SYNOPSIS

TNB operates three hydroelectric schemes in Peninsular Malaysia with an installed generating capacity of 1,911MW. They are the Sg. Perak, Terengganu and Cameron Highlands hydroelectric schemes with 21 dams in operation. The Cameron Highlands hydroelectric scheme has an installed capacity of 262MW. Sultan Idris (II) WOH Power Station is an underground power station with natural ground level about 270m vertically above the station itself. The Power House is equipped with three vertical shaft Francis turbines running at 600rpm with a static head of 420.6m and an average annual unit generated of 480.0 GWh. The turbines are directly coupled to vertical shaft alternators (Fuji Electric Co. Ltd (Japan) make) delivering 11kV, 50MW at 0.9 power factor with a total of 150MW generating capacity. Water from the Cameron Highlands hydroelectric scheme is stored in the Jor dam which, together with the side stream intakes in the catchment areas in the Batang Padang district, provides the water source for the turbines at the underground Sultan Idris (II) WOH Power Station and the Odak Power Station.

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