KUALA LUMPUR: 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.
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," said Fadillah, who is also Minister of Energy Transition and Water Transformation, in his opening speech at the International Conference on Chemical and Energy Engineering (ICChEE) 2025.
To ensure that the electricity powering EVs and other machinery comes from green energy sources, Fadillah said Malaysia aims to increase the share of renewable energy in the power mix to 70% by 2050, while doubling the national energy efficiency savings target to 22%.
"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," he said.
Fadillah noted that hydrogen presents a new frontier through the Hydrogen Economy and Technology Roadmap (HETR), with Malaysia aiming to become a clean hydrogen hub in the Asia-Pacific by mid-century.
"With the potential to generate over RM400bil in revenue, create 200,000 new jobs, and cut greenhouse gas emissions by 15% 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,” he said. – Bernama
