Tenaga Nasional Berhad, TNB is the largest electricity utility company in
" KUALA LUMPUR, March 18 (Bernama) -- Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Felda Palm Industries Sdn Bhd and Japan's J-Power to develop a biomass power plant at Jengka, Pahang.
This news also has been reported by Star Publication.
The renewable energy project, which is expected to be completed by end-2010, will generate electrical energy sourced from palm oil empty fruit bunches (EFB).
The plant, to be developed on 4.6 hectares, will house EFB processing and storage areas, a biomass boiler firing on EFB fuel, a steam turbine complete with the generator unit and other related auxiliaries.
In a statement here today, TNB said upon completion the plant will have a generation capacity of 10 megawatts and would be connected to its 11kV grid network that supplied electricity to the local surrounding areas.
-- BERNAMA"