Temenggor Power Station is a 348MW hydro power project. It is located on Sungai Perak river/basin in Perak, Malaysia. According to GlobalData, who tracks and profiles over 170,000 power plants worldwide, the project is currently active. It has been developed in a single phase. The project construction commenced in 1974 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 1979. Buy the profile here.
Description
The project is developed and owned by Tenaga Nasional. The company has a stake of 100%.
Temenggor Power Station is a reservoir based project. The hydro reservoir capacity is 0.69 million cubic meter. The total number of penstocks, pipes or long channels that carry water down from the hydroelectric reservoir to the turbines inside the actual power station, are 4 in number. The penstock diameter is 6m. The project generated 896 GWh of electricity. The project cost is $101m.
Development status
The project construction commenced in 1974 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 1979.
Contractors involved
Hitachi Mitsubishi Hydro was selected as the turbine supplier for the hydro power project. The company provided 4 units of francis turbines, each with 90MW nameplate capacity.
Hitachi Mitsubishi Hydro supplied electric generator(s) for the project.
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About Tenaga Nasional
Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) is an electric utility. Its operations cover the electricity production and supply value chain, including generation, transmission, and distribution of energy. It develops, operates, and maintains a portfolio of power generating units. The company produces electricity using the crude oil, hydro, natural gas, coal and gas sources. TNB also supplies transformers and switchgears in Brunei, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Thailand, Vietnam, and Indonesia; has interests in district cooling facilities in the UAE; and provides operation and maintenance services in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Pakistan. It serves industrial, commercial, residential, mining, street lighting, agriculture, regenerator, and free unit customers in Malaysia, Sabah and Labuan. TNB is headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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