Malaysia

Sinohydro admits flaws in Bakun Dam construction procedures

Sinohydro denied accusations it used unsafe construction methods to build Malaysia's Bakun dam.

Sinohydro admits flaws in Bakun Dam construction procedures

Sinohydro denied accusations it used unsafe construction methods to build Malaysia's Bakun dam.

GE to supply three gas turbines to Sabah plant

In order to help lessen the increasing demand of the state, GE (NYSE: GE) will support the Kilmanis Power plant for 18 years.

TNB to stop buying power from Singapore after June 15

Tenaga Nasional Bhd does not foresee a need to buy power from Singapore-based PowerSeraya Ltd beyond June 15.

Malaysia's to buy power from Singapore's after platform shutdown

Malaysia's Tenaga Nasional will buy 180MW of power from Singapore's PowerSeraya until 15 June.

CIMB unit invests in Kazakh electric firm

CIMB Group Holdings Bhd says its private equity infrastructure unit, CapAsia, is investing US$50mil for a 12.9% shareholding in Kazakhstan's vertically-integrated power utility holding company Central Asian Electric Power Corp (Caepco). In a statement, it said the investment, done via CapAsia's Islamic Infrastructure Fund, seeks to fund Caepco's extensive long-term investment programme to improve and upgrade the existing plants and distribution networks, to enhance energy efficiency, and to reduce harmful emissions.  

Kimanis Power to develop 300MW Sabah plant

Kimanis Power  for the construction of the 300MW combined-cycle gas-turbine power plant in Sabah, Malaysia.

SEB, Sarawak Hidro agree on Bakun dam PPA terms

Sarawak Energy Berhad and Sarawak Hidro Sdn Berhad have agreed on the main terms of the power purchase agreement for electricity produced by Bakun hydro dam.

Hopes high for Malaysia's renewable energy sector

Malaysia is seen to have good potential in renewable energy on account of its plentiful resources.

Malakoff to bid for Tanjung Bin power plant project

Malakoff is confident that it has the capacity to undertake the construction of a new 1,000 MW coal-based power plant at Tanjung Bin, Johor, on competitive pricing.

Alstom to supply equipment for Malaysian coal-fired plant

Alstom will engineer, procure, construct and commission a 1,000MW steam turbine, a generator, a supercritical boiler and auxiliaries for upercritical coal-fired power plant in Manjung, Malaysia. The power generation equipment worth over €650 million.

Gas-fired power plant to rise in Sabah

Tenaga Nasional Berhad will build a 300MW gas-fired power station in Sabah.

Envergent selected for Malaysian renewable energy project

Premium Renewable Energy of Malaysian selected Enverget to perform the engineering design for a project that will use Envergent's RTP® Rapid Thermal Processing technology. It will convert palm biomass to renewable heat and electricity.

Malaysia choosing concessionaire for coal-fired plant

The government will decide on the concessionaire for the country's second 1,000-megawatt coal-fired power plant in June.

Malaysia to tap India’s wind power expertise

Malaysia is exploring a tie-up with India's Centre for Wind Energy Technology to utilise its technical expertise in the field.

TNB eyes Indonesian coal supply

Tenaga Nasional Berhad is looking for other sources of coal due to the flood-induced shortfall in Queensland, Australia.