplementary amendments to the CRESS guidelines were expected by November 2026, covering the acceleration package and changes to technical, contractual and application requirements.

**Sources:** [Energy Commission statement, 15 October 2026](https://www.st.gov.my/sites/default/files/2026-10/ST-Statement---ST-Held-Briefing-on-CRESS-Acceleration-Package-%28CAP%29.pdf?ref=southeastasiaconnect.com); [CRESS Acceleration Package participation criteria](https://www.st.gov.my/sites/default/files/2026-10/CRESS-Acceleration-Package-Criteria.pdf?ref=southeastasiaconnect.com); [CRESS application process](https://www.st.gov.my/sites/default/files/2026-10/CRESS-Acceleration-Package-Application-Process.pdf?ref=southeastasiaconnect.com); [Energy Commission participation FAQ](https://www.st.gov.my/participation-cress-acceleration-package-automatic?ref=southeastasiaconnect.com).