Why Malaysia lacks progress in geothermal energy?
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Malaysia, by contrast, has long known of more than 100 natural hot-spring sites across Perak, Selangor, Melaka, Kedah, Pahang, Sabah, and Sarawak.
From the original report
SINGAPORE'S recent findings on deep geothermal resources have drawn regional attention, highlighting the potential scale for the city-state with no perceived natural resources.
Preliminary estimates from a 2024–2026 non-invasive geophysical survey involving Chevron, Metatek Group, and Surbana Jurong put Singapore's technical geothermal potential at more than 60 times its annual electricity consumption of around 60 TWh, which is enough, in theory, to power the city-state for decades if realised.
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