Manjung Coal Fired 1000MW Power Plant

KUALA LUMPUR: Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) has been offered by the Government to develop the first unit of 1,000 MW coal-fired power plant on its existing power plant site in Manjung Perak.

In a filing with Bursa Malaysia yesterday, TNB said the concession was to build, own and operate the coal-fired plant.

It said the plant was expected to commence operation on March 1, 2015.

Earlier, the Energy Commission (EC) had said it hoped the Government would identify a power company that would build up an additional 1,000 MW of electricity by the end of January next year.

Chairman Tan Sri Dr Ahmad Tajuddin Ali said there was an urgency to finalise the project as there would be a power shortage in 2015. This was because the initial 1,600 MW that was supposed to be transmitted to the peninsula from the Bakun dam had been scrapped thus creating a potential shortage and the need for a new plant.

Wednesday August 25, 2010

TNB offered to develop 1,000 MW coal-fired power plant

KUALA LUMPUR: Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) has been offered by the Government to develop the first unit of 1,000 MW coal-fired power plant on its existing power plant site in Manjung Perak.

In a filing with Bursa Malaysia yesterday, TNB said the concession was to build, own and operate the coal-fired plant.

It said the plant was expected to commence operation on March 1, 2015.

Tan Sri Dr Ahmad Tajuddin Ali

Earlier, the Energy Commission (EC) had said it hoped the Government would identify a power company that would build up an additional 1,000 MW of electricity by the end of January next year.

Chairman Tan Sri Dr Ahmad Tajuddin Ali said there was an urgency to finalise the project as there would be a power shortage in 2015. This was because the initial 1,600 MW that was supposed to be transmitted to the peninsula from the Bakun dam had been scrapped thus creating a potential shortage and the need for a new plant.

Earlier this month, Tajuddin had said that three sites for power plants were shortlisted by the Energy Commission for the Government to consider. These were the existing Tanjung Bin power plant in south Johor (owned by MMC Corp Bhd), Jimah plant in Negri Sembilan (Jimah Power) and Manjung power plant in Perak (TNB) – for the new plant.

The offer by the Government to TNB has come earlier than expected as the Government was supposed to make its decision on the suggested sites only by next January.

TNB said the development of the project was subject to approval from Department of Environment (DOE) in relation to the detailed environmental impact assessment (DEIA) and EC’s approval.

It added that TNB would ensure compliance to the DEIA study in order to meet the latest clean air regulations (CAR).

The use of the supercritical technology would considerably reduce the amount of carbon dioxide emission, particulate emissions, nitrogen oxide and sulfur oxides emissions with the added benefit of much reduced coal consumption due to the higher efficiency of the supercritical boiler, it said.

“We will comply with all the requirements of CAR and obtain the necessary approval for the DEIA from the DOE, before commencing construction of this strategic power plant, TNB said in a statement.

The Star 25 August 2010