Open AccessRenewable energy development in Malaysia: Communication barriers towards achieving the national renewable energy target
Author(s) -
Noor Faezah Khairudin,
Rosmiza Bidin,
Abd Halim Shamsuddin,
Afifi Akhiar,
Fazril Ideris,
Adlansyah Abd Rahman
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.179
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/476/1/012080
Subject(s) - renewable energy , diversification (marketing strategy) , business , environmental economics , politics , plan (archaeology) , economic growth , natural resource economics , economics , marketing , political science , engineering , archaeology , law , electrical engineering , history
In Malaysia, the utilization of renewable energy (RE) as in “five fuel diversification policy” has been intensified since 2000 in the 8 th Malaysian plan (2001-2005) as an addition to the supply from conventional energy sources. However, the RE goal in the policy was achieved minimally and later continued in the 9 th Malaysian plan (2006-2010). At the end of 2010, The RE goal was again achieved minimally. Previous studies have been carried out to understand the influence of technological, economic, social and political barriers to the development of renewable energy in Malaysia, but not much on the communication barriers. Therefore, this paper will thoroughly examine the perceptions and understandings on the communication barriers towards renewable energy development in Malaysia.