22.12.2011 Black & Veatch Press center
1,000 megawatts of supercritical coal-fired technology to be deployed
Black & Veatch will provide engineering services and procure balance-of-plant equipment systems for China National Machinery Import & Export Corporation (CMC) at Manjung Unit 4 power project in Malaysia.
The project will deliver a thousand megawatts of base load, cleaner coal power to Malaysia’s growing industrial and commercial sectors by 2015.
“Malaysia is going through a period of fantastic growth,” said Dr. Hoe Wai Cheong, Managing Director, MEIEA, Black & Veatch’s global energy business. “Industry needs a large volume of power delivered on time and cost effectively.”
The thousand megawatts will be supplied to the national grid, owned and operated by Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB). CMC and Alstom formed a consortium in April this year to deliver the facility to TNB Janamanjung Sdn Bhd (TNBJ).
Black & Veatch will procure equipment for the major balance-of-plant facilities outside the power island. The company will also provide technical advisory services to CMC.
“We bring a unique ability to deploy our global supply chain. This ensures that we procure high quality, reliable solutions that also minimize costs,” said Dean Oskvig, President and CEO of Black & Veatch’s global energy business. “As economic and resource issues evolve, there will be more demand for innovation that gives us cost-effective delivery models and technologies.”
The plant is located at Manjung in the State of Perak on the Malaysian Peninsula.
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Editor’s Notes
Equipment procured will include coal and ash handling systems, water and wastewater treatment systems, cooling water pumps, transformers and induced draft fans.
TNB Janamanjung Sdn Bhd (TNBJ) is owned by Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB). TNBJ currently operates three 700 megawatt coal-fired units at Manjung. TNB is Malaysia’s largest electricity utility. It owns and operates the national grid and nearly half of the installed power generation capacity in Malaysia.
Supercritical power plants require less coal per megawatt-hour compared to conventional coal-fired plants. They typically operate at higher temperatures and increased pressures. This results in higher thermal efficiencies, lower emissions (including carbon dioxide and mercury) and lower fuel costs per megawatt.
One single power unit will deliver 1,000 megawatts. It will be the biggest of its kind in southeast Asia.
Black & Veatch has worked on major power infrastructure in Malaysia since the 1990s. Recent work includes:
Between 1992 and 1996, Black & Veatch helped TNB upgrade the national grid system from 275 kV to 500 kV. Black & Veatch also helped prepare an Environmental Impact Assessment for the proposed upgrade.
Black & Veatch helped TNB deliver its first natural circulation-type Heat Recovery Steam Generator system at the 330MW Melaka Combined Cycle Conversion Project in 1998.
Dr. Hoe Wai Cheong is a Malaysian national. He joined Black & Veatch in 2007. He is responsible for regional strategy, business development and project delivery. He has been key in several large EPC projects for Black & Veatch’s global energy business. Dr. Cheong has nearly 30 years of experience in oil & gas, chemical and pharmaceutical industries. He is based in Beijing, PR China.
About Black & Veatch
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About China National Machinery Import & Export Corporation
Established in 1950, China National Machinery Import & Export Corporation (CMC) is the first large-scale state-owned enterprise engaged in the import and export trade of machinery products and international project contracting business. Since its establishment, it has an accumulated trade volume of over 85 billion USD.It has on-going turn-key EPC projects of power generation, power delivery, coal mining, cement, petrochemical and railway in Asia, Africa and Europe.