New power station raises TNB's Peninsular generating capacity to 25,981 MW

Tuanku Muhriz Power Station is capable of producing 2,000 MW at its peak performance.

PORT DICKSON: The newly-launched Tuanku Muhriz Power Station at Jimah near here has the capacity to generate 2,000 megawatts (MW) of electricity, enabling Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) to generate 25,981 MW of electricity in peninsular Malaysia.

The RM12 billion power station, covering approximately 104 hectares and formerly known as Jimah East Power, is 70 per cent-owned by TNB, with Japanese companies Mitsui and Co Ltd and Chugoku Electric Power each holding a 15 per cent stake.