Malaysia

Risks heighten for Malaysia's new coal and gas plants

The government will discontinue the existing PPA framework for future plant-ups.

First operational solar park under Malaysia's LSS2 ends commissioning

The 39MWp plant in Pahang will generate enough electricity for 12,000 homes.

Malaysia to launch renewable energy trading programme

This aims to raise the share of renewables in the power mix to 20% by 2025.

Malaysia's renewables capacity to grow by 1GW over reform rollout

A renewable energy certificate market is one of the initiatives to be launched end-2019.

Capital crunch haunts South Asia's power developers

Opening up regional markets could make it easier for developers to access funds, says Summit Power International’s CEO.

Find out who emerged as the victors in the Asian Power Awards 2019

Nominations for the Oscars of the power industry reached a record-high of 200.

Malaysia rolls out investment reforms as renewables approach grid parity

Prices during its auction for 365MW of solar projects went below the benchmark for gas power.

Click, call, come over: Behind TNB's drive to go digital

Cost reductions hit 40-50% when they used WhatsApp for bill rendering.

Malaysia's Tenaga Nasional Berhad to restructure amidst market liberalisation

Restructuring is expected to be completed by the third quarter of 2020.

Malaysia's 66MW Merchang plant connected to national grid

It will provide approximately 94,000MWh of electricity per year to 31,000 households.

Malaysia's thermal power capacity to grow by 5GW in 2019-2030

Its renewables market remains immature and public resistance to nuclear power is strong.

Malaysia's power companies revamp strategies for full market liberalisation

State utility TNB prioritises digital initiatives to connect producers, consumers, and T&D networks in a less rigid market.

Tanjung Bin power plant unaffected by fire at conveyor belt: Malakoff

The incident is not expected to affect its operations as it is undergoing a scheduled outage from 30 March to 9 June 2019.

Petronas buys 500MW portfolio of international PV projects

The acquisition is the firm’s first foray into renewables.

Asian Power Awards 2019 now open for nominations

The deadline for nominations is on 5 July 2019.