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Yes. This is a credible risk, particularly in Johor and the Klang Valley, where data centres and industrial projects can request very large connections faster than generation plants, substations and transmission lines can be delivered. Malaysia is unlikely to face one uniform national shortage; the greater risk is that demand grows faster than infrastructure in particular locations.
Electricity infrastructure often takes longer to approve and construct than data centres, factories and commercial developments. If the timing is mismatched, Malaysia could experience delayed connections, local congestion, greater dependence on fossil-fuel generation or expensive infrastructure built for demand that never fully materialises.
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