NEM NOVA Programme: Malaysia Commences Virtual Meter Aggregation

On 1 April 2021, the Energy Commission Malaysia ('Commission') published the Guidelines for Solar Photovoltaic Installation under Net Offset Virtual Aggregations (NOVA) Programme for Peninsular Malaysia ('NOVA Guidelines').¹ The NOVA Guidelines set out the framework and requirements of the Net Offset Virtual Aggregation initiative of Malaysia's Net Energy Metering 3.0 programme ('NEM NOVA'). Such details have been eagerly awaited by industry players, with interest having been particularly piqued by its introduction of virtual aggregation.² The release of the NOVA Guidelines also serves to complete the trilogy of initiatives under the NET Energy Metering 3.0 programme that was announced by the Malaysian Government in December 2020.