Penjana berfungsi dan pembekal tenaga memulihkan bekalan elektrik.

Dan means and and simply joins two clauses:

• Penjana berfungsi
• pembekal tenaga memulihkan bekalan elektrik

So the structure is:

Subject + verb + dan + subject + verb + object

This is very normal Malay sentence structure.

Penjana means generator, especially in a technical or electrical context. In this sentence, it most naturally refers to a power generator.

It is a noun, not a verb.

Berfungsi means to function, to work, or to be operational.

The prefix ber- often makes an intransitive verb, especially one describing a state, activity, or condition. Here, berfungsi describes what the generator is doing: it is functioning.

So:

• fungsi = function
• berfungsi = to function / to work

In English, we might say the generator is working or the generator is operational.

Malay usually does not need a verb like is / are / am in the same way English does.

So:

• Penjana berfungsi literally looks like generator functions
• but naturally it means the generator is working or the generator functions

This is very common in Malay. The language often leaves out a separate present-tense be verb.

Pembekal tenaga means energy supplier or power supplier/provider.

The key word is pembekal:

• root: bekal
• with the noun-forming prefix pem- / pen- / peng- type pattern, it becomes pembekal
• pembekal = supplier / provider

This is a useful pattern in Malay: a prefix can turn a root into a person or thing that does the action.

It is also helpful to notice the family resemblance:

• bekal → supply/provisions
• pembekal → supplier
• bekalan → supply

So pembekal tenaga is literally something like supplier of energy.

Because the two phrases describe slightly different things:

• pembekal tenaga = energy provider / power supplier
• bekalan elektrik = electricity supply

Tenaga is a broader word meaning energy or power.
Elektrik specifically means electric / electricity.

In real usage, Malay may use either broader or more specific terms depending on context. In a utility-company context, pembekal tenaga sounds like the company/provider, while bekalan elektrik refers to the electricity supply itself.

This is an important grammar point.

• pulih = recover / return to normal
• memulihkan = restore something / cause something to recover

So:

• pulih is more like recover
• memulihkan is transitive: restore something

In this sentence, the supplier is doing something to bekalan elektrik. That is why the transitive form memulihkan is used.

Compare:

• Pesakit itu pulih. = The patient recovered.
• Mereka memulihkan sistem itu. = They restored the system.

Here:

• memulihkan bekalan elektrik = restore the electricity supply

Bekalan elektrik means electricity supply or power supply.

• bekalan = supply
• elektrik = electric / electricity

So the phrase is a noun phrase, with the head noun first and the describing word after it, which is normal in Malay.

Malay often puts the main noun before the modifier:

• bekalan elektrik = electricity supply
• literally: supply electric

Because Malay noun phrases usually work in the order:

noun + modifier

So:

• bekalan elektrik = electricity supply
• pembekal tenaga = energy supplier

This is different from English, which often puts the describing noun or adjective first.

More examples:

• rumah besar = big house
• air panas = hot water

So the word order here is completely normal for Malay.

By itself, Malay verbs usually do not show tense the way English verbs do. So this sentence could mean different things depending on context:

• The generator is working and the energy supplier is restoring the power supply.
• The generator worked and the energy supplier restored the power supply.
• The generator works and the energy supplier restores the power supply.

Context tells you the time.

If Malay wants to make the time clearer, it can add time words or aspect markers, for example:

• sedang = in progress
• telah / sudah = already
• akan = will

But none of those appear here.

It depends on what the speaker wants to emphasize.

The original sentence is fine as it is. It sounds like a factual report or summary.

If you want to emphasize that the actions are happening right now, you could say:

• Penjana sedang berfungsi dan pembekal tenaga sedang memulihkan bekalan elektrik.

That means the generator is currently operating and the supplier is currently restoring power.

Without sedang, the sentence is more neutral and can still describe a current situation if the context makes that clear.

Malay does not normally use articles like a, an, or the.

So:

• penjana can mean a generator or the generator
• pembekal tenaga can mean an energy supplier or the energy supplier
• bekalan elektrik can mean electricity supply or the electricity supply

Context tells you which one is meant.

This is one of the big differences from English.

Yes. Malay nouns usually do not change form for singular vs. plural.

So by themselves:

• penjana could mean generator or generators
• pembekal tenaga could mean energy supplier or energy suppliers

In this sentence, the most natural reading is singular because the situation sounds like one generator and one supplier, but grammar alone does not force that.

If Malay wants to make plurality explicit, it can use context, numbers, or reduplication in some cases.

Yes. It is a very natural and useful phrase in formal or semi-formal Malay, especially in news, technical updates, and utility announcements.

It means to restore the electricity supply. Similar common phrases are:

• memulihkan perkhidmatan = restore services
• memulihkan sistem = restore the system
• memulihkan keadaan = restore the situation / conditions

So this sentence sounds like something you might read in a report about a blackout or service disruption.