KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia could see progress towards building its first nuclear power plant within the next seven years as groundwork is being laid to assess the country’s readiness for nuclear energy, said MyPower Corp chief executive officer Asdirhyme Abdul Rasib.
He said the government has set targets under the 13th Malaysia Plan (13MP), with MyPower working to meet them through detailed pre-implementation and feasibility studies.
“The target that has been set by the government within the next six or seven years, we can have something...it is something that we are doing now, at least at the construction level,” he told Bernama on the sidelines of the Asean Energy Business Summit 2025 here yesterday.
Nuclear energy is officially back on the cards for Malaysia, with the government aiming to make it part of the country’s power generation mix by 2031.
The nuclear energy development programme will be implemented with MyPower overseeing its governance in line with the provisions of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the government said in the 13MP tabled in July.
Asdirhyme said MyPower has been allocated about RM28mil for studies covering legal frameworks, financial modelling, technology, and human capital development. The agency also aims to complete its Integrated Nuclear Infrastructure Review assessment by the IAEA in 2027.
