TNB Signs MoU on Biomass Plant at Jengka Pahang

Tenaga Nasional Berhad, TNB is the largest electricity utility company in Malaysia and also the largest power company in Southeast Asia has signed a memorandum of understanding with Felda Palm Industries Sdn Bhd and Japan’s JPower to develop a biomass power plant at Jengka, Pahang. Further details according to Bernama;

" KUALA LUMPUR, March 18 (Bernama) -- Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Felda Palm Industries Sdn Bhd and Japan's J-Power to develop a biomass power plant at Jengka, Pahang.

The renewable energy project, which is expected to be completed by end-2010, will generate electrical energy sourced from palm oil empty fruit bunches (EFB).

The plant, to be developed on 4.6 hectares, will house EFB processing and storage areas, a biomass boiler firing on EFB fuel, a steam turbine complete with the generator unit and other related auxiliaries.

In a statement here today, TNB said upon completion the plant will have a generation capacity of 10 megawatts and would be connected to its 11kV grid network that supplied electricity to the local surrounding areas.

-- BERNAMA"

This news also has been reported by Star Publication.