commitment to enhancing efficiency and reliability. Furthermore, the completion of the Advanced Distribution Management System and Smart Energy Management Infrastructure stands as a testament to TNB’s drive towards modernising Malaysia’s energy infrastructure, leveraging technology to improve grid performance and customer engagement. The Pulau Tenaga Hijau project will be moving into its second phase on Pulau Redang, following the successful commissioning of the BIPV on Pulau Perhentian. The full electrification of these islands is expected to be completed by 2027 and will help to reduce annual diesel consumption. In the year under review, TNB saw a remarkable surge in electricity demand from data centres, with TNB receiving 63 applications totaling a maximum demand of 8.2GW, underscoring the digital economy’s growing energy needs. In response, we have clearly indicated our readinessto support this expansion with initiatives like the Green Lane Pathway (GLP) to expedite electricity connections for data centres. Several strategic partnerships have since been forged with data centre providers to onboard them into the GLP programme as we seek to foster a supportive and collaborative environment for industry growth. Moving forward, we will be focused on rolling out the necessary network infrastructure upgrades to support these data centres. Grid Division will proactively undertake a large-scale 100MW/400MWh BESS, first of its kind project in the country, which will serve as a key enabler for the Develop Energy Transition Network, while implementing various grid modernisation and digitalisation initiatives to improve its operational efficiency and accelerate its maturity in alignment to its Smart Green Utility Framework (SGUF). The new 1,500MW TNB-EGAT interconnection project will undergo approval processes with Suruhanjaya Tenaga for implementation in Regulatory Period 4. Meanwhile, new Terms of Reference for project implementation and a revised System Integration Agreement for the TNB-EGAT interconnection are