# Malaysia Energy Minister Warns Grid and Storage Must Scale Faster to Meet Renewable Targets
*Author: Eternalgy Market Intelligence Team | Category: news | Published: Mon May 18 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)*

## English

* **31% RE Achievement**: Malaysia reached 31% renewable energy share of installed electricity capacity in 2025, a significant milestone
* **Grid Infrastructure Lag**: Energy Minister warns that grid infrastructure, system flexibility and energy storage deployment are not scaling at the same pace as renewable generation
* **Intermittency Risks**: The mismatch creates intermittency issues and potential power curtailment, especially in high solar penetration areas
* **2030 Target**: 35% RE capacity share under the National Energy Transition Roadmap (NETR)
* **2050 Target**: 70% RE capacity share — requires massive infrastructure transformation
* **Import Dependency**: Malaysia relies on imported solar panels and batteries, limiting domestic value creation
* **Demand-Side Gap**: Demand-side transformation (energy efficiency, flexible demand, distributed generation) lags behind supply-side growth
* **Market Reform**: Government shifting from quota-based to market-driven frameworks; CRESS scheme allows direct renewable procurement by corporates without quotas
* **Strategic Priorities**: Grid modernisation, BESS deployment, hydrogen development, RE manufacturing, and ASEAN Power Grid integration
* **Industrial Challenge**: Pathways for decarbonising hard-to-abate industrial sectors remain uneven

## 中文

* **31%可再生能源里程碑**：马来西亚2025年可再生能源装机占比达31%，取得重要进展
* **电网基础设施滞后**：能源部长警告，电网基础设施、系统灵活性和储能部署未能跟上可再生能源发电的增长速度
* **间歇性风险**：这种不匹配导致间歇性问题和潜在的电力削减，尤其在太阳能高渗透地区
* **2030年目标**：根据国家能源转型路线图（NETR），可再生能源装机占比目标35%
* **2050年目标**：可再生能源装机占比目标70%——需要大规模基础设施转型
* **进口依赖**：马来西亚依赖进口太阳能电池板和电池，限制了国内价值创造
* **需求侧滞后**：需求侧转型（能效提升、灵活需求、分布式发电）落后于供给侧增长
* **市场改革**：政府从配额制转向市场化框架；CRESS方案允许企业直接采购可再生能源，无需配额
* **战略重点**：电网现代化、储能系统部署、氢能开发、可再生能源制造及东盟电网一体化
* **工业脱碳挑战**：难以减排的工业部门脱碳路径仍然不均衡