ISTANBUL: Malaysia and Turkey are working to move beyond an exchange of letter of intent to a memorandum of understanding (MoU) related to cooperation in the energy sector, particularly in renewable and nuclear energy for power supply purposes, says deputy prime minister Fadillah Yusof.
Fadillah, who is also the energy transition and water transformation minister, said this would pave the way for cooperation between high-level officials and policymakers from both countries.
He said this was among the matters discussed during his meeting with Turkey’s energy and natural resources minister Alparslan Bayraktar in Ankara on Tuesday.
“We are working to upgrade this letter of intent into an MoU,” he told Bernama late last night.
Also present at the meeting were Malaysia’s ambassador to Turkey, Sazali Mustafa Kamal, the energy transition and water transformation ministry’s deputy secretary-general (energy) Mareena Mahpudz, and Tenaga Nasional Bhd’s chief new energy officer Mohd Zarihi Mohd Hashim.
The exchange of the letter of intent was formalised during Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s official visit to Malaysia from Feb 10 to 11.
“The third point involves regulations and energy trading practices currently being implemented in Europe, and how they manage power trading or power generation.
“The fourth is from a regulatory perspective, regarding the management of energy export and import, including expertise in grid systems, distribution, and so on,” Fadillah said.
Fadillah is in Turkey for a two-day official working visit. He will lead the Malaysian delegation to London’s Future of Energy Security Summit from April 24 to 25, organised by the International Energy Agency and the UK government.
