Electricity sector in Malaysia

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

Tenaga Nasional headquarters office in Kuala Lumpur.

Regulators

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Sabah Electricity headquarters office in Sabah.

Electricity in Malaysia is regulated by:

Generation

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Installed capacity

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The installed capacity in Peninsular Malaysia in 2014 was 8,636 MW.[1]

Power generation

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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

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2,420 MW Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Power Station in Selangor.

Transmission and distribution

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Transmission

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Interconnection

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Power grid in Malaysia is interconnected to Singapore and Thailand.[2]

Load

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Peak load

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The peak load in Peninsular Malaysia in 2014 was 16,901 MW.[1]

See also

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References

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  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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