Solar Energy for Socio-Economic Wellbeing in Urban Areas, Malaysia (Tenaga Solar untuk Kesejahteraan Sosioekonomi di Kawasan Bandar, Malaysia)

RASHIDAH ZAINAL ALAM, MD. ANOWAR HOSSAIN BHUIYAN, CHAMHURI SIWAR, NORASIKIN AHMAD LUDIN

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ABSTRACT: The dependency of energy in terms of electricity becomes one of the promising needed sources for people in urban areas in Malaysia. Renewable energy could become one of the alternative sources for people in urban areas to gain environmental, economic and social wellbeing. Among the alternative sources, solar energy is one of the potential energy sources in tropical countries particularly in Malaysia for sustainable urban development. This study attempts to analyze the benefits and advantages related to solar energy for sustainable energy use and urban development. The study is using secondary sources of data such as policies, regulations and research reports from relevant ministries and agencies to attain the objectives. As began under Fifth Fuel Policy in 8th Malaysia Plan, Malaysia has taken initiatives for decreasing energy dependency on oil in a way to address the global concern on climate change by introduced solar as one of the alternative renewable energy in the energy supply mix for sustainable development. The study shows solar energy becomes one of the promising alternative energy sources for Malaysia in urban areas. Finally, solar energy has increased socio-economic wellbeing and develops green potential in energy sector of Malaysia by preserving environment as well as reducing carbon emission.

Keywords: Renewable energy; solar energy; socio-economic wellbeing; urban development; Malaysia

 

ABSTRAK: Kebergantungan tenaga dari segi elektrik menjadi salah satu sumber yang keperluan yang dijanjikan bagi orangorang di kawasan bandar di Malaysia. Tenaga boleh diperbaharui boleh menjadi salah satu sumber alternatif bagi penduduk di kawasan bandar untuk mengimbangi alam sekitar, kesejahteraan ekonomi dan sosial. Antara sumber alternatif, tenaga solar merupakan salah satu sumber tenaga yang berpotensi di negara-negara tropika terutama di Malaysia untuk pembangunan bandar lestari. Kajian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis manfaat dan kelebihan yang berkaitan dengan tenaga solar untuk kegunaan kelestarian tenaga dan pembangunan bandar. Kajian ini menggunakan sumber data sekunder seperti kertas dasar, peraturan dan laporan penyelidikan daripada kementerian dan agensi yang berkaitan untuk mencapai objektif kajian. Seperti yang bermula di bawah Dasar Bahan Api Kelima dalam Rancangan Malaysia Ke-8, Malaysia telah mengambil inisiatif untuk mengurangkan pergantungan tenaga kepada minyak sebagai cara untuk menangani kebimbangan global terhadap perubahan iklim dengan memperkenalkan solar sebagai tenaga alternatif boleh diperbaharui dalam bekalan tenaga untuk pembangunan lestari. Kajian menunjukkan tenaga solar menjadi salah satu sumber tenaga alternatif yang terbaik untuk Malaysia di kawasan bandar. Akhirnya, tenaga solar telah meningkatkan kesejahteraan sosioekonomi dan mengembangkan potensi hijau dalam sektor tenaga Malaysia dengan memelihara alam sekitar serta mengurangkan pelepasan karbon.

Kata kunci: Tenaga boleh diperbaharui; tenaga solar; kesejahteraan sosioekonomi; pembangunan bandar; Malaysia


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