Malaysia’s total renewable energy (RE) installed capacity has reached 23 per cent as of August 2022. The government plans to increase this to 40 per cent by 2035 under the Malaysia Renewable Energy Roadmap. The road map aims to transition the country’s electricity supply to a low-carbon system by increasing the share of solar, biomass, biogas and hydro power.
Some of the key RE projects which contributed to the increase include the Edra Melaka Power Plant and Sultan Iskandar Power Station, two combined-cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power plants generating 3,682 MW of energy for the national grid. These also feature one of the largest gas-fired power generators in the Southeast Asia region.
Natural gas is being used to supplement intermittent RE sources while coal-fired power plants are being phased out in Malaysia. The use of liquefied natural gas (LNG) is expected to be a key part of most energy systems until low-carbon alternatives like hydrogen are widely accessible.
