KUALA LUMPUR: Through collaborative efforts with various stakeholders in the country, Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) is poised to lead Malaysia's transition to low-carbon mobility, particularly via battery electric vehicles (BEV).
TNB chief strategy and ventures officer Datuk Fazlur Rahman Zainuddin said although it is crucial for the energy sector to gradually decarbonised, other sectors, including the transportation sector, must also see similar decarbonisation efforts to ensure a holistic approach to the nation's decarbonisation pathway.
"TNB continues its efforts to decarbonise our own operations, we are also prepared to lead this transition for the transportation sector, not only as the infrastructure provider but to drive a collaborative approach with a coalition of stakeholders to realise this important step towards decarbonisation," he said in a statement.
He said electrification of mobility is an economic game-changer for the country as new technology will stimulate higher-value economic activity within our eco-system.
"TNB is ever willing to provide the necessary electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure across the nation, and we are very serious on the EV front.
"We have set up a Project Management Office to drive the EV agenda and look forward to making strong strides forward, along with our partners on this path," he said.
Fazlur said TNB's efforts to drive up the foundational support for EV adoption in Malaysia.
"In line with the government's low-carbon agenda, we are keen to work with any private-sector party that wants to transition to electric mobility, and at the same time, step up on multi-ministerial engagements to flesh out Malaysia's low-carbon mobility plans. Decarbonisation must take an all-of-government and all-of-society approach to work," said Fazlur.
In 2020, TNB and the Malaysian Green Technology and Climate Change Centre (MGTC) installed 73 EV charging stations in 31 locations.
TNB's recent memorandum of understanding with DHL Express Malaysia to install EV charging stations along DHL's key service routes will help the logistics company advance the electrification of its fleet in the future.
Both collaborations underline how synergies between companies can help the transition to electric vehicles to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) further.
Based on the numbers obtained from Malaysia's 3rd Biennial Update Report to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), transportation contributed around 55,188 Giga grams CO2, which accounts for around 21 per cent of Malaysia's total CO2 emissions in 2016.