The energy audit: find the waste, prove the result.
EECA 2024 makes an energy audit compulsory for large energy users. The first is due within twelve months, then it repeats. Done well, it maps every ringgit your site is leaking. Below: the report format ST sets, the 2026 audit grant, what sets the price, and how KERO has the evidence ready.
An energy audit under EECA 2024 shows where a site's energy goes and where it is wasted. It breaks use down by system, process and time, then recommends measures to cut it. A Registered Energy Auditor conducts it, and it is a core duty of a registered energy consumer.
Under the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Regulations 2024 (EECR 2024), the first audit is due within 12 months. Re-audits follow about every five years. Your energy management system runs in between.
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What an energy audit actually looks at.
A credible audit goes well past the utility bill. It traces energy from the meter to the machine, and quantifies what's being wasted at each step.
Consumption, broken down
Total energy use across every source, then split by system, HVAC, compressed air, process loads, lighting, so the big consumers are obvious, not assumed.
Waste, quantified
Idle running, off-peak loads that shouldn't be on, drifting equipment, poor power factor, the recurring losses that never show up on a monthly bill.
Recommendations, prioritised
Concrete measures ranked by impact and payback, so the audit ends in an action list, not a PDF that gets filed and forgotten.
A Registered Energy Auditor conducts the audit.
EECA 2024 keeps the audit independent. A Registered Energy Auditor, registered with Suruhanjaya Tenaga, carries it out. That is a separate role from the Registered Energy Manager who runs your energy day to day.
When audits happen, and why it never really stops.
First energy audit
Completed within twelve months as a registered energy consumer, establishing your baseline and first action list.
The EnMS keeps measuring
Between audits the energy management system runs, tracking performance against the baseline so improvements stick. What an EnMS requires →
Re-audit
The audit repeats on a periodic cycle, re-baselining the site and checking that earlier measures held, and finding the next round of waste.
Exact audit scope, methodology and frequency are set by Suruhanjaya Tenaga under EECR 2024. Confirm the current requirements for your site with ST or your Registered Energy Auditor.
The energy audit report format ST sets, part by part.
Suruhanjaya Tenaga fixes the format in its Guidelines on Energy Audit Report, dated 6 August 2026. Your Registered Energy Auditor writes it in twelve parts, A to L. You sign to accept it, then it is filed with ST through EMIS.
| Part | What goes in it | Who supplies it |
|---|---|---|
| A. Cover page | "Energy Audit Report for" your facility, its address, the auditor's name and registration number | The auditor |
| B. Declaration | The auditor's signed declaration, and your signed acceptance of the findings | The auditor and you |
| C. Executive summary | Objectives, scope, a baseline table in GJ, load split and the measures in brief | KERO's metered data |
| D. Introduction | Your site, sector and staff, the last audit and what was done since | You |
| E. Methodology | Dates of data collection and the tools used, calibrated every two years | The auditor |
| F. Operation of the facility | Processes, operating hours and the machines that use the most energy | You |
| G. Equipment audited | Single line diagram, tariff, a load profile of 7 days or more, the significant energy users | KERO's metered data |
| H. Baseline | At least 12 months of energy, cost, production and variables, with a regression | KERO's metered data |
| I. Observations and findings | Load split by system, maximum demand, load factor, power factor, findings per system | KERO's metered data |
| J. Measures (ESM) | Each measure with its GJ, RM, investment and payback, grouped low, medium and high cost | The auditor |
| K. Improvement plan | Priorities, a timeline, and financing or incentives for each measure | The auditor and you |
| L. Appendices | Data collection forms and calibration records | The auditor |
Yes, there is an energy audit grant in 2026.
SEDA Malaysia runs the Energy Audit Conditional Grant (EACG) under the 13th Malaysia Plan, for 2026. It pays toward an audit by an ESCO registered with ST. Grants go first come, first served, and the application form is open on SEDA's site.
| Your site | Grant, up to | Who qualifies |
|---|---|---|
| Industrial installation | RM100,000 per site or account | 100,000 kWh of electricity a month or more |
| Commercial building | RM60,000 per site or account | 100,000 kWh of electricity a month or more |
A site that received the grant under the 11th or 12th Malaysia Plan cannot apply again. Two plants at two addresses can each apply.
Apply to SEDA
Name an ESCO registered with Suruhanjaya Tenaga. SEDA evaluates, and ST validates the technical side.
Sign with SEDA, start the audit
The first 20% is paid after you sign. Your ESCO must start the audit within two months.
Hand in the final report
The other 80% is paid once SEDA receives the final energy audit report.
Put measures in place
You carry out part of the recommended measures within three years of the audit.
What sets the price of an energy audit.
ST and SEDA publish the rules of the job, and the price follows the job. Your auditor quotes on the work ST's format demands at your site. These five things move it most.
| What moves the quote | Why it adds work |
|---|---|
| Number of sites or accounts | Each site gets its own report. SEDA's grant is also counted per site or account. |
| Connected load | The audit must cover at least 80% of it, biggest users first. |
| Thermal systems | Boilers, furnaces and steam add flue gas tests, a stream list and a Sankey diagram. |
| Your 12 months of data | The baseline needs energy, cost, production and variables. Gaps have to be rebuilt. |
| Load profiles to log | Every significant energy user needs a profile. The main incomer needs 7 days or more. |
The audit evidence, gathered before anyone asks.
The reason audits are painful is that the data isn't there when you need it. KERO flips that: by the time the auditor arrives, the measurement is already done.
| What the audit needs | The usual way | With KERO |
|---|---|---|
| Consumption by system | Manual readings, clamp meters, estimates | Continuous sub-metering, already split by system and time |
| A baseline | Twelve months of bills, pieced together | A live baseline built from real data from day one |
| Waste, identified | A few days of spot-checks during the audit | Anomalies and idle loads flagged all year round |
| An audit trail | Spreadsheets reassembled each cycle | A complete, timestamped record, exportable on demand |
Energy audit questions, answered.
When is the first energy audit due?
Who can conduct the audit?
Does KERO do the energy audit for me?
What energy sources does the audit count?
What happens if we skip or fail the audit?
Is an energy audit a compliance requirement in Malaysia?
What format must an energy audit report follow?
Is there an energy audit grant in Malaysia?
How much does an energy audit cost in Malaysia?
The rest of the duty cascade.
Registered Energy Manager
The person accountable for energy, due within 3 months of an ST notice.
Read the guide →Energy management system
The ISO 50001-aligned EnMS that runs between audits.
Read the guide →Penalties & deadlines
Every clock and consequence in one place, traced to Act 861.
Read the guide →Walk into your audit
already measured.
Book a demo to see the metering and audit trail behind a straightforward EECA audit. Then turn the findings into a lower bill.