CCC/171

July 2010

Copyright © IEA Clean Coal Centre

ISBN 978-92-9029-491-7

Abstract

Malaysia is a regular participant in world coal trade. Coal production is a modest 1 Mt/y but, as an importer, the country trades some 30 Mt/y. As one of ASEAN’s most prosperous economies, the expected growth in electricity demand is inevitable. For many years the country has been dependent on gas-fired power, much of which is in the form of expensive single cycle gas turbines. However, coal-fired power has emerged as an important provider of power in a country desperate to improve its energy security. This report looks at how coal-fired power has developed, and examines the current technologies deployed in the country. It is the fourth in a series of reports by the IEA Clean Coal Centre on ASEAN countries, following Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam.