Malaysia aims to roll out a plan this year on harnessing green hydrogen, with an eye toward becoming a main export hub by 2027, according to Environment Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad.

The Hydrogen Economy and Technology Roadmap will include ways in which the country can attract investment toward its production, Nik Nazmi said Monday at the Energy Transition Conference in Kuala Lumpur.

“The federal government, in collaboration with state governments and utilities like Tenaga Nasional Bhd., is excited to explore the prospect of harnessing a new energy carrier and the knock-on economic effects it would bring,” he said. …