TNB Genco, IHI, Petronas sign MoU on carbon-free ammonia study

TNB Genco managing director Datuk Nor Azman Mufti

KUALA LUMPUR: TNB Power Generation Sdn Bhd (TNB Genco), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB), has signed a tripartite memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Japan-based IHI Corporation and Petroliam Nasional Bhd’s (Petronas) gas and new energy division for a feasibility study on the low carbon hydrogen and low carbon ammonia supply chain in Malaysia.

TNB said the MOU, which was signed on Oct 6, 2021, includes a feasibility study on ammonia co-combustion in coal-fired power generation systems as part of initiatives to decarbonise the country’s power sector.