KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 8 — Malaysia has at least 4,100 electric vehicle (EV) charging points nationwide to cater to the growing demand for EVs, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof.
Fadillah, who is also Energy Transition and Water Transformation Minister, said the efforts are aimed not only at reducing transport emissions in the long run but also at positioning Malaysia as a regional hub for green and sustainable mobility.
“Under the green mobility levers, Malaysia is rapidly expanding its EV ecosystem from nationwide charging infrastructure and public fleet electrification to policies that encourage local EV manufacturing and component supply chains,” he said in his opening speech at the International Conference on Chemical and Energy Engineering (ICChEE) 2025 today.
Guided by the National Energy Transition Roadmap (NETR), he said that Malaysia is charting a phased and strategic pathway towards achieving Net Zero Emissions by 2050.
The six key levers underpinning this roadmap are energy efficiency, renewable energy, bioenergy, hydrogen, green mobility, and carbon capture.
To ensure that the electricity powering EVs and other machinery comes from green energy sources, Malaysia has set ambitious goals — raising the renewable energy share in the power mix to 70 per cent by 2050 while doubling the national energy efficiency savings target to 22 per cent.
“Practical measures are already in motion: large-scale building retrofits, stronger efficiency standards for appliances and the expanded use of biodiesel from B10 to B20 in transport.
“These are not abstract ideas; they are tangible steps creating visible progress on the ground,” Fadillah said.
He noted that hydrogen offers a new frontier of opportunity, with the Hydrogen Economy and Technology Roadmap (HETR) envisioning Malaysia as a clean hydrogen hub in the Asia-Pacific by mid-century.
“With the potential to generate over RM400 billion in revenue, create 200,000 new jobs, and cut greenhouse gas emissions by 15 per cent by 2050, hydrogen can reshape our energy landscape.
“Complemented by the forthcoming Climate Change Bill and Carbon Capture, Utilisation, and Storage legislation, this vision is already being translated into action.
“Pilot projects such as ammonia co-combustion at Tenaga Nasional Bhd facilities, achieving up to 60 per cent blending, prove that cleaner fuels can be both scalable and safe,” Fadillah said.
He added that events like ICChEE 2025 are vital in translating this vision into reality.
“By fostering cross-sector collaboration, shaping forward-looking policies and inspiring innovation, this platform strengthens not only Malaysia’s resilience but also our contribution to the global net-zero journeys,” Fadillah said.
