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Publish Date : 04-Mar-2014

Malaysia Development Bhd and partner Mitsui Co Ltd have received a contract for coal-fired power plant - Project 3B.

The preferred bidders selection for Project 3B is done on the basis of the criteria of full compliance with all the bid requirements as stated in the request for proposal (RFP) document and the lowest levelised tariff offered.

Construction of the 2 x 1000 MW capacity plant would be carried out in Jimah, Negeri Sembilan involving a levelised tariff of 25.33 sen a kWh.

Commissioning of the plant would be done in stages by Oct 1, 2018 (Unit 1) and April 1, 2019 (Unit 2). The concession period would be for 25 years.

According to the EC, the consortium will have to sign a new power purchase agreement with Tenaga Nasional Bhd and a coal supply and transportation agreement with TNB Fuel Services Sdn Bhd.

Main objective of Project 3B is to address the requirement of generation capacity in Peninsular Malaysia from 2018 onwards. The power plant would feature two units of IHI ultra-supercritical technology steam generator and two units of Toshiba turbo generator with proven operational track records.

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