The electricity sector in Malaysia ranges from generation, transmission, distribution and sales of electricity in the country.
Regulators
editElectricity in Malaysia is regulated by:
- Tenaga Nasional for Peninsular Malaysia
- Sarawak Energy for Sarawak
- Sabah Electricity for Sabah and Labuan
Generation
editInstalled capacity
editThe installed capacity in Peninsular Malaysia in 2014 was 8,636 MW.[1]
Power generation
editPower 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
editTransmission and distribution
editTransmission
editInterconnection
editPower grid in Malaysia is interconnected to Singapore and Thailand.[2]
Load
editPeak load
editThe peak load in Peninsular Malaysia in 2014 was 16,901 MW.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "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
edit- Kinloch, Robert F. (June 1966). "The Growth of Electric Power Production in Malaya". Annals of the Association of American Geographers. 56 (2): 220–235.