Renewable capacity update
- Malaysia reported 31% of installed generation capacity came from renewables as of December 2025. - The government is targeting 32% this year and 35% by 2030. - Officials signalled follow-up actions including LSS6 tenders and support for biodiesel, biogas and biomass alongside feasibility work on nuclear options. (x.com)
Malaysia says 31% of its installed electricity generation capacity came from renewables as of December 2025. (businesstoday.com.my) Deputy Prime Minister and Energy Transition Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof told Bernama the government is targeting 32% this year and 35% by 2030. (businesstoday.com.my) Officials signalled follow-up actions including a sixth large‑scale solar tender (LSS6) with mandatory battery energy storage and expanded support for biodiesel, biogas and biomass. (thestar.com.my) Those targets form part of the National Energy Transition Roadmap (NETR), which sets a 70% renewables goal for 2050 and includes a coal phase‑out timetable to 2044. (seda.gov.my) Past procurement has moved quickly: LSS5 awarded about 2,000 MW in December 2024, and analysts expect LSS6 could add up to roughly 2 GW with BESS requirements. (businessnews.com.my) On biofuels, ministers are preparing to lift the biodiesel mandate beyond B10 with staged rollouts toward B12/B15, while Malaysia produced about 975,207 metric tonnes of biodiesel in 2025 against 2.36 million tonnes of installed capacity. (thestar.com.my) The government also said it is carrying out feasibility work and international benchmarking on nuclear power as a potential long‑term baseload option. (businesstoday.com.my) Petra and other agencies have signalled that LSS6 bidding rounds and depot upgrades for higher biofuel blends are the immediate next steps as officials track progress toward the 35% 2030 objective. (businesstoday.com.my)
