Proceedings of ICEE 2009 3rd International Conference on Energy and Environment, 7-8 December 2009, Malacca, Malaysia National Energy Policies and the Electricity Sector in Malaysia Thahirah Syed Jalal Pat Bodger Electronics and Communication Engineering Department, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN) University of Canterbury, Selangor, Malaysia Christchurch, New Zealand
[email protected] [email protected] Abstract— Since its independence in 1957, Malaysia has gone a Figure 1. Electric energy sales in Malaysia between 1949 and 2007 [1-3] long way towards developing its economy and infrastructures. As one of the fast growing developing nations, its world renowned 100000 infrastructures include the Petronas Twin Towers, the SMART 90000 tunnel and the Bakun hydro dam. A key component that enables 80000 this growth is its secure, affordable and reliable electricity sector. 70000 Even though the initial electricity facilities here were constructed 60000 by the British during colonization, Malaysia continued to nurture its development and improve its reliability through her national 50000 policies, to ensure that it continued to support her growth and 40000 prowess. The main national policy pertaining to the electricity 30000 sector in Malaysia is the National Energy Policy. It was (GWh) Consumption Electricity 20000 formulated in 1979 to ensure efficient, secure and 10000 environmentally sustainable supplies of energy, including 0 electricity. Later, other policies were also formulated to address 949 952 955 958 961 964 967 970 973 976 979 982 985 988 991 994 997 000 003 006 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 arising issues and concerns in the energy sector.