id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-252529-t8tannlh Vaka, Mahesh A review on Malaysia’s solar energy pathway towards carbon-neutral Malaysia beyond Covid’19 pandemic 2020-07-13 .txt text/plain 7240 355 48 Hence, this paper aims to review the current status of renewable energy in Malaysia as well as the initiatives taken before the pandemic to promote solar photovoltaic (PV) technology to meet the energy demands through the low-carbon pathway. Therefore, this review aims to address the following objectives; 1) determine the status quo of solar PV technology and related application in Malaysia; 2) establish the key factors affecting renewable energy development in Malaysia; 3) understand the updated energy framework of Malaysia: Energy Policies, Assessment, criticize, track the RE progress; 4) compare RE growth in Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries; 5) Impact of COVID'19 on the Malaysian Energy Market and Energy Security; 6) Government's response to COVID'19 pandemic to sustain the solar industry. Challenges, issues and conflicts are highlighted to ensure the long-term sustainability, reliability and energy security for the development of RE in Malaysia by considering different policies, assessing and monitoring solar PV. ./cache/cord-252529-t8tannlh.txt ./txt/cord-252529-t8tannlh.txt