The YTL Group has a number of "firsts" under its belt, for example:

• It was the first company to introduce turnkey construction into Malaysia.
• The first Independent Power Producer in Malaysia.
• The first Independent Power Producer in Asia to use non-US$ funding to finance a power plant in Asia (setting a new industry standard).
• Its gas-fired combined cycle power plant was built in a world record time of just 22 months, and was the first to achieve the new ISO 9001 Year 2000 Quality Standard Award, based on quality management systems.
• The first Asian company to issue a Zero-Coupon Euro-bond.
• The first non-Japanese Asian company to list on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (in 1996).
• The first Malaysian company to use non-recourse local financing to finance a high-speed rail project.