Jimah East Power fully operational

PETALING JAYA: The second of two coal-fired power plants owned and run by Tenaga Nasional Bhd’s (TNB) subsidiary, Jimah East Power Sdn Bhd (JEP) has commenced its commercial operation date (COD) last Friday.

With the powering up of the 1,000 megawatt (MW) plant, TNB has reinforced Peninsular Malaysia’s power supply to 25,981MW.

TNB owns a 70% stake in JEP while Mitsui & Co Ltd and The

Chugoku Electric Power Co Ltd hold 15% each.

The development of JEP in Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan took 49 months since construction started in 2015.

The first 1,000MW power plant achieved its COD on Aug 22, 2019. Both plants utilise ultrasupercritical technology (USC), an efficient coal-burning technology with 40% efficiency as against conventional coal-fired power plant which has a 36% efficiency.