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This page provides a snapshot of infrastructure projects in low- and middle-income countries by country. Projects included are management or lease contracts, concessions, greenfield projects, and divestitures.
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Malaysia
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Highlights
Featured Indicator, 1990-2008 Value
Infrastructure Sectors Reported Energy, Telecom, Transport, Water and sewerage
Projects reaching financial closure 96
Sector with largest investment share Transport
Type of PPI with largest share in investment Greenfield project
Projects cancelled or distressed
19   ( 26% of total investment)
DATA
Region:
 East Asia and Pacific
Income Category:
 Upper middle income
GNI per capita (US$):
 5490

Number of Projects by Primary Sector
Financial Closure YearEnergyTelecomTransportWater and sewageTotal
199001001
199100101
199220114
1993304310
1994545216
1995126110
199600415
199720507
199800202
199910203
200000325
200160219
200210012
200310517
200410113
200510203
200620204
200700112
200800112
Total267471696

Total Investment in Projects by Primary Sector (US$ million)
Year of InvestmentEnergyTelecomTransportWater and sewageTotal
1990087000870
199100000
19921,35001602841,794
19931,33008142,5584,702
19943,1827482,0117906,730
19951,2001,0121,889104,111
199601,0332,94803,981
19972156732,18203,070
199801755920766
19991952963140805
200002761,0803,9655,321
20011,76541968402,868
200212475016504
20032,0504381,57004,058
20041,2101,2043422,5215,277
20051,60048358702,670
200620348753101,221
2007059542301,018
200804124250837
Total14,3139,59616,55210,14450,605

Total Projects by Primary Sector and Subsector (US$ million)
SectorSub-SectorNumber of ProjectsTotal Investment
EnergyElectricity2412,963
Natural Gas21,350
Total Energy2614,313
TelecomTelecom79,596
Total Telecom79,596
TransportAirports2411
Railroads85,687
Roads288,009
Seaports92,445
Total Transport4716,552
Water and sewerageTreatment plant101,865
Utility68,279
Total Water and sewerage1610,144
Total9650,605

Total Number of Projects by Type and Primary Sector
Most infrastructure projects with private participation fit in one of the four categories indicated in the table. But the boundaries between these categories are not always clear, and some projects have features of more than one category. In these cases projects have been classified in the category that better reflects the risk borne by the private sector.
SectorConcessionDivestitureGreenfield projectManagement and lease contractTotal
Energy0422026
Telecom01607
Transport18127147
Water and sewerage1112216
Total29757396

Total Investment in Projects by Type and Primary Sector (US$ million)
Most infrastructure projects with private participation fit in one of these four categories. But the boundaries between these categories are not always clear, and some projects have features of more than one category. In these cases projects have been classified in the category that better reflects the risk borne by the private sector.
SectorConcessionDivestitureGreenfield projectManagement and lease contractTotal
Energy03,80510,508014,313
Telecom02,4697,12709,596
Transport3,62613012,796016,552
Water and sewerage9,42216706010,144
Total13,0486,42031,136050,605

Comparative Infrastructure Indicators
IndicatorsMalaysiaEast Asia and Pacific AverageUpper middle income CountriesOECD Average
GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$)5,4902,1116,61233,470
Access to electricity (% of population)976384..
Electric power consumption (kwh per capita)2,8321,2302,5668,769
Improved water source (% of population with access99759299
Improved sanitation facilities (% of population with access)946084..
Total telephone subscribers per 100 inhabitants922885..

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