KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 29 (Bernama) — Malaysian Gas Association (MGA) lauds the positioning of natural as a pivotal fuel in the National Energy Transition Roadmap (NETR) launched by YAB Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim, Prime Minister of Malaysia, on 29 August 2023.
Today, natural gas is the single largest fuel in the total primary energy mix constituting 43% and is set to remain the single largest primary energy at 56% in 2050 as indicated in the NETR. Supplying 57 Mtoe in 2050, natural gas is followed by renewables that include solar, hydro and bioenergy, which collectively contribute 23% of TPES in 2050 from a mere 4% in 2023.