Malaysia

Malaysian utility firm Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) is making substantial strides in its commitment to drive largescale renewable energy (RE) and clean technology initiatives, spearheading three pivotal flagship projects as outlined in the National Energy Transition Roadmap (NETR).

AtoZero, or “Accelerate To Net Zero”, is a new series of events bringing together key decision makers and changemakers to comprehensively explore pathways, policies and business opportunities that will catalyse an acceleration of net zero pathways.

Malaysian bourse Bursa Malaysia Berhad announced on Tuesday that its subsidiary Bursa Carbon Exchange (BCX) had commenced trading and facilitation of off-market transactions of carbon credits. By the close of its second day of trading, ten companies from various industries transacted a total of 16,500 Verra-registered carbon credits.

Malaysia’s on-demand caregiving platform Kiddocare has announced the successful conclusion of its Pre-Series A round. Kiddocare said in a statement on Wednesday that the round included strategic investments from prominent investors, led by Artem Ventures, with participation from Gobi Partners, MSW Ventures Asia Fund X and ScaleUp Malaysia.

Samaiden Group Berhad, a Malaysia-based renewable energy firm, has inked a strategic partnership with investment firm Meta Bright Group Berhad (MBGB) to advance clean energy initiatives in Asia Pacific (APAC) region. This collaboration aims to expand business opportunities and accelerate the growth of renewable energy solutions, particularly for the mining…

United States-listed semiconductor firm GlobalFoundries has on Tuesday announced the official opening of a new hub facility in Penang, Malaysia. The new facility will create 300 high-value manufacturing support roles, including technicians, engineers, administrative and support functions.

NexMind, a Malaysia-based artificial intelligence (AI)-powered multilingual digital marketing platform, announced Tuesday that it has secured seed funding from Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm 500 Global. The new funding will be used to expand the firm's product offerings and accelerate customer acquisition worldwide.

Malaysian clean energy firm Solarvest Holdings Berhad has successfully secured a total of 11 rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) installation projects in Vietnam, with a combined capacity of 12.8 megawattpeak (MWp).

Meraque Group (Meraque), a Malaysian robotics solutions company, has introduced the nation's first Autonomous Ground Vehicle (AGV) designed for complex agricultural environments, named Robotic Agro in Complex Environment (RACE). As an autonomous AGV, RACE is designed to navigate the intricate and challenging terrain of agricultural environments.