OCTOBER 29 — According to a recent journal paper, the case for Malaysian hydrogen rests on solid fundamentals. The NETR and the Hydrogen Roadmap, both launched in 2023, identify hydrogen as a key decarbonisation lever. The country’s solar resource potential and year-round irradiance supports predictable renewable generation. In the eastern state of Sarawak, hydropower can provide a low-carbon base for electrolysis that most emerging hydrogen regions lack. The recent launch of the Malaysia Clean Hydrogen Project under the Global Clean Hydrogen Programme, executed by UNIDO with NanoMalaysia Berhad, signals that international institutions see enough promise to invest in policy and technical capacity-building over a five-year horizon.
Malaysia’s hydrogen economy: A grand vision, a harder truth — Ahmad Ibrahim
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Malaysia aims to develop a hydrogen economy with strong fundamentals but faces significant production and economic challenges.
- Malaysia's hydrogen roadmap targets 16 million tonnes by 2030, far exceeding current output of 0.6 million tonnes.
- Renewable energy capacity is insufficient for large-scale hydrogen production, with electricity costs being a major barrier.
- Solar contributes less than 1% to national electricity generation, limiting hydrogen production potential.
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