Solar Energy Policy: Malaysia VS Developed Countries

Countries all over the world is enquiring and taking

efforts to implement the environment friendly renewable

energy to mitigate the negative impacts of fossil fuels on the

environment and their fast depletion. To reduce the reliance on

fossil fuels and environmental degradation, many countries

have focused and formulated solar energy related policies to

increase its share into energy mix.

Categories	Malaysia	Germany
Mounted on	Rooftops	-Rooftops -Windows
Adoption	Not Widely	Widely
Efficiency	< 10%	44.7%
Contribution of Solar Energy to Electricity in its Country	0.007%	4.5%
Majority Contribution for Electricity Generation	Minority	Majority

Solar energy is one of the most promising renewable,

switching to solar energy can be a viable move. It is evident

from the literature that all the countries have specific solar

energy policies to utilize solar energy for power generation.

The solar energy policies in developed countries are well

designed to enhance electricity generation from solar power

significantly.