GE Energy Landfill Power Plant In Malaysia Receives Renewable Energy Project Award
JENBACH, AUSTRIA - October 4, 2005 - A GE Energy landfill gas-to-energy plant in Malaysia, the nation's first such project, recently received first-prize honors in the renewable energy project competition at the 2005 ASEAN Energy Ministers meeting in Seam Reab, Cambodia.
The landfill gas-energy project won first prize for "technical excellence" in the competition's on-grid category. Cho Hwan Eik, vice minister of commerce for the Republic of Korea, presented the award to Che Khalib Mohamad Noor, chief executive officer of national energy company Tenaga Nasional Berhad.
GE provided two containerized Jenbacher JGC 320 GS-L.L generator sets for the Jana landfill plant, which was built for TNB-ES Sdn. Bhd., a subsidiary of Tenaga Nasional Berhad. The landfill's gas is being used to generate 2.096 megawatts of electricity - a plant expansion is already planned.
The Jenbacher gas engine units were supplied by JD Group Sdn. Bhd. to UK-based Organics Ltd., the project Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) contractor. JD Group is GE Energy's authorized distributor and service provider for Jenbacher gas engines in Malaysia.
The plant's developer was the Jana Landfill Sdn Bhd, a joint venture between TNB subsidiary TSPL and Worldwide Landfills Sdn Bhd, which is the company that operates the landfill. Located 40 kilometers outside of Malaysia's capital, Kuala Lumpur, the Jana landfill is one of the city's main municipal storage waste sites.
The power plant began commercial operation in February 2004.
The Jana landfill plant is an important first step for Malaysia's government, which is planning a series of similar projects to help the country supply five percent of its energy demands from renewable sources within the next several years.
"With more than 5,000 megawatts of installed capacity, including 1,000 megawatts
utilizing landfill gas, Jenbacher gas engines have proven their ability to generate power efficiently and cost effectively across a wide range of fuels," said Barry Glickman, general manager for GE Energy's Jenbacher gas engine division. "Utilizing 'free' fuel sources, that would otherwise be flared or vented, as is the case with the Jana site, provides a clear source of cost-effective power generation that countries can tap to meet their renewable energy goals."
GE Energy's Jenbacher gas engine business is a leading manufacturer of gas-fueled reciprocating engines, packaged generator sets and cogeneration systems for power generation.
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