All 160 MW of proposed plants are for captive use, mostly tied to nickel smelting. The country remains a key coal supplier to the rest of the region, where stalled projects have outpaced new construction, according to Global Energy Monitor.
State electricity firm PLN has slowed renewables deployment, says the deputy head of the country's Just Energy Transition Partnership secretariat. Investors should back captive power instead of grid-based projects, she suggests.
The environmental watchdog published analysis warning that there is a "wide trend" of carbon capture, use and storage initiatives in Malaysia linked to fossil fuel expansion. It is one of 19 organisations backing a memorandum to the Senate calling for a controversial CCUS bill to be stopped.
The government has launched a tender, closing 24 March, for a seven-month long study to develop a new framework for cross-border REC transactions. It will seek endorsement from RE100, the Greenhouse Gas Protocol and other global bodies.