The world has been relying on fossil fuels as its primary source of energy. This unsustainable energy
source is not going to last long and thus, gradual shift towards green renewable energy should be
practiced. In Malaysia, even though fossil fuel dominates the energy production, renewable energies
such as hydropower and biomass are gaining popularity due to the implementation of energy policies
and greater understanding on the importance of green energy. Malaysia has been well endowed with
natural resources in areas such as agriculture and forestry. Thus, with the availability of feedstock,
biomass energy is practical to be conducted and oil palm topped the ranking as biomass source here
because of its high production. However, new sources should be sought after as to avoid the over
dependency on a single source. Hence, other agriculture biomass should be considered such as banana
plant biomass. This paper will discuss on its potential as a new biomass source in Malaysia. Banana plant
is chosen as the subject due to its availability, high growth rates, carbon neutrality and the fact that it
bears fruit only once a lifetime. Conversion of the biomass to energy can be done via combustion,
supercritical water gasification and digestion to produce thermal energy and biogas. The theoretical
potential power generation calculated reached maximum of 950 MW meeting more than half of the
renewable energy requirement in the Fifth Fuel Policy (Eighth Malaysia Plan 2001–2005). Thus, banana
biomass is feasible as a source of renewable energy in Malaysia and also other similar tropical countries
in the world.