JOHOR BAHRU: Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) has launched the RM4.7bil Sultan Ibrahim Power Plant, an advanced gas turbine power plant in Pasir Gudang, Johor.

       In a statement, the utility giant said the launch was officiated by the Sultan of Johor, Sultan Ibrahim Ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar.

       TNB said the station was the first commercial power plant in the world to use the latest and most technologically efficient 9HA.02 gas turbine produced by General Electric (GE).

       Its natural gas fuel combustion technology is capable of generating more than 60% of electricity, an efficiency that contributes to a lower carbon footprint.

       The construction of Sultan Ibrahim Power Plant with a cost of RM4.7bil was a result of a joint venture between TNB and SIPP Energy Sdn Bhd, with 70% and 30% stake, respectively.

       Sultan Ibrahim Power Plant supplies 1,440 megawatts (MW) of electricity to the National Grid through two Combined Cycle Gas Turbine power plants, each with a capacity of 720 MW since 2021.

       Energy and Natural Resources Minister Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan said the station was a testament to TNB’s unchanging commitment in contributing towards realising a low-carbon economy, without compromising stable electricity supply to the southern region and the entire Peninsular.

       He said the development of the station is in line with the national goal and agenda in achieving the country’s Sustainability Roadmap to reach a 45% Greenhouse Gas intensity reduction by 2023.

       Sultan Ibrahim Power Plant strengthens the generation capacity in Peninsular Malaysia to 26,744.8MW and becomes one of the notable landmarks for electricity generation industry development in Johor and the southern region.