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Power plants in Malaysia

A directory of 82 power plants in Malaysia with a combined installed capacity of 53,877 MW, mapped and ranked from open data — by fuel, capacity and emissions.

82power plants
53,877MW total capacity
6fuel types
0with asset-level CO₂

Power mix by fuel (Malaysia)

Gas: 42 plants42GasSolar: 14 plants14SolarCoal: 12 plants12CoalHydro: 9 plants9HydroOil: 4 plants4OilBiomass: 1 plants1Biomass

Plant counts by primary fuel, WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Malaysia electricity grid — mix & carbon intensity (2025)

602gCO₂/kWh grid intensity
20.7%low-carbon electricity
20.7%renewables
79.3%fossil fuels
Coal: 45 % of electricity45CoalGas: 34 % of electricity34GasHydro: 18 % of electricity18HydroSolar: 2 % of electricity2SolarOil: 1 % of electricity1OilBioenergy: 1 % of electricity1Bioenergy

Source: Ember / Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0).

Largest plants in Malaysia

#PlantFuelMW
1Manjung power stationCoal4,100
2Tanjung Bin power stationCoal3,100
3Unnamed Malaysia coal projectsCoal2,800
4Kedah (THB Power) power stationGas2,600
5Kapar Energy Ventures (KEV)Gas2,420
6Alor Gajah (Melaka) power stationGas2,242
7Sultan Aziz power stationCoal2,164
8Tg. Bin EnergyCoal2,100
9Pengerang Co-generation plantGas1,900
10Pulau Bunting power stationGas1,600
11Pasir Gudang SIPP power stationGas1,440
12Jimah power stationCoal1,400
13Port Dickson Power StationGas1,400
14SegariGas1,304
15Palua Indah power stationGas1,200
16Mukah West power stationCoal1,200
17Kedah Project power stationGas1,150
18PakaGas1,136
19TNB PraiGas1,071
20Pasir Gudang (TNB) power stationGas1,025

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Gas (42)Solar (14)Coal (12)Hydro (9)

Power plants in Malaysia by region

Sabah (14)Sarawak (11)

Frequently asked questions

How many power plants are in Malaysia?

There are 82 power plants in Malaysia in this open dataset, with about 53,877 MW of total capacity.

What is the largest power plant in Malaysia?

Manjung power station is the largest at about 4,100 MW (coal).

What fuels generate electricity in Malaysia?

The most common plant type in this dataset is gas (42 plants), across 6 fuel types in total.

How clean is Malaysia's electricity grid?

Malaysia's grid carbon intensity is about 602 gCO₂/kWh, with 20.7% low-carbon generation (<a href="https://ember-energy.org/" rel="nofollow">Ember</a> / <a href="https://ourworldindata.org/energy" rel="nofollow">Our World in Data</a> (CC BY 4.0)).