Sultan Mahmud Kenyir plant is a 400MW hydro power project. It is located on Bertam river/basin in Terengganu, Malaysia. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. The project construction commenced in 1978 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 1985.
| Project Type | Total Capacity (MW) | Active Capacity (MW) | Pipeline Capacity (MW) | Project Status | Project Location | Project Developer | Hydropower | 400 | 400 | – | Active | Terengganu, Malaysia | Tenaga Nasional |
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Description
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The project is developed and owned by Tenaga Nasional.
Sultan Mahmud Kenyir plant is a reservoir based project. The hydro reservoir capacity is 13,600 million cubic meter. The net head of the project is 120m. 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 project generated 1,600 GWh of electricity.
The hydro power project consists of 4 turbines, each with 100MW nameplate capacity.
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By GlobalDataThe project construction commenced in 1978 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 1985.
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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