The four Perikatan Nasional-controlled states are open to exploring emerging nuclear technologies, including small modular reactors, as a potential future energy source, says Terengganu menteri besar Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar.
The four states, collectively known as SG4, are Kelantan, Terengganu, Kedah and Perlis.
Samsuri, who is also PN chairman, said he had visited a nuclear power station overseas and witnessed the scale of its reactors and related facilities.
He said Malaysia should consider small-scale nuclear technology rather than large nuclear power plants, given its potential to meet the country’s energy needs.
“We are open to exploring this technology and any opportunities that may arise, whether in the SG4 states or elsewhere in Malaysia, should we come to power after the 16th general election,” he told a press conference at the SG4 Business & Economic Forum 2026 today.
States seek greater say in infrastructure planning
Samsuri also called for state governments to have a greater say in determining infrastructure priorities, rather than leaving such decisions largely to Putrajaya.
He said state and federal governments needed to work more closely to ensure projects important to the states were considered for inclusion in the Malaysia Plan and its rolling plans.
“Sometimes our priorities are not their priorities, and this is where we need to address the problems in state-federal relations.
“States should be given more room to decide which projects they want to prioritise, rather than leaving those decisions to the federal government. That is not happening now,” he said.
Samsuri said SG4 hoped to bring about these changes if it succeeded in forming the federal government after the 16th general election.
