Malaysia’s Investment Development Authority (MIDA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with UAE-based developer Masdar, concerning a prospective $8 billion 10 GW portfolio of renewable energy projects. This portfolio primarily comprises rooftop, utility-scale and floating solar power, along with some wind and grid battery capacity. The due date for the full scale of developments is 2035 – so less than 1 GW a year, which is far from ambitious for a nation of 35 million. But Malaysia only launched its National Energy Transition Roadmap in July this year. It will not be a surprise if Malaysia further accelerates its clean energy targets, which currently sit at only 70% clean energy by 2050 and 40% by 2035. The government has made…