Malaysia eyes developing ecosystem based on hydrogen energy by 2030

The implementation of Malaysia’s Hydrogen Economy and Technology Roadmap (HETR) is expected to generate income of up to MYR12.1 billion ($2.5 billion), contributing from MYR49-61 billion to the country’s GDP by 2030, according to Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation Chang Lih Kang.

On October 5 last year, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said Malaysia is in a strategic position to implement the HETR, which would allow the country to explore the global green hydrogen market worth at least $189.19 billion by 2050.

The government is drafting the development of the ecosystem and value chain of vehicles based on hydrogen energy by 2030, one of the agendas in the HETR, Kang told the press.

He went on to say that the development will focus on the manufacturing process and energy production on a large scale, while also being able to accommodate general demand.

Kang said that the effort to be realised is also one of the methods in helping the country reach the zero-carbon target by 2050.

He admitted that the use of hydrogen technology is becoming more widespread, and that it will to some extent give competition to existing energy or fuel, such as petroleum and diesel