Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) is already undertaking grid planning enhancements to support higher renewable energy integration, in line with Malaysia’s quest to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.

Southeast Asia is set to see a warmer-than-usual early summer, potentially raising power demand for fuel and straining grids at a time when the Middle East conflict has tightened energy supplies in the region.

Malaysia is well-positioned to manage potential economic fallout from escalating conflict in the Middle East, backed by its status as a net energy exporter and strong economic fundamentals, Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan said.

Bangladesh will close all universities from Monday, bringing forward the Eid al-Fitr holidays as part of emergency measures to conserve ​electricity and fuel amid a worsening energy crisis linked to ‌the conflict in the Middle East.

The Iran war has proved that the government's plan for green energy is "absolutely right", a Merseyside MP has said.

The UK's first geothermal power plant has been turned on, providing a completely new type of renewable electricity using hot water from underground.

The government has restricted approvals for new data centres that are not linked to artificial intelligence (AI), citing rising energy and water consumption.

The successful implementation of subsea power cables connecting Sarawak to Singapore could serve as a model for broader regional energy integration under the ASEAN power grid, said Sarawak Premier Abang Johari Openg.

For more than six decades, Lawas, a remote district in northern Sarawak, was cut off from the state's main power grid, relying on diesel-based power generation for its electricity supply. Since 2019, however, the area's energy landscape has undergone a gradual transformation, shifting from fossil fuels to hydropower.  

As Malaysia charts its course towards the ambitious targets set out in its National Energy Transition Roadmap (NETR), a powerful new reality is compelling a fundamental rethink of what it means to be “green.”

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy Transition and Water Transformation Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof will lead a Malaysian delegation on a three-day working visit to Jakarta from today until Feb 12.

The utilities sector is poised to benefit after the Energy Commission announced the winners of its NewGen25 power generation tender, with the latest awards seen supporting a new investment cycle in the sector.