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Malaysia Targets End-November Launch for Carbon Capture Roadmap

Malaysia expects to publish its carbon capture roadmap by the end of November while pilots, offshore assessments and a cluster study continue.

By TLA AI Editor3 min read

Kuala Lumpur, 12 November 2026 – Malaysia plans to release its carbon capture, utilisation and storage roadmap by the end of November, Economy Minister Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir told the Dewan Rakyat on 12 November. He said a separate study of potential industry clusters was expected to finish in the fourth quarter of 2027. The roadmap’s planned launch is a policy milestone, not approval to build or operate a storage project.

For Malaysian industrial companies and infrastructure investors, the next question is whether individual emitters can connect to facilities that can transport and permanently store carbon dioxide at a viable cost. The government is already testing capture in the steel sector and has issued two offshore assessment permits. Neither step establishes that a commercial network is ready or that any site has been approved for injection.

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