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.
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%).
Power stations
Main article: List of power stations in Malaysia
Transmission and distribution
Transmission
Main article: National Grid (Malaysia)Interconnection
Power grid in Malaysia is interconnected to Singapore and Thailand.
Load
Peak load
The peak load in Peninsular Malaysia in 2014 was 16,901 MW.
See also
References
- ^ "Tenaga Nasional Annual Report 2014" (PDF). Tenaga Nasional. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
- "Malaysia's changing power sector". Power Engineering International. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
External links
- Kinloch, Robert F. (June 1966). "The Growth of Electric Power Production in Malaya". Annals of the Association of American Geographers. 56 (2): 220–235.
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