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Today, Malaysia's road network is one of the most comprehensive in Asia and covers a total of
144,403 kilometers, including 1,821 km of expressways. Malaysia has 118 airports; of these, 6
are international.
Several of these infrastructures have been developed in cooperation with the private sector.
Malaysia is the most active country in Southeast Asia in terms of PPP projects. According to the
World Bank database on infrastructural PPPs, Malaysia implemented a total number of 52
transport PPPs from 1985, being the country that implemented the highest number of PPPs
among the OIC Member Countries in the Asian group.
The sector that registered the highest number of PPP is roads (31 PPPs) followed by ports and
railways (11 and 8 PPPs respectively). Also, two airports have been developed in Malaysia
through PPPs.
Out of the 52 PPPs developed in the last three decades in Malaysia, 28 were greenfield projects,
22 brownfield projects, 1 management and lease contract and 1 contract divestitures.
Table 37: PPPs in the transport sector in Malaysia
N/O Project Name Type of PPP Financial
closure year
Concession
Period
Share of
Private
Equity
Responsible
Ministry
1 Malaysia Airports
Holdings Bhd
Partial 1999 50 18 Ministry of
Transport
2 Senai International
Airport
Rehabilitate, operate,
and transfer
2003 30 100 Ministry of
Transport
3 Klang South Port Rehabilitate, operate,
and transfer
1986 27 Not
Available
Ministry of
Transport
4 Klang North Port Rehabilitate, operate,
and transfer
1992 21 Not
Available
Ministry of
Transport
5 Lumut Port Build, operate, and
transfer
1993 20 100 Ministry of
Transport
6 Klang Westport Rehabilitate, operate,
and transfer
1994 60 90 Ministry of
Transport
7 Johor Port Rehabilitate, operate,
and transfer
1995 57 51.7 Ministry of
Transport
8 Tanjung Pelepas Port Build, operate, and
transfer
1995 30 100 Ministry of
Transport
9 Kerteh Liquid Bulk
Terminal
Build, operate, and
transfer
1997 Not Available 60 Ministry of
Transport
10 Kuantan Port Rehabilitate, operate,
and transfer
1997 60 100 Ministry of
Transport
11 Sabah Ports Sdn Bhd Build, rehabilitate,
operate, and transfer
2004 30 100 Ministry of
Transport
12 Kemaman Port East
Wharf Privatization
Rehabilitate, operate,
and transfer
2006 60 100 Ministry of
Transport
13 Pengerang Terminal
Phase II
Build, operate, and
transfer
2017 25 50 Ministry of
Transport
14 Sistem Transit Aliran
Ringan Sdn Bhd (STAR-
LRT)
Build, operate, and
transfer
1993
(Cancelled)
60 100 Ministry of
Transport