Penang Energy Framework: Meeting the State’s Energy Ambitions
By Dr. Ng Shin Wei, Renuka Radakrishnan
April 2025 FEATURE
AS PART OF the commitment to the Paris Agreement to reduce the carbon intensity of the country by 45% by 2030, and to keep the global temperature rise to within 1.5°C, the Malaysian government introduced the renewable targets of 40% by 2035 and 70% by 2050.The National Energy Efficiency Action Plan (2016-2025) also sets a national energy efficiency target of 8% by 2025. A plethora of energy-related policies and regulations ensued, including the Renewable Energy Roadmap, National Energy Transition Roadmap...
Dr. Ng Shin Wei
is a Project Manager at the Penang Green Council.
She has more than 13 years of experience in climate change and sustainable development policies.
Renuka Radakrishnan
