Monthly electricity consumption by sector.
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In Malaysia, the electrical grid is operated by various parties, primarily Tenaga Nasional Berhad (for Peninsular Malaysia), Sabah Electricity Sdn. Bhd., and Sarawak Energy Berhad. Independent power producers also contribute to the grid. This dataset is tabulated from the operational records of these providers, and shows monthly electricity consumption in Malaysia, categorized by the sector in which it is consumed.
Data for the most recent 6 months is still provisional and may be revised in future updates.
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Monthly electricity consumption by sector.
Name in Dataset | Variable | Definition |
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date (Date) | Date | The date in YYYY-MM-DD format, with DD set to 01 as the data is at monthly frequency |
sector (Categorical) | Sector | All sectors ('total'), local ('local') with breakdowns into commercial ('local_commercial') and domestic ('local_domestic') use, exports ('exports'), or losses ('losses'). Commercial usage includes the industrial and mining sectors, while domestic usage includes public lighting. |
consumption (Float) | Electricity Consumption | Amount of electricity consumed in millions of kilowatt-hours (MKWh) |
01 Sept 2024, 12:00
01 Oct 2024, 12:00
This data is made open under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). A copy of the license is available Here.
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Connect directly to the data with Python.
# If not already installed, do: pip install pandas fastparquet
import pandas as pd
URL_DATA = 'https://storage.data.gov.my/energy/electricity_consumption.parquet'
df = pd.read_parquet(URL_DATA)
if 'date' in df.columns: df['date'] = pd.to_datetime(df['date'])
print(df)
The following code is an example of how to make an API query to retrieve the data catalogue mentioned above. You can use different programming languages by switching the code accordingly. For a complete guide on possible query parameters and syntax, please refer to the official Open API Documentation.
import requests
import pprint
url = "https://api.data.gov.my/data-catalogue?id=electricity_consumption&limit=3"
response_json = requests.get(url=url).json()
pprint.pprint(response_json)
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