Malaysia's BESS news
The market we're building in, tracked: utility-scale launches, the MyBeST auction, SELCO rules and the capital moving into Malaysian battery storage.
A curated feed of Malaysian battery-storage news. Each headline links to the original source.
Mikro MSC becomes Hong Kong Cospower's exclusive Malaysian storage partner
Bursa-listed Mikro MSC signs a two-year exclusive tie-up with Hong Kong Cospower Technology to chase Malaysia's grid-scale battery pipeline.
Read moreBattery storage to be expanded nationwide to strengthen the grid
The government widens battery storage from the peninsula to Sabah and Sarawak, and makes it mandatory for new large-scale solar.
Read moreTNB commissions the 100 MW / 400 MWh Santong BESS on the national grid
TNB switches on a 100 MW / 400 MWh battery in Terengganu, the national grid's first grid-forming storage system.
Read moreEnergy Commission shortlists bidders in the 1.6 GWh MyBeST programme
Malaysia's first competitive grid-storage tender narrows to four 100 MW / 400 MWh projects, 1.6 GWh in all.
Read moreSabah launches South-east Asia's biggest battery energy storage system
A 100 MW / 400 MWh system in Lahad Datu, billed as the largest in the region by energy capacity, comes online to firm the state grid.
Read moreRevised standby charges and a deferred BESS mandate for SELCO users
Malaysia softens the SELCO standby charge and defers the battery mandate to 2026, easing the cost of self-consumption solar.
Read moreAmBank funds RM408.2 mil for the Lahad Datu battery project
AmBank arranges RM408.2 million for the Lahad Datu battery project, among the first large storage financings by a Malaysian bank.
Read moreA practical guide to how batteries cut a business energy bill
How batteries lower a commercial power bill in Malaysia, from shaving the demand charge to arbitraging time-of-use rates under the new RP4 tariff.
Read moreMalaysia commissions its first big BESS at the Sejingkat power plant
Sarawak Energy switches on a 60 MW / 82 MWh battery at the Sejingkat plant, Malaysia's first utility-scale storage system.
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