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v1.3.8
08-Oct 2025
Malaysia 1-node and 3-node model added to Scenario Builder

Model scope

  • Base year: 2023
  • End year: 2050
  • Spatial resolution:
    • National (1-node)
    • Regional (3-nodes):
      • Sabah (GRIDREGION-MYS-SH)
      • Peninsular (GRIDREGION-MYS-PE)
      • Sarawak (GRIDREGION-MYS-SK)
  • Temporal resolution:
    • Low resolution (24-hourly and yearly) - 1 Timeslice
    • Medium resolution (3-hourly and 3-monthly) - 32 Timeslices

Data sourcing table

Input variableData sourceData standard
Demand profiles - currentShape of the demand at the national-level synthetically generated from a historical year of 2023 (https://www.gso.org.my/SystemData/SystemDemand.aspx/). Regional demand profiles follow national shape.Silver
Demand profiles - futureShape of the demand profile does not change in the future. Regional demand profiles follow national shape.Bronze
Annual demand - currentTenaga Nasional Berhad, Sarawak Energy Berhad, Malaysia Energy CommissionGold
Annual demand - futureTransitionZero in-house estimatesBronze
Solar and hydropower profile - currentHistorical profile in 2023 (https://www.gso.org.my/SystemData/SystemDemand.aspx/) and TransitionZero in-house methodology (https://www.transitionzero.org/insights/from-vision-to-voltage-with-tz-apg)Gold
Solar and hydropower profile - futureShape of the profiles does not change in the future.Bronze
Other renewable profiles - currentTransitionZero in-house methodology (https://www.transitionzero.org/insights/from-vision-to-voltage-with-tz-apg)Silver
Other renewable profiles - futureShape of the profiles does not change in the future.Bronze
Renewable potentialsMalaysia Renewable Energy Roadmap (https://www.seda.gov.my/reportal/myrer/)Bronze
Technology costs - currentIndonesia Technology Catalogue by Danish Energy Agency and The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resource, VietNam Technology Catalogue by Danish Energy Agency, BNEF Malaysia Technology Cost, and The 8th ASEAN Energy Outlook by ASEAN Center of EnergySilver
Technology costs - futureIndonesia Technology Catalogue by Danish Energy Agency and The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resource, VietNam Technology Catalogue by Danish Energy Agency, BNEF Malaysia Technology Cost, and The 8th ASEAN Energy Outlook by ASEAN Center of EnergySilver
Interconnector technology costs - currentTransitionZero in-house methodology (https://www.transitionzero.org/insights/from-vision-to-voltage-with-tz-apg)Silver
Interconnector technology costs - futureTransitionZero in-house methodology (https://www.transitionzero.org/insights/from-vision-to-voltage-with-tz-apg)Silver
Commodity costs - currentTenaga Nasional Berhad, Sarawak Energy Berhah and TransitionZero in-house estimatesSilver
Commodity costs - futureTransitionZero in-house estimates, BNEF Malaysia Technology CostSilver
Domestic interconnector capacity data - currentGlobal Transmission DatabaseSilver
Domestic interconnector capacity data - futureTransitionZero in-house methodology (https://www.transitionzero.org/insights/from-vision-to-voltage-with-tz-apg)Silver
Electricity cross border trade cost - currentMarginal cost of neighboring countries exporting electricity to Malaysia based on TZ APG studyBronze
Electricity cross border trade cost - futureMarginal cost of neighboring countries exporting electricity to Malaysia based on TZ APG studyBronze
Efficiency / LossesIndonesia Technology Catalogue by Danish Energy Agency and The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resource, VietNam Technology Catalogue by Danish Energy Agency, BNEF Malaysia Technology Cost, and The 8th ASEAN Energy Outlook by ASEAN Center of EnergySilver
Minimum generation levelDefault, technology-specificBronze
Planned outages / AvailabilityNREL ATB 2024Bronze
Discount rateDefault (5%)Bronze
Reserve marginDefault (20%)Bronze
WACCIEA Cost of Capital ObservatoryBronze
Power plant data (location, capacity, fuel, technology, start year, end year)Data served as initial and planned capacities from 2023 to 2050. This data is curated and validated by TransitionZero. The base dataset is from Global Energy Monitor with enhancements from “additional asset sources”. See the following: Advancecon, BayWare, Bernama,Coara Solar , Cypark Resources, Daily Express, Edra Energy, EETech News blog, Engie, EPIC Group, Free Malaysia Today, Gading Kencana, GE Vernova, Gopeng Berhad, Hanwha Energy, ib vogt, Info Stock Daily, Ipoh Echo, Jaks Resources, Kapar Energy, LBS Bina, Leader Energy, Malakoff Corporation, Malaysia Energy Commission, Malaysia Green Attribute Trading System, Malaysia Grid System Operator, Malaysian Solar, MARC Ratings, Minetec, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Mudajaya, New Straits Times, Nextenaga, North Consulting Engineering, NuEnergy, Nur Power, Petronas, PLB Engineering,Power Technology ,RAM Ratings , Ranhill Corporation, Reneuco, Renewables Now, ReNIKOLA, Sabah Energy Commission, Sarawak Energy, Sarawak Tribune, Scatec Solar, SolarQuarter, Solarvest, SPR Energy, Sunway Construction, Tan Chong Motor, Tenaga Nasional Berhad,The Borneo Post , The Edge Malaysia, The Malaysian Reserve, The Star, TNB Genco, UITM, Uzma, Uzma GroupGold