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There will be times we run preventive maintenance and checks, to reduce the
TNB''s smart grid strategy is directed by aspirations to grow the national grid to
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The electricity sector in Malaysia ranges from generation, transmission, distribution and sales of electricity in the country.
Electricity in Malaysia is regulated by:
The installed capacity in Peninsular Malaysia in 2014 was 8,636 MW.[1]
Power generation in Peninsular Malaysia in 2014 came from natural gas (53.8%), coal (35.3%), hydropower (10.3%), distillates (0.6%) and MFO (0.04%).[1]
Power grid in Malaysia is interconnected to Singapore and Thailand.[2]
The peak load in Peninsular Malaysia in 2014 was 16,901 MW.[1]
Tenaga Nasional Berhad (lit. ''National Energy Limited'', abbreviated as TNB; TENA, MYX: 5347), also known as Tenaga Nasional or simply Tenaga, is the Malaysian multinational electricity company and is the only electric utility company in Peninsular Malaysia and also the largest publicly listed power company in Southeast Asia with MYR 204.74 billion worth of assets. It serves over 10.16 million customers[1] throughout Peninsular Malaysia (except Sarawak)[a] and the East Malaysian state of Sabah through Sabah Electricity.
TNB is one of the 10 companies under Khazanah Nasional, Malaysian sovereign wealth fund and also one of the 13 Malaysian companies listed on the Forbes Global 2000 in 2018.[3] TNB is ranked 16th globally in Brand Finance: Utilities 50 2021 Ranking[4] and 230th globally in 2023 Bentley Infrastructure 500.[5]
The Lembaga Letrik Pusat (Central Electricity Board, CEB) was established and came into operation on 1 September 1949. The Board was to become heir to three major projects considered by the Electricity Department following its re-establishment in April 1946 which were the Connaught Bridge Power Station, Cameron Highlands Hydroelectric Project and the development of a National Grid. CEB eventually became the owner of 34 power stations with a generation capacity of 39.88 MW, including a steam power station in Bangsar with a capacity of 26.5 MW, a hydroelectric power station at Ulu Langat with a capacity of 2.28 MW, and various diesel powered generators with a total capacity of 11.1 MW.[6]
On 22 June 1965, Central Electricity Board (CEB) of the Federation of Malaya was renamed the Lembaga Letrik Negara (National Electricity Board, NEB) of the States of Malaya. By the 1980s, the Board was supplying the whole peninsula with electricity, replacing the Perak River Hydro Electric Power company (PRHEP) and its subsidiary Kinta Electrical Distribution Co. Ltd (KED) in 1982, Penang Municipality in 1976, and areas supplied by Huttenbach Ltd in 1964, which included Alor Setar, Sungai Petani, Kulim, Lunas, Padang Serai, Telok Anson, Langkap, Tampin and Kuala Pilah.
On 4 May 1988, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad announced the government''s decision on a policy of privatisation. Two pieces of legislation were passed to replace the Electricity Act and to provide for the establishment of a new corporation. Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) was formed in 1990 by the Electricity Supply Successor Company Act 1990, to succeed the National Electricity Board (NEB) of the States of Malaya.
The board of directors is responsible for governing and setting policy for TNB, consisting of 13 members: 6 independent non-executive directors, 5 non-independent non-executive directors, an executive director, a TNB chairman/CEO and its president. The company''s professional management team consists of 14 members.
TNB Power Generation Sdn Bhd (TNB Genco) owns and operates thermal assets and hydroelectric generation schemes in Peninsular Malaysia. In the peninsula, it has a generation capacity of 16,283MW.[1]
Plans to expand its generation capacity include increasing hydroelectric generation by 2015[7] and commissioning the first nuclear power plant in Malaysia by 2025 if the government decides to include nuclear as an acceptable energy option.[8] In 2021, Tenaga became part owner of the repowered Blyth Offshore Wind Farm in England.[9]
The TNB Group has a complete power supply system, including the National Grid which is energised at 132, 275 and 500 kilovolt (kV), with its tallest electricity pylon in Malaysia and Southeast Asia being the Kerinchi Pylon located near Menara Telekom, Kerinchi, Kuala Lumpur. The National Grid is linked via 132 kV HVAC and 300 kV HVDC interconnection to Thailand and 230 kV cables to Singapore.
TNB, through its subsidiaries, is also involved in the manufacturing of transformers, high voltage switchgears and electrical cables, consultancy services, architectural, civil and electrical engineering works and services, repair and maintenance services and fuel undertakes research and development, property development, and project management services.
The Distribution division conducts the distribution network operations and electricity retail operations of TNB. The division plans, constructs, operates, performs repairs and maintenance and manages the assets of the 33 kV, 22 kV, 11 kV, 6.6 kV and 415/240 volt in the Peninsular Malaysia distribution network. Sabah Electricity provides the same function in the state of Sabah.
To conduct its electricity retailing business, it operates a network of state and area offices to purchase electricity from embedded generators, market and sell electricity, connect new supply, provide counter services, collect revenues, operate call management centres, provide supply restoration services, and implements customer and government relationships.[10]
Since its privatization, the corporate slogan of TNB is ''Penggerak Kemajuan Negara'' or Powering the Nation.[11] Since 2013, the company has adopt new corporate slogan campaign, ''Better. Brighter''.[12]
In general, TNB electricity tariff classification is based on consumer business activity at the said premise and its supply voltage level. In the event there is changes in activity at the said premise which requires change in consumer tariff category, the following actions may be taken;
Summary of TNB tariff classification as follows;
*Voltage level for tariff classification
Peak : 0800-2200Off-Peak: 2200-0800
“Domestic Consumer” means a consumer occupying a private dwelling, which is not used as a hotel, boarding house or used for the purpose of carrying out any form of business, trade, professional activities or services.
Malakoff Utilities Sdn. Bhd. was granted a license by the Energy Commission of Malaysia to distribute and sell electricity within KLS under an exclusive franchise.
Malakoff Utilities Sdn. Bhd. is a leading district cooling and electricity distribution infrastructure owner and operator in Malaysia. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Malakoff Corporation Berhad.
It was established to undertake the development of the Electricity Distribution System (“EDS”) and District Cooling System (“DCS”) for the Kuala Lumpur Sentral Development Area (“KLS”) which encompasses a total area of 291,374 m2 in size.
Supplying district cooling and associated services to multiple blocks of combined commercial and office space, thecontracted demandof the KLS development is 17,000 Refrigerant Tonnes (“RT”).
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