the Government of Malaysia initiated the Malaysian Industrial Energy Efficiency Improvement Project (MIEEIP) in 1999 to improve the rational use of energy in the industrial sector. Support and funding has been provided by the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) as well as the Government of Malaysia and the private sector. UNDP is the project's implementing agency on behalf of the GEF. The Ministry of Energy, Water and Communications (MEWC), formerly known as Ministry of Energy, Communications and Multimedia, during the initial implementation of the project) was appointed the project's executing agency, whereas Pusat Tenaga Malaysia (PTM) is the designated implementing agency.