Connaught Bridge Power Station
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| Connaught Bridge Power Station | |
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 Connaught Bridge Power Station | |
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| Official name | Klang Power Station |
| Country | Malaysia |
| Location | Kampong Jawa, Klang, Selangor |
| Coordinates | 3°02′N 101°28′E / 3.04°N 101.47°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | 26 March 1953 |
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| Operators | Central Electricity Board (CEB) (Lembaga Letrik Pusat (LLP)) (1953-1965) National Electricity Board (NEB) (Lembaga Letrik Negara (LLN)) (1965-1990) Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) (1990-present) |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Gas |
| Secondary fuel | Distillate Fuel |
| Combined cycle? | Yes |
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| Commons | Related media on Commons |
Connaught Bridge Power Station is a combined cycle (2 gas turbines and 1 steam turbine) and open cycle (4 gas turbines) power station located near Kampong Java in Klang, Selangor, Malaysia. It is one of the oldest power station in the country.
It was opened on 26 March 1953 by the High Commissioner for the Federation of Malaya, Sir Gerald Templer.
The Station has an installed generation capacity of 895 MW, the third largest of seven sister TNB power plants in the country. The power is produced through a combined-cycle block producing 315 MW, and 4 x GT13E1 open cycle gas turbines of 130 MW each.
As part of the Generation Division of the Tenaga Nasional Group of Malaysia, it shares and operates in support of the parent group's targets and objectives.
