Serdang Power Station
Encyclopedia
Putrajaya Power Station (Abbreviation:PJPS) is a gas turbine
power station
in Serdang
, Selangor
near Putrajaya
. Previously known as Serdang Power Station, PJPS is one of seven thermal power stations owned by Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB). It is under the management of TNB's Generation Division whose core business is generating electricity by operating and maintaining power plants.
Frame 9E model and three units of Siemens
135MW V94.2 Ratio model. PJPS is a peaking power plant
serving the Klang Valley load center. Its operating regime is of two shift cycles, operating between 12 to 16 hours daily mainly to meet the load demand during peak hours and stabilize the grid line voltage. The machine can be put on commercial loading within 30 minutes upon request and this ability makes PJPS crucial in the eyes of Malaysia's National Load Dispatch Center.
PJPS is located in Putrajaya, the administrative center of Malaysia. For this reason, the station has been identified as a lead station for restoration of Putrajaya Island in the event of interruption of electricity. "Keeping The Lights On for Putrajaya" is the challenge for PJPS. Its name has been officially changed to Putrajaya Power Station on 15 February 2006.
Adding to the long list of certification such as the MS-ISO 9002 Quality Assurance System, Environmental Management System EMS 14001, Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series OHSAS 18001 Certification and the upgrading of the Quality Management System to ISO 9001-2000 in the year 2003, is the 5S Practice certification on 1 June 2005. The station has successfully converted its EMS14001:1996 to EMS14001:2004 version.
In 2003, PJPS was the first business unit in TNB to be awarded the coveted Anugerah Kualiti Presiden (AKP). AKP, which uses a set of audit criteria modeled to the Prime Minister Award and Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (USA) is the highest recognition scheme in TNB awarded to a business unit that demonstrates the excellence in management of quality and its services. For the year 2004 and 2005, PJPS maintained the recognition as the highest scorer in the AKP audit.
It is a common practice that every employee should be involved in at least one quality related activity as in Putrajaya Quality Committee. PJPS promotes the culture of excellence by encouraging open communication between teams, team participation in setting goals and empowering teams to manage and improve their processes. The team culture is emphasized by using the terms ‘Team Members’ instead of ‘employees’ and ‘Geese Masters’ instead of leaders.
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....
power station
Power station
A power station is an industrial facility for the generation of electric energy....
in Serdang
Serdang
The state of Serdang was an ancient Malay-Indonesian monarchy, neighboring the Sultanate of Deli, to which it lost some territory.-Rulers:*1728 - 1782 Tuanku Umar Johan Pahlawan Alam Shah bin Tuanku Panglima Paderap [Kejeruan Junjungan], Raja of Serdang...
, 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...
near Putrajaya
Putrajaya
Putrajaya is a planned city, located 25km south of Kuala Lumpur, that serves as the federal administrative centre of Malaysia. The seat of government was shifted in 1999 from Kuala Lumpur to Putrajaya, due to the overcrowding and congestion in the Kuala Lumpur areas...
. Previously known as Serdang Power Station, PJPS is one of seven thermal power stations owned by Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB). It is under the management of TNB's Generation Division whose core business is generating electricity by operating and maintaining power plants.
History
Originally built as Serdang Power Station in 1993 with a total generating capacity of 625 MW, PJPS was part of TNB’s plan to increase power generation capacity to meet the Malaysia's rising electricity demand in the early 1990s. The gas turbine plant in PJPS consists of two units of 110MW General ElectricGeneral Electric
General Electric Company , or GE, is an American multinational conglomerate corporation incorporated in Schenectady, New York and headquartered in Fairfield, Connecticut, United States...
Frame 9E model and three units of Siemens
Siemens
Siemens may refer toSiemens, a German family name carried by generations of telecommunications industrialists, including:* Werner von Siemens , inventor, founder of Siemens AG...
135MW V94.2 Ratio model. PJPS is a peaking power plant
Peaking power plant
Peaking power plants, also known as peaker plants, and occasionally just "peakers," are power plants that generally run only when there is a high demand, known as peak demand, for electricity.-Peak hours:...
serving the Klang Valley load center. Its operating regime is of two shift cycles, operating between 12 to 16 hours daily mainly to meet the load demand during peak hours and stabilize the grid line voltage. The machine can be put on commercial loading within 30 minutes upon request and this ability makes PJPS crucial in the eyes of Malaysia's National Load Dispatch Center.
PJPS is located in Putrajaya, the administrative center of Malaysia. For this reason, the station has been identified as a lead station for restoration of Putrajaya Island in the event of interruption of electricity. "Keeping The Lights On for Putrajaya" is the challenge for PJPS. Its name has been officially changed to Putrajaya Power Station on 15 February 2006.
Certifications and Awards
The vision of PJPS is to be a "World Class Power Station". In keeping up to this struggle, PJPS is committed to strive on and implement all the quality related systems to contribute towards achieving its vision.Adding to the long list of certification such as the MS-ISO 9002 Quality Assurance System, Environmental Management System EMS 14001, Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series OHSAS 18001 Certification and the upgrading of the Quality Management System to ISO 9001-2000 in the year 2003, is the 5S Practice certification on 1 June 2005. The station has successfully converted its EMS14001:1996 to EMS14001:2004 version.
In 2003, PJPS was the first business unit in TNB to be awarded the coveted Anugerah Kualiti Presiden (AKP). AKP, which uses a set of audit criteria modeled to the Prime Minister Award and Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (USA) is the highest recognition scheme in TNB awarded to a business unit that demonstrates the excellence in management of quality and its services. For the year 2004 and 2005, PJPS maintained the recognition as the highest scorer in the AKP audit.
Organizational Culture
The original shared values of PJPS have guided the company successfully over many years. It was set by the PJPS management and executives back in 1996. The shared values are Integrity and Accountability, Honesty, Mutual Trust And Respect, Sense of Belonging and Ownership, and Openness.It is a common practice that every employee should be involved in at least one quality related activity as in Putrajaya Quality Committee. PJPS promotes the culture of excellence by encouraging open communication between teams, team participation in setting goals and empowering teams to manage and improve their processes. The team culture is emphasized by using the terms ‘Team Members’ instead of ‘employees’ and ‘Geese Masters’ instead of leaders.