Electricity sector in Malaysia explained

The electricity sector in Malaysia ranges from generation, transmission, distribution and sales of electricity in the country.

Regulators

Electricity in Malaysia is regulated by:

• Tenaga Nasional for Peninsular Malaysia
• Sarawak Energy for Sarawak
• Sabah Electricity for Sabah and Labuan

Generation

Installed capacity

The installed capacity in Peninsular Malaysia in 2014 was 8,636 MW.^[1]

Power generation

Power generation in Peninsular Malaysia in 2014 came from natural gas (53.8%), coal (35.3%), hydropower (10.3%), distillates (0.6%) and MFO (0.04%).^[1]

Power stations

See main article: List of power stations in Malaysia.

Transmission and distribution

Transmission

See main article: National Grid (Malaysia).

Interconnection

Power grid in Malaysia is interconnected to Singapore and Thailand.^[2]

Load

Peak load

The peak load in Peninsular Malaysia in 2014 was 16,901 MW.^[1]

See also

• Energy policy of Malaysia

External links

• Kinloch . Robert F. . The Growth of Electric Power Production in Malaya . Annals of the Association of American Geographers . June 1966 . 56 . 2 . 220-235 .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tenaga Nasional Annual Report 2014. Tenaga Nasional. 3 November 2016.
2. Web site: Malaysia's changing power sector. Power Engineering International. 3 November 2016.