ADVANCING JUST ENERGY TRANSITION
Malaysia ’ s Sustainable Energy Development Prospectus
Peninsular Malaysia
Total Malaysia
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137.5 GW
162 MW
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1.7 GW |
Solar PV Large Hydro Bioenergy Small Hydro Geothermal |
269.0 GW 13.6 GW 3.6 GW 2 . G GW 0.2 GW |
Sabah |
0.5 GW |
99.4 GW
0.8 GW
67 MW
0.6 GW
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2.2 GW |
3.1 GW |
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32.1 GW |
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0.6 GW |
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10.0 GW |
0.2 GW |
Sarawak |
14
Solar PV ( includes ground mounted , rooftop and floating installation ) |
Bioenergy ( includes agriculture , animal and municipal & hazardous waste ) |
Small hydro ( system size up to 100 MW ) |
Large hydro ( system size > 100 MW ) |
Geothermal |
RE resource potential in Malaysia
• The potential in approximately 450 palm oil mills across Malaysia , processing an average of 95.5 million tons of fresh fruit bunch ( FFB ) annually , in which the waste from palm oil processing can be utilized as feedstock for bioenergy power generation , either through biomass combustion or biogas capture technologies ;
• Available agricultural and husbandry residues from rice production , wood processing and animal waste which can be used for power generation ;
• Growth in population and urbanization in Malaysia contributes to the increase in production of municipal solid waste , an estimated average of 9.5 million tons of solid waste were generated every year . This can potentially be used for bioenergy power generation , leveraging waste-to-energy ( WTE ) technologies ; and
• 189 river basins which can support small hydro power generation .
Growth of Renewable Energy
Over the years , various strategies , initiatives , and programmes have been introduced , fostering the growth of RE technologies from 2001 to 2025 .
Under the Eighth Malaysia Plan ( 2001-2005 ), the Small Renewable Energy Power ( SREP ) Programme was