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,

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. 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

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Capacity

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

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Group of Malaysia, it shares and operates in support of the parent group's targets and objectives.

Redevelopment

The Connaught Bridge Power Station is going through a redevelopment project. The EPC contract was awarded to Sinohydro Corporation Ltd and Sinohydro Corporation (M) Sdn Bhd Consortium on 2 May 2013 with a contract period of 28 months. After the redevelopment, the plant with capacity of 384.7 MW will commence operation on 1 September 2015.

Access

The power station is near

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References

{{powerstation-stub Natural gas-fired power stations in Malaysia 1953 establishments in Malaya