KUALA LUMPUR: The second of two coal-fired power plants owned and run by Tenaga Nasional Bhd’s (TNB) subsidiary, Jimah East Power Sdn Bhd (JEP), commenced its Commercial Operation Date (COD) on Friday (Dec 27).
TNB said that with the powering up of the 1,000 megawatt (MW) plant, it has reinforced Peninsular Malaysia's power supply to 25,981MW.
“The development of Jimah East Power in Port Dickson, Negri Sembilan, took 49 months since construction started in 2015.
“The first 1,000MW power plant achieved its Commercial Operation Date (COD) on Aug 22, 2019,” TNB said in a statement today.
It added that both plants utilise ultra-supercritical technology (USC), an efficient coal-burning technology with 40 per cent efficiency, compared to conventional coal-fired power plants which have a 36 per cent efficiency.
Apart from JEP, TNB operates two other coal-fired plants using USC – Manjung 4 and Manjung 5 – at its Sultan Azlan Shah Power Station in Lumut, Perak.
TNB owns a 70 per cent stake in JEP, while Mitsui & Co Ltd and The Chugoku Electric Power Co Ltd hold 15 per cent each.