Power reserve margin to rise above 40%


In the fourth quarter of 2020, Tenaga Nasional Bhd’s (TNB) 51%-owned Southern Power Generation (SPG) plant is expected to start supplying electricity, according to AmResearch.

PETALING JAYA: The country’s power reserve margin, a measure of available capacity over and above the capacity needed to meet normal peak demand levels, will rise to more than 40% with new power plants coming on-stream soon.

In the fourth quarter of 2020, Tenaga Nasional Bhd’s (TNB) 51%-owned Southern Power Generation (SPG) plant is expected to start supplying electricity, according to AmResearch.

This is estimated to raise Malaysia’s energy reserve margin to 40.4% by end-2020 from the 34% level in 2019. The SPG plant in Pasir Gudang, Johor, which is a combined cycle gas plant, is expected to have a capacity of 1,440 megawatts (MW).

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