Electricity sector in Malaysia

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

Regulators

Tenaga Nasional headquarter office in Kuala Lumpur.
Sabah Electricity headquarter office in Sabah.

Electricity in Malaysia is regulated by:

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

Main article: List of power stations in Malaysia
2,420 MW Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Power Station in Selangor.

Transmission and distribution

Transmission

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

References

  1. ^ a b c "Tenaga Nasional Annual Report 2014" (PDF). Tenaga Nasional. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Malaysia's changing power sector". Power Engineering International. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
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