KUALA LUMPUR: TNB Janamanjung Sdn Bhd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) won an award at the Asean Energy Awards 2017 presented at the recently held 35th Asean Ministers on Energy Meeting (AMEM) in Manila.
The award, under the category of Clean Coal Technology with generation capacity exceeding 500MW, is in recognition of TNB Janamanjung’s adoption of best practices in clean coal use and technology.
With an installed capacity of 3,100 megawatts, TNB Janamanjung is Peninsula Malaysia’s largest independent power producer, TNB said in a statement today.
TNB Janamanjung, comprising four plants, is located on a man-made island in Lumut, Perak.
TNB Janamanjung Managing Director Datuk Shamsul Ahmad received the award from ASEAN Centre of Energy Executive Director Sanjayan Velautham at the SMX Convention Center, Pasay City.
This year’s Asean Coal Award is the second for TNB Janamanjung as it had won a similar award in 2013 in recognition of best practices in corporate responsibility and Publicly Available Specification (PAS) 55 Certification.
The Asean Energy Awards is the 10-member states’ recognising body for best practices in the region’s energy industry development. -- BERNAMA