Malaysia energy strategy towards sustainability: A panoramic overview of the benefits and challenges
Malaysia energy strategy towards sustainability: A panoramic overview of the benefits and challenges
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马来西亚可持续能源战略:利益与挑战的全景概述
DOI:
10.1016/j.rser.2014.10.056
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发表时间:
2015
影响因子:
15.9
通讯作者:
A. Aliyu
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文献类型:
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作者:
N. A. Basri;A. T. Ramli;A. Aliyu
Sustainable energy supply is essential for actualizing Malaysia׳s vision to become a high-income country. The current power production and demand trends show that Malaysia has a reserve margin that will only last for the next few years. This calls for further investment, research and development in the country׳s power sector in order to meet the ever increasing energy demand. The government׳s diversification policy and power sector expansion plan emphasizes on the incorporation of renewable energy sources (RESs) and other less CO2emitting sources like nuclear into the national energy mix. However, the environmental ramifications of this policy should be part of any future expansion plan of national grid. This paper presents a panoramic overview of the Malaysian energy sector, the energy policy revolution and the power sector expansion strategy towards secure sustainability. We want to bring into focus the benefits and challenges of Malaysia׳s power sector expansion plan with the aim of stimulating further discussion and research on the environmental ramifications of the plan.