KUALA LUMPUR: The newly-launched Tuanku Muhriz power station in Port Dickson, Negri Sembilan is adding 2,000 megawatts to enable Tenaga Nasional Bhd to generate 25,981MW of electricity in Peninsular Malaysia.
The RM12 billion power station on 104 hectares is 70 per cent-owned by TNB, with Japanese companies Mitsui and Co Ltd and Chugoku Electric Power each holding a 15 per cent stake.
The power station, which was launched by Yang di-Pertuan Besar Negri Sembilan Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir today, has two advanced coal plants.
The plants use Ultra-Super Critical (USC) technology equipped with boilers, steam turbines, and generators from Japan.
This made it a highly efficient power station with 40 per cent efficiency, compared to 36 per cent by conventional plants, TNB said in a statement.
“Power stations utilising USC also have low usage of coal to generate power, making them more environmentally friendly by reducing carbon dioxide emission,” it added.
Tuanku Muhriz power station becomes another TNB power station using USC technology after Sultan Azlan Shah Power Station (Manjung 4 and 5) in Perak.
Construction of the power station began in 2015 and was completed in 49 months.
The first unit of the station commenced commercial operation on August 22 last year while the second unit on December 27.
The largest power station in Negri Sembilan also has its own coal loading jetty capable of catering for large capesize cargo ships.
In the middle of last year, the Aveanna vessel carrying 165,950 tonnes of coal from Indonesia became the first ship to dock at the jetty.
The construction of the jetty has been approved by the Marine Department and Department of Environment.