Utility Sector Powering Up

Isaac Chow, Senior Equity Analyst, Affin Hwang Investment Bank

21-Oct-25 09:15

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An electricity outage on 15 October that hit parts of the Klang Valley and Johor Bahru has reignited concerns over Malaysia’s power security. Isaac Chow, Senior Equity Analyst, Affin Hwang Investment Bank tell us which companies stand to benefit from capacity expansion and the shift to renewable energy.

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Produced by: Elaine Boey

Presented by: Shazana Mokhtar, Wong Shou Ning

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Categories: markets, economy, technology, government

Tags: independent power producer, power outage, Malakoff Corporation Bhd, tenaga nasional berhad, renewable energy, NETR, power grid, energy,

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