The foreign observer did not read SEDA vision.
SEDA focus on promotion of renewable energy development. Solar PV is the easiest renewable energy source available for public. SEDA wants renewable energy awareness among public. Solar PV apparently the best choice.
For example, when you installed at your house, your family (assume 4 persons) will learn bout solar pv as renewable energy. Then, your neighbors learned as well (assume 2 houses with 8 pax). Later, the whole Taman will know solar panel on your roof (This can be 500 pax).
One installation will create 500 rakyat awareness in renewable energy.

The biomass, biogas and small hydro can contribute much higher generation but the impact on renewable energy awareness is minimum. The workers in these renewable energy plant will know but anyone outside will not know.

Anyway, BIG SALUTE to pioneer of malaysia renewable energy producer in Suria1000 and SREP program. They started before FiT

depends on your volume. if 1-2 pieces, this price  is OK.
if buy more, many better choice out there.

From my understanding, 9kW inverter is uncommon but you can use 8kW inverter. It is good to undersize your inverter by 10%.
Any suggestion for spec? Put aside brand and focus on spec and standards. You can go to seda website to download 2014 testing and commissioning requirements for PV system. You will find all necessary standards in the doc.

I have 8.8kWp installed and I am using 10kW inverter.  Due to odd roof shape, I have one string configured as 5.2kWp and another string with 3.6kWp.  I realize that I am not operating at maximum efficiency of the inverter but I could not find any single inverter with lower power rating that can handle 5.2kWp string.  I do not have room for 2 inverters.

seda rule always change from time to time, and it's going to end by 2017.
any comment?
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Well, the good news in today's announcement that they are honoring the que numbers given. The uncertainty is that weather this 1000 will all fill up the 8MW allocation or by the time they get to que number 800, maybe the 8MW already finish...

The big question is, what happens to this 200 ppl who will get priority in the next quota, but next quota is ballot allocation, so how?? Really big question..

I am just hoping that I get this 8MW allocation... Just have to wait for the announcement...

how do you know battery will be cheap in 3 years time?

Failed too.. My application sat in SEDA's database since Dec 13 - purged in May 14 to make way for que number system.
The outcome is failed to get que number..  because SEDA server got overloaded with http request.

My SI returned my deposit..  I thought the application was first submit first approved.. but they changed to que number system (with mediocre server specs) now they want to do online balloting...  No need lah online balloting - go to auditorium  and use ping pong balls in a big glass bowl lagi transparent. 

http://www.technologyreview.com/news/52839...nt-solar-cells/http://www.technologyreview.com/news/528391/sharp-demonstrates-ultra-efficient-solar-cells/

Still a long way to go...

It is unlikely for current technology solar panels to be retired in 2 years as the process of commercialisation takes years.

The current solar panels were first invented in the 1970s and it has taken over 40 years for it to reach commercial consumer affordability.

Last year, there was an announcement by Singapore researchers (http://media.ntu.edu.sg/NewsReleases/Pages/newsdetail.aspx?news=8f1a9f10-d53a-4d0b-8917-72593de75029) of better yielding solar panels but not sure what has happened to it.

The process of commercialisation is a long and arduous one, dictated by demand and price.

And the report of the 40.4% efficiency of the Australia result was done with a solar tracker. (http://theenergycollective.com/eric-wesoff/2168891/world-record-solar-module-efficiency-404-cpv-startup-raygen).

A solar tracker will add to your start up cost.