Malaysia electricity prices
The residential electricity price in Malaysia is
MYR 0.221 per kWh or USD 0.052.
The electricity price for businesses is
MYR 0.568 kWh or
USD 0.134.
These retail prices were collected in September 2024 and include the cost of power, distribution and transmission, and all taxes and fees.
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Historical quarterly data, along with the latest update from March 2025 are available for download.
Sources: Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd (SESB), Sarawak Energy Berhad, Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB)
Electricity price analysis for Malaysia
- Residential electricity prices in Malaysia are 30.86% of the world average electricity price and 55.64% of the average price in Asia.
- Business electricity rates in Malaysia are 81.99% of the world average price and 112.63% of the average in Asia.
- Household rates are 38.24% of the business rates.
- Electricity prices paid by small businesses in Malaysia are 81.83% of the prices paid by big businesses.
- The price paid by households with low electricity consumption is 48.89% of the price paid by households with high electricity consumption.
The energy mix of Malaysia
Based on the United States Energy Information Adminstration data from 2022, electricity in Malaysia is produced from the following sources: fossil fuels 81.91%,
wind 0.00%,
solar 1.14%,
hydro 16.95%,
nuclear 0.00%, and
geothermal 0.00%.
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