Tenaga Nasional
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| Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) | |
| Type | Public (Bursa Malaysia:TNB) |
|---|---|
| Founded | Incorporated 1 February 1990 |
| Headquarters | Headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Industry | Electricity |
| Products | Electricity Generation |
| Employees | 50,000 Groupwide |
| Slogan | "Penggerak Kemajuan Negara" |
| Website | www.tnb.com.my |
Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) (KLSE: TNB) is the largest electricity utility company in Malaysia with RM60.0 billion worth of assets serving over six million customers throughout Malaya and the eastern state of Sabah. TNB's core activities are in the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity.
To date, TNB remains a major player in electricity generation which form a significant part of the Group's diversified range of business activities.
Currently, the TNB Group has a complete power supply system, including the National Grid which is energised at 132, 275 and 500 kV. The National Grid is linked via 132 kV HVAC and 300 kV HVDC interconnection to Thailand and 230 kV cables to Singapore. For the convenience of customers, Customer Service Centres, Call Management Centres and administrative offices throughout the Peninsular Malaysia and Sabah. A 5-digit common toll-free number (1-5454) facilitates fault reporting and service requests to the CMCs.
TNB, through its subsidiaries, is also involved in the manufacturing of transformer, high voltage switchgears and cables the provider of professional consultancy services, architectural, civil and electrical engineering works and services, repair and maintenance services and fuel undertakes research and development, property development, and project management services. TNB also offers higher education through its university — University Tenaga Nasional (uniten).
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[edit] Generation capacity
The TNB Group has a generation capacity of 11,296 MW. TNB generates electricity mainly from two major types of plant; hydroelectric plants and thermal plants [1]
Hydroelectric power plants
There are 3 hydroelectric schemes with installed generating capacity of 1,911 MW with 21 dams in operation [2]:
Sungai Perak hydroelectric scheme, with 1,249 MW installed capacity:
- Pergau Dam- 4 x 150 MW = 600 MW.
- Temenggor Dam- 4 x 87 MW = 348 MW.
- Bersia Dam- 3 x 24 MW = 72 MW.
- Kenering Dam- 3 x 40 MW = 120 MW.
- Sungai Piah Upper Dam- 2 x 7.3 MW = 14.6 MW.
- Sungai Piah Lower Dam- 2 x 27 MW = 54 MW
- Chenderoh Dam- 4 x 10.7 MW + 1 x 8.4 MW = 40.5 MW.
Terengganu hydroelectric scheme, with 400 MW installed capacity:
- Kenyir Dam- 4 x 100 MW = 400 MW.
Cameron Highlands hydroelectric scheme, with 262 MW installed capacity:
- Jor Dam- 4 x 25 MW = 100 MW.
- Woh Dam- 3 x 50 MW = 150 MW.
- Odak Dam- 4.2 MW.
- Habu Dam- 5.5 MW.
- Kampong Raja Dam- 0.8 MW.
- Kampong Terla Dam- 0.5 MW.
- Robinson Falls Dam- 0.9 MW.
Thermal power plants
There are 6 major thermal power plants with installed generating capacity of 4,435 MW in operation, plus 3 thermal plants with 4,950 MW operated as IPP plants. [3] and [4]
- Sultan Ismail Power Station, Paka, Terengganu- 1,136 MW, gas fuel.
- Connaught Bridge Power Station, Kelang, Selangor - 832 MW, gas fuel.
- Tuanku Jaafar Power Station, Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan - 715 MW, gas and oil fuel.
- Sultan Iskandar Power Station, Pasir Gudang, Johor - 729 MW, gas and oil fuel.
- Serdang Power Station, Serdang, Selangor - 625 MW, gas fuel
- Gelugor Power Station, Teluk Ewa, Pulau Pinang - 398 MW, gas fuel
- Manjung Power Station, Lumut, Perak - 2,295 MW, coal fuel
- Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Power Station, Kapar, Selangor - 2,420 MW, gas, oil, coal fuel
- Liberty Power Station, Sindh, Pakistan - 235 MW, gas fuel
[edit] Trivia
- The tallest electricity pylon in Malaysia and Southeast Asia is Kerinchi Pylon located near Menara Telekom, Kerinchi, Kuala Lumpur.
- The biggest dam in Malaysia by dam volume is Kenyir Dam.
- The oldest power station in Malaysia is Chenderoh Dam.
[edit] See also
- National Grid, Malaysia
- Sabah Electricity
- Sarawak Electricity Supply Corporation
- Malakoff (power company)
- Powertek
- YTL Power
