Malaysia
Malaysia to launch renewable energy trading programme
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.
ASEAN's hydropower capacity surged 135.2% to 46GW in 2006-2017
The installed capacities in Malaysia and Vietnam rose to approximately 6GW and 17GW, respectively.
Malaysia eyes launching energy transition roadmap by end-2019
The roadmap could promote peer-to-peer energy trading.
Malaysia tenders 500MW of grid-connected solar projects
Foreign bidders involved in a consortium will be allowed to take up to 49% in the projects.
TNB bags $35.10m for 30MW solar project
It reached financial close with MUFG Bank Malaysia.
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