Regional economics must boost resilience, adaptiveness of power systems to support transition to low-carbon growth

Tenaga Nasional Bhd says sorry for inconvenience after outage early today

Tech giant signs deals over concerns of spiking bills for domestic users, depleting power supplies in some areas.

Cutting costs involves changing overall power usage pattern, not switching off certain appliances, he says.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 30 — The government is prepared to manage electricity import and export activities and renewable energy (RE) trading, from which proceeds will be deposited into Kumpulan Wang Industri Elektrik (KWIE), which will benefit the people.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 18 — Malaysia is boosting coal-fired power output and importing the fuel at record levels, a Reuters analysis of data showed, taking advantage of low prices even as it pledges to increase use of gas-fuelled electricity generation in the longer term.

PUTRAJAYA, June 30 — The government upholds transparency and is ready to accept any criticism regarding the taxation system, provided it is based on facts, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 22 — The new electricity tariff schedule from July 1 is a clear reflection of the major reforms being undertaken by the government, particularly in the national energy sector, said Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil.

KUCHING, June 18 — The 43rd Asean Senior Officials Meeting on Energy (SOME) marked a significant milestone today with representatives reaching consensus on several strategic agendas aimed at advancing the regional energy sector.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 22 — Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) announced its highest dividend in four years at 51 sen per share, totalling over RM2.96 billion, while reaffirming its commitment to creating long-term value through sound financial management, operational strength, and community investments that benefit both shareholders and the nation.

LONDON, April 24 — Malaysia, as 2025 Asean chair, will focus on realising the Asean Power Grid and improving the energy exchange programme among members, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 9 — The Asean Power Grid (APG) vision requires an estimated investment of US$764 billion (RM3.4 trillion) for power generation and transmission infrastructure, said Asean secretary-general Kao Kim Hourn.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 30 — Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) has implemented comprehensive preparations to ensure a stable electricity supply and uninterrupted consumer comfort, across Peninsular Malaysia, throughout the Aidilfitri season.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 6 — The Corporate Renewable Energy Supply Scheme (CRESS) allows renewable energy (RE) generators and green electricity consumers to access the electricity supply grid, thus giving consumers more choices to obtain green energy.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has assured that any increase in electricity tariffs will not burden the business community and that 85 per cent of households will continue to receive subsidies.

PUTRAJAYA, Dec 31 — The Energy Efficiency and Conservation Act 2024 (Act 861) and the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Regulations 2024 come into force tomorrow (January 1).

PUTRAJAYA, Dec 21 — There will be no electricity tariff hike for users in Peninsular Malaysia with the implementation of the Imbalance Cost Pass-Through mechanism from January 1 to June 30 next year.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 11 — The Energy Transition and Water Transformation Ministry (Petra) sees electricity supply demand for data centres to increase to 20.9GW by 2040.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 11 — Renewable energy (RE) set to be sold to Singapore from this month is the country’s currently unused surplus green electricity.

PETALING JAYA, Dec 3 — Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) has shut substations in flood-affected areas to prevent unwanted incidents, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof.