Singapore: Energy Efficiency Improvement Assistance Scheme (EASe)

The Energy Efficiency Improvement Assistance Scheme (EASe) is a co-funding scheme administered by NEA to incentivise companies in the manufacturing and building sectors to carry out detailed studies on their energy consumption and identify potential areas for energy efficiency improvement.

Date Implemented: 2005

Status: In Force; Voluntary

Singapore: One-year accelerated depreciation allowance for energy efficient equipment and technology

This tax incentive scheme is provided under the Income Tax Act.  The objective of the scheme is to encourage companies to replace old, energy-consuming equipment with more energy efficient ones and to invest in energy-saving equipment.  Inefficient equipment not only incurs high operating costs as it consumes more energy but also has a negative impact on the environment as a result of higher emission of pollutants to the environment. 

Saudi Arabia: Eighth Five-Year Plan

In the General Objectives the 5th and the 11th statements plan to diversify the economic base with due emphasis on promising areas such as manufacturing industries, particularly energy, and related derivatives, intensive industries, as well as mining tourism and information technology industries and to protect the environment and develop suitable systems in the context of sustainable development requirement.

Date Implemented: 2005-2010

Pakistan: Pakistan German Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (REEE) Programme

Pakistan: Renewable Energy Initiatives

Nigeria: Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed by the Government with the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on the production of ethanol from cassava tubers.

This initiative will provide income and support for cassava farmers by increasing production and identifying commercial markets for cassava within various industries.

Date Implemented: 2007

Status: Planned

Nigeria: Niger Delta Development Master Plan

Malaysia: MIEEIP Project

Project aims to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from fuel combustion from manufacturing
industries in Malaysia, which accounts for about a quarter of total, by promoting efficient and rational energy use and removing barriers. Since inception, 50 factories audited, 5 demonstration projects have been commissioned and more than a thousand industry professionals have benefited from the project.

Date Implemented: 2000-2006

Malaysia: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (Ninth Malaysia Plan 2006-2010)

The Ninth Plan strengthens the initiatives for energy efficiency and renewable energy put forth in the Eighth Malaysia Plan that focused on better utilisation of energy resources. An emphasis to further reduce the dependency on petroleum provides for more efforts to integrate alternative fuels.

Date Implemented: 2006-2010

Status: In Force; Framework Policy

Malaysia: Memorandum of understanding on new biomass technologies (China, Malaysia)

Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Peter Chin said a study would be conducted to set out the scope of cooperation and the possible joint R&D projects relevant to biofuel and biomass technologies. The cooperation is prompted by China’s growing interest in securing supply of feedstock for its biofuel industry and Malaysia’s interest in the development of biofuel using oil seeds such as rapeseed as an alternative to palm oil.