Jentayu Sustainables hydropower plant operational by year-end

KUALA LUMPUR: Jentayu Sustainables Bhd (Jentayu Sustainables), previously Ipmuda Bhd, said the hydropower plant it is acquiring in a related-party transaction will be commercially operational by the end of this year.

Telekosang Hydro One and Telekosang Hydro Two, collectively known as Telekosang Hydro, cost RM587 million and will be Malaysia’s largest small hydropower plant harnessing power from the natural flow of a river, Jentayu Sustainables said in a statement. The Telekosang Hydro project has a total capacity of 40MW.