Malaysia and Thailand have announced plans to upgrade their existing power interconnection facilities, further solidifying a decades-long partnership in energy cooperation. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said the collaboration underscores the strong history of technical cooperation and mutual trust between the two nations. "We are all aware that the interconnection, commissioned in the early 2000s, is ageing. Its reliability has fallen below standards due to obsolescence, and our countries are finding it increasingly challenging to maintain the facilities. "As Malaysia and Thailand progress in integrating more renewable energy into our grids, the reliability of our interconnection becomes even more critical,” Fadillah said after a courtesy call on Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister Pirapan Salirathavibhaga, who also serves as the Energy Minister, at the Government House on Thursday (May 22). Fadillah, who is also the Energy Transition and Water Transformation Minister, stated that Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) and the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) have completed feasibility studies for the upgrades. These studies provide a solid technical framework and a clear path forward. "This interconnection upgrade will facilitate more efficient and secure cross-border electricity exchanges and lay the foundation for future multilateral electricity trade under the Asean Power Grid (APG) initiative,” he added. BANGKOK: (Bernama) Malaysia and Thailand have announced plans to upgrade their existing power interconnection facilities, further solidifying a decades-long partnership in energy cooperation. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said the collaboration underscores the strong history of technical cooperation and mutual trust between the two nations. We are all aware that the interconnection, commissioned in the early 2000s, is ageing. Its reliability has fallen below standards due to obsolescence, and our countries are finding it increasingly challenging to maintain the facilities. "As Malaysia and Thailand progress in integrating more renewable energy into our grids, the reliability of our interconnection becomes even more critical,” Fadillah said after a courtesy call on Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister Pirapan Salirathavibhaga, who also serves as the Energy Minister, at the Government House on Thursday (May 22). Fadillah, who is also the Energy Transition and Water Transformation Minister, stated that Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) and the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) have completed feasibility studies for the upgrades. These studies provide a solid technical framework and a clear path forward. "This interconnection upgrade will facilitate more efficient and secure cross-border electricity exchanges and lay the foundation for future multilateral electricity trade under the Asean Power Grid (APG) initiative,” he added.   (ICE KUALA LUMPUR)

Fonte notizia: 26 maggio 2025, Kuala Lumpur