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Malaysia will need 9 gigawatts (GW) of new gas-fired power generation capacity to address rising electricity demand as the country moves toward its plan of fully retiring its coal-fired power plants by 2044, the Economy Minister said on Tuesday (Sept 8).

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00:00What is the challenge for us to improve our day-to-day
00:03in terms of using energy?
00:07So I think for the next 5-10 years time,
00:13Malaysia must really remain disciplined enough
00:17to ensure our system needs to be continuously upgraded
00:24not just in terms of the power produced
00:29but also in terms of the grid, in terms of infrastructures
00:33so that our system remains affordable,
00:37remains safe and sustainable.
00:41How much new gas capacity does Malaysia need through 2030?
00:47Dari segi komitmen kerajaan,
00:52kita sememangnya tidak lagi meluluskan sebarang power plant
00:58yang berteraskan coal ataupun arang batu.
01:02Dan phase out itu akan tamat pada ataupun menjelang tahun 2044,
01:08that will be the last coal power plant to be retired.
01:11But at the same time, managing the electricity at the moment,
01:18I think the numbers if I can share,
01:20we expect the need about 9 gigawatts to be deployed
01:27or to be put into the system through our gas power plant.
01:31So this is the planning that needs to be managed by Petra
01:37as well as through Suranjaya Tenaga
01:40to ensure that we were able to manage the demand
01:45and at the same time committed to our sustainability effort
01:51to really reducing the carbon footprint in our energy sector.
01:57Okay, thank you.
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