MALAYSIA: First Malaysia Plan, 1966-1970

Meta Data
Draft: 
No
Revision of previous policy?: 
No
Draft Year: 
1966
Effective Start Year: 
1966
Effective End Year: 
1970
Scope: 
National
Document Type: 
Plan/Strategy
Economic Sector: 
Power, Multi-Sector
Energy Types: 
Power, Renewable, Hydropower
Issued by: 
Office of the Prime Minister
Source: 
Economic Planning Unit, Prime Minister’s Department
File: 
First Malaysia Plan, 1966-1970
Overall Summary: 
The First Malaysia Plan aims to tackle the country's main problem addressing economic and social issues in a 5-year period. Its objectives include: welfare for all, increase in the level of income, increase in the well-being of inhabitants of the rural areas, generation of employment opportunities, new economic activities, to progress with health and social welfare and electric power development.
Access
Energy access priorities: 
The continued development of Malaysia 's electricity and water supply systems is important to ensure that adequate capacity is made available[...] to pave headway in meeting the demand for domestic consumption, particularly in the rural areas.---The government recognises that electricity contributes towards improved living standards in rural areas and is anxious to extend this facility to the rural population as fast as possible.
Renewable Energy
RE targets: 
Total hydro generating capacity will increase by about 136% during the Plan period.
Pricing
Energy pricing: 
One major incentive for the industrialisation of the Economy is the availability of plentiful and cheap electric power. With this end in view, the industrial tariff, covering large manufacturing users, will be reduced, as recently announced by the government.
Energy Supply and Infrastructure
Infrastructure development priorities: 
Work is [...] required during the period 1966-70 to extend the network of electricity and water supply systems.---Malaya Generation Projects (1966-1970): Batang Padang hydro-electric scheme (153MW); Prai Thermal Power Station (60MW); Port Dickson Thermal Power Station (120MW); Bentong hydro-electric scheme (14MW); Raub hydro-electric scheme (20MW); Johore Bahru thermal station 1st extension (30MW); Johore Bahru thermal station 2nd extension (30MW); Upper Perak River hydro-electric scheme [See Table 10.3].---Diesel plants will be transferred from certain West Coast power stations to the East Cost in 1966-1968.---One of the major features in the development of the Board's transmission and distribution network will be the integration of the Central Network with the Northern Zone areas by 1967 to form one national grid extending from Alor Star in the north to Kluang in the south [...].
Governance
National policy structure: 
A long-term power development programme is necessary to ensure that generation and transmission facilities are adequate to meet the growth in demand.
Technology
Industrialization support: 
The continued development of Malaysia 's electricity and water supply systems is important to ensure that adequate capacity is made available to meet the needs of the growing industrial and commercial sectors [...].---One major incentive for the industrialisation of the Economy is the availability of plentiful and cheap electric power. With this end in view, the industrial tariff, covering large manufacturing users, will be reduced, as recently announced by the government.