International Science Community Association Research Journal of Recent Sciences 2277 - 2502 3 1 2014 January 2 An Analysis of Malaysian Renewable energy target using Simulation Modelling Approach 38 44 EN Mohammad Aghaei 1 Department of Business Management, Branch, Shahid Beheshti University (SBU), Tehran, IRAN Amin Asadollahi 2 Department of Business Management, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, IRAN RezaSalehi Nejad 3 Master of Executive Management Business Administration, Science and research Ayatollah Amoli Branch, Amol, Mazandaran, IRAN MahdiAzar Keyvan 4 MohammadiAlamoti Mostafa 5 Mohammadreza Zare 6 Khan Hamna 1 Jinnah University for Women, 5-C, Nazimabad, PAKISTAN Iqbal Munira 2 NarmeenShawoo Bawany 3 FaisalNadeem Saher 1 Civil Engineering and Earth Resources, University Malaysia Pahang, MALAYSIA, Nasly M.A. 2 Computer System and Software Engineering, University Malaysia Pahang, MALAYSIA TutyAsmawatyBintiAbdul Kadir 3 Department of Irrigation and Drainage Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA NasehirKhanE.M. Yahaya 4 Centre for Earth Resources Research and Management, University Malaysia Pahang, MALAYSIA WanMohdFaizalWan Ishak 5 MoradyGohareh Mehdy 1 Department of Industrial Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology,424 Hafez Avenue, 1591634311, Tehran, IRAN Shams GharnehNaser 2 Aminnayeri Majid 3 Javad Heydarzadeh 1 Department of Accounting and Management, Kashan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kashan, IRAN Hoseyn Jabbari 2 Hasan Ghodrati 3 Akhwanzada 1 Faculty of Technology, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Gambang, 26300, Kuantan, MALAYSIA Salman Ahmad 2 Tahar Mat 3 Razman bin 4 > Research Paper 2013 6 17 2014 January 2 Malaysia’s electricity generation depends heavily on fossil fuels. To diversify the fuel-mix the Malaysian government set a technology specific target in 2011. The dynamic complexity of generation capacity expansion decision requires for development of an assessment model to evaluate the policy target. For this purpose, System dynamics modelling and simulation approach is used in this project. The model comprises of four sub-sectors: planning and permitting; construction; renewable operational capacity vintages, and investment decision. The time varying interactions between sub-models generate the dynamic behavior of the system. The simulation reveals a failure to achieve the renewable capacity target of 985 Mega-Watts by 2015. The model adds to the renewable energy policy development literature particularly in Malaysian context. Copyright@ International Science Community Association