Malakoff (power company)
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Malakoff Corporation Berhad is a Malaysian power company that generates and sells power as an independent power producer to Tenaga Nasional
Tenaga Nasional
Tenaga Nasional Berhad is the largest Electric utility company in Malaysia and also the largest power company in Southeast Asia with MYR 69.8 billion worth of assets. It serves over seven million customers throughout Peninsular Malaysia and also the eastern state of Sabah through Sabah Electricity...

 for uploading onto the National Grid, Malaysia
National Grid, Malaysia
National Grid, Malaysia is the high-voltage electric power transmission network in Peninsular Malaysia. It is operated and owned by Tenaga Nasional Berhad by its Transmission Division...

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Power generation capacity

Malakoff generates electricity mainly from two major types of plant; steam turbine thermal
Thermal
A thermal column is a column of rising air in the lower altitudes of the Earth's atmosphere. Thermals are created by the uneven heating of the Earth's surface from solar radiation, and are an example of convection. The sun warms the ground, which in turn warms the air directly above it...

 plants and gas turbine
Gas turbine
A gas turbine, also called a combustion turbine, is a type of internal combustion engine. It has an upstream rotating compressor coupled to a downstream turbine, and a combustion chamber in-between....

 plants.

The company owns and operates four power plants:
  • The Lumut Power Station in Segari, Perak
    Perak
    Perak , one of the 13 states of Malaysia, is the second largest state in the Peninsular Malaysia bordering Kedah and Yala Province of Thailand to the north, Penang to the northwest, Kelantan and Pahang to the east, Selangor the Strait of Malacca to the south and west.Perak means silver in Malay...

      with 1,303MW capacity. Malakoff has 93.75% equity interest in the plant owner Segari Energy Ventures Sdn. Bhd. (SEV).
  • The Lumut GB3 Power Station in Segari, Perak with 640 MW; with 75% equity in plant owner GB3 Sdn Bhd.
  • The Prai Power Station, Butterworth
    Butterworth, Penang
    Butterworth is the principal town of Seberang Perai in the state of Penang in Malaysia. Named after William John Butterworth, Governor of the Straits Settlements , Butterworth was established in the mid-19th century as a landing place across the channel from the capital of Penang, George Town...

    , Pulau Pinang, with 350MW; held through its wholly owned subsidiary, Prai Power Sdn. Bhd.
  • The Tanjung Bin Power Station, Tanjung Bin, Johor
    Johor
    Johor is a Malaysian state, located in the southern portion of Peninsular Malaysia. It is one of the most developed states in Malaysia. The state capital city and royal city of Johor is Johor Bahru, formerly known as Tanjung Puteri...

     with 2,100 MW; with 90% share in plant owner Tanjong Bin Power Sdn. Bhd. (formerly SKS Power Sdn. Bhd).


The company also has equity on two power stations, but the capacity of these plants are listed under the majority shareholder.
  • The Port Dickson Power Station, at Tanjong Gemok, near Port Dickson
    Port Dickson
    Port Dickson or PD to locals is a beach and holiday destination situated about 32 km from Seremban and 90 km from Kuala Lumpur. It is located in the state of Negeri Sembilan in Peninsular Malaysia...

    , Negeri Sembilan
    Negeri Sembilan
    Negeri Sembilan, one of the 13 states that constitutes Malaysia, lies on the western coast of Peninsular Malaysia, just south of Kuala Lumpur and borders Selangor on the north, Pahang in the east, and Malacca and Johor to the south....

     - a 440MW open cycle peaking power plant through a 25% equity interest in Port Dickson Power Berhad, held through Malakoff’s wholly owned subsidiary, Hypergantic Sdn. Bhd.
  • The Kapar Power Station
    Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Power Station
    Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Power Station is a major power station in the Klang Valley region of Peninsular Malaysia. This power station, which fires natural gas, bunker oil and coal, is located in Kapar, Selangor. It was opened in March 1987...

    , Kapar
    Kapar
    Kapar is a town in the Klang district of Selangor, Malaysia. The Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Power Station is located not far from town. The Kapar River which flows nearby the town centre empties into the Straits of Malacca....

    , Selangor
    Selangor
    Selangor also known by its Arabic honorific, Darul Ehsan, or "Abode of Sincerity") is one of the 13 states of Malaysia. It is on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and is bordered by Perak to the north, Pahang to the east, Negeri Sembilan to the south and the Strait of Malacca to the west...

    - a 2,420 MW coal, oil and gas-fired plant, with a 40% share.


The company's total generation capacity is 4,393 MW.
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