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Sabah Gas Masterplan to drive state’s natural gas investment

KOTA KINABALU, Jan 4  -- The launch of the Sabah Gas Masterplan by the Sabah government in collaboration with Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) focuses on three main aspects to drive natural gas investment in the state.

Electricity tariff in Peninsula remains the same effective Jan 1 until further notice

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 1 -- The Energy Commission announced that the government had on Dec 31, 2021 decided to delay the implementation of Tenaga Nasional Bhd’s (TNB) Incentive-Based Regulation (IBR) for Regulatory Period 3 (RP3).

Govt to continue with current electricity tariff effective from Jan 1

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 -- The government will continue with the current parameters of the Incentive-Based Regulation (IBR) for the “regulatory period 2 extension,” and stick to the current electricity tariff schedule, effective from Jan 1, 2022 until further notice.

M’sia maps out its transition to renewable energy  

PUTRAJAYA, Dec 30 -- The government launched the Malaysia Renewable Energy Roadmap (MyRER) 2022-2035 today to improve the renewable energy (RE) mix in the country’s electricity supply and fulfil its climate action commitment.

Natural gas fuelling a sustainable future for Malaysian gas industry

By Siti Radziah Hamzah

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 30 -- Natural gas, the cleanest hydrocarbon, has an important role to play in carbon emission reduction, especially in Malaysia.

PSA 2021 encourages manufacturers, importers to promote electrical safety

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 22 -- The Product Safety Award 2021 (PSA 2021), organised by the Energy Commission (ST) recently, was undertaken to promote and foster a high commitment in electrical safety among manufacturers and importers in the energy industry.

TNB shuts down 333 power substations in six states hit by floods

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 19 -- Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) has temporarily shut down 333 power substations in six states due to the dire flood situation that hit the states since Saturday.

Six govt agencies win Green Computing Awards for energy efficiency

CYBERJAYA, Dec 13 -- The Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI) announced today the six Green Computing Awards 2021 (GCA 2021) winners which collectively saved the government RM4.1 million in energy costs and reduced its carbon footprint by 6,751 tonnes per year.

Total primary energy supply rises by 2.8 pct in 2019 -- EC

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 13 -- The total primary energy supply and total final energy consumption year-on-year (yoy) in 2019 each increased by 2.8 per cent to 98,609 kilo tonne of equivalent (ktoe) and 66,483 ktoe, respectively, according to the National Energy Balance (NEB) 2019 repo

Malaysia ventures into 2nd generation biodiesel, biojet fuel production

KAJANG, Dec 13 -- Malaysia has ventured into the production of second generation biodiesel and biojet fuel, which are expected to be commercialised to the global market in the next four to five years, said Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Zuraida Kamaruddin.