Sultan Aziz power station

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Sultan Aziz power station is an operating power station of at least 2164-megawatts (MW) in Kapar, Klang, Selangor, Malaysia. It is also known as Kapar power station, KEV power station.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Sultan Aziz power station Kapar, Klang, Selangor, Malaysia 3.117221, 101.320369 (exact)

The map below shows the exact location of the power station.

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 3, Unit 4, Unit 5, Unit 6: 3.117221, 101.320369
  • Unit 1, Unit 2: 3.1167, 101.3217

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating[1][2][3] gas, fuel oil[1] 282[1][4] steam turbine[1] not found 1985[1] 2029 (planned)
Unit 2 operating[1][2][3] gas, fuel oil[1] 282[1][4] steam turbine[1] not found 1986[1] 2029 (planned)
Unit 3 operating coal - bituminous 300 subcritical 1988 2028 (planned)
Unit 4 operating coal - bituminous 300 subcritical 1989 2028 (planned)
Unit 5 operating coal - bituminous 500 subcritical 2000 2028 (planned)
Unit 6 operating coal - bituminous 500 subcritical 2000 2028 (planned)

CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
Unit 1 Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) [60%]; Malakoff Berhad [40%][5][3] Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) [100.0%]; MMC Corporation Berhad [100.0%]
Unit 2 Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) [60%]; Malakoff Berhad [40%][5][3] Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) [100.0%]; MMC Corporation Berhad [100.0%]
Unit 3 Kapar Energy Ventures Sdn Bhd [100.0%]
Unit 4 Kapar Energy Ventures Sdn Bhd [100.0%]
Unit 5 Kapar Energy Ventures Sdn Bhd [100.0%]
Unit 6 Kapar Energy Ventures Sdn Bhd [100.0%]

Background

The power station was opened in March 1987 by then Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah, and the station was named after him. In terms of power producing capacity, it is one of the largest power stations in Malaysia. It was also the first coal-fired power plant in the country. In addition to its four coal-fired units generating 1,600-MW, the station has units firing gas and bunker oil. The mixed-fuel power station is located in Kapar, Salangor, Malaysia.[6][7]

Kapar Energy Ventures Sdn Bhd is a joint venture company between Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) and Malakoff Berhad, with an equity holding of 60% TNB and 40% Malakoff Berhad. Kapar Energy Ventures Sdn Bhd (KEV) owns, operates and maintains SSAAPS since July 9, 2004, after successful acquisition of the power plant from TNB.

The plant was designed by Minconsult, a Malaysian engineering consultancy.

The power station's toxic ash pond was allegedly a sanctuary for migratory birds that stop over en route from Siberia to Australia.

Planned retirement

In February 2020 and March 2021, Malaysia's Suruhanjaya Tenega (Energy Commission) released generation development plans covering 2020-30 and 2021-39. Additional background is available at the Unnamed Malaysia coal projects wiki.

The plans forecast retiring the Sultan Aziz power station (KEV Coal U3-U6 and KEV Gas U1 & U2) in 2029. (One plan listed the coal power station units as 1,474 MW in capacity and the other as 1,486 MW coal capacity.)[8][9][10]

In August 2022, TNB announced that they would be retiring selected coal plants earlier than planned and would be replacing the generation with renewable energy alternatives. The President and CEO of the firm stated: "TNB is very much in the driver’s seat when it comes to delivering the nation’s energy transition, and this responsibility is the impetus for TNB to accelerate our ESG initiatives". Subject to approval, the power stations initially targeted for early retirement were Jimah East power station, Sultan Aziz power station and Manjung power station.[11]

In September 2023, TNB was described as having "committed" to decommissioning Sultan Aziz power station by 2028.[12]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 https://web.archive.org/web/20210326225128/http://www.kaparenergy.com.my/generating-facility/. Archived from the original on 26 March 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20221007025221/https://www.singlebuyer.com.my/about.php?id=3. Archived from the original on 07 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20211120191625/https://www.gso.org.my/SystemData/PowerStation.aspx. Archived from the original on 20 November 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220707174733/https://www.st.gov.my/contents/2020/Maps/Electricity%20%26%20Gas%20Supply%20Infrastucture%20Malaysia%202019.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 07 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 http://www.kaparenergy.com.my/history/ https://cms.malakoff.com.my/WebLITE/Applications/WCM/uploaded/pics/ourbusiness/update_Sept_2019/Kapar%20details%20-%20c.jpg; http://www.kaparenergy.com.my/history/. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. Sultan Azia Power Station, Wikipedia, accessed November 2018
  7. About Us, Kapar Energy, accessed November 2021
  8. Report on Peninsular Malaysia Generation Development Plan 2019 (2020 – 2030), Suruhanjaya Tenega, February 2020
  9. Report on Peninsular Malaysia Generation Development Plan 2020 (2021 – 2039), Suruhanjaya Tenega, March 2021
  10. Malaysia to reduce coal capacity by 4.2GW by 2039, Argus Media, March 24, 2021
  11. TNB to retire selected coal plants earlier than scheduled, The Malaysian Reserve, August 2, 2022
  12. Commitment to Malaysia's Energy Transition Roadmap, The Edge Malaysia, September 18, 2023

Additional data

To access additional data, including interactive maps of the power stations, downloadable datases, and summary data, please visit the Global Coal Plant Tracker and the Global Oil and Gas Plant Tracker on the Global Energy Monitor website.