Who pays for affordable energy?

THE recent call by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, for Malaysia’s energy transition to ensure affordability remains a key consideration alongside security and sustainability, is notable. But achieving all three at the same time is a delicate balance, and increasingly, a difficult one.

At Tenaga Nasional Bhd’s Energy Transition Conference 2026 this week, the signing and exchange of multiple commercial agreements covering large-scale solar, floating solar and battery energy storage projects took place.