Malaysia - Guidelines on Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) Safety

These guidelines are issued by the Malaysia Energy Commission for the following objectives:

(a) to specify the electrical safety requirements of Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) in accordance with the requirements under the Electricity Supply Act 1990 [Act 447];
(b) to outline the relevant standards of BESS application;
(c) to set out the roles, functions and responsibilities of the relevant parties in relation to BESS’s design, installation, operation and maintenance;
(d) to provide for any other matters which may be or incidental to the requirement of BESS.