Changes in Consumer Energy Intensity in Malaysia

This paper proposes an IO-SDA model based on Hybrid input-output table, to identify the source of hanges in the energy intensity, energy input and consumption level in the Malaysian household. his study is conducted in two stages: first, to identify the multiplier (energy intensities) by using the ybrid input-output analysis, and second, to identify the sources of change in the Malaysian ousehold energy consumption (energy and non-energy based products) for the periods 1991 to 000, 2000 to 2005, and 1991 to 2005 by using IO-SDA model. The major finding of this study is hat total household energy consumption has increased rapidly, mainly because of an increase in rivate consumption by household and increase in energy use in the production sector for consumer oods. From this finding, government and policy-makers should give more attention to energy onsumption by promoting renewable energy resources to avoid shortage of energy supply in the uture. Currently, the Malaysian economy is greatly dependent on non-renewable energy