{{Infobox power station , name = Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Power Station , image = Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Power Station.jpg , image_caption = Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Power Station , name_official = Kapar Power Station , country =

Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...

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Kapar Kapar is a town in Klang District, Selangor, Malaysia. The Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Power Station is located not far from town. The Kapar River which flows nearby the town centre empties into the Straits of Malacca The Strait of Mala ...

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(LLN))'' (1985-1990)

Tenaga Nasional Berhad Tenaga Nasional Berhad (, abbreviated as TNB; TENAGA, ), also known as Tenaga Nasional or simply Tenaga, is the Malaysian multinational electricity company and is the only electric utility company in Peninsular Malaysia and also the largest p ...

(TNB) (1990-present) , th_fuel_primary =

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, which fires natural gas, bunker oil and coal, located in

Klang District The Klang District is a district in Selangor, Malaysia. It is located in the western part of Selangor. It borders the Kuala Selangor District to the north, Petaling to the east, Kuala Langat district to the south and Malacca Straits to the west. T ...

. It was opened in March 1987 by then

Sultan of Selangor Sultan of Selangor (سلطان سلاڠور) is the title of the constitutional ruler of Selangor, Malaysia who is the head of state and head of the Islamic religion in Selangor. The current monarch, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah ascended the t ...

Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Al-Haj ibni Almarhum Sultan Hisamuddin Alam Shah Al-Haj ( Jawi: ; 8 March 1926 – 21 November 2001) was the 11th Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia and eighth Sultan of Selangor. Early life Born on at 3:30 pm. ...

, and the station was named after him. In terms of power producing capacity, it remains the largest power station in Malaysia, despite the commissioning of several new power stations with 700MW steam turbines. It is also the first coal-fired power plant in the country. Kapar Energy Ventures Sdn Bhd is a

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company between

(TNB) and Malakoff Berhad, with an equity holding of 60% TNB and 40% Malakoff Berhad. Kapar Energy Ventures Sdn Bhd (KEV) owns, operates and maintains SSAAPS since 9 July 2004, after successful acquisition of the power plant from TNB. The plant was designed by Minconsult, a Malaysian engineering consultancy.

Facilities

KEV SSAAPS has four generating facilities that can produce 2420 MW. *GF1 consists of 2 units, a

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and a

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, with 300 MW each using natural gas and bunker oil. *GF2 consists of 2 units, a boiler and a steam turbine with 300 MW each using natural gas, bunker oil and coal. *GF3 consists of 2 units, a boiler and a steam turbine with 500 MW each using natural gas, bunker oil and coal. *GF4 consists of 2 units, a

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with 110 MW using natural gas and distillate fuel. GF4 has been decommissioned after its PPA ended in December 2019. The power station ash pond is a sanctuary for migratory

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that stop over en route from

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References

Kapar EnergyTNB page on SSAAS Power Station
Klang District Coal-fired power stations in Malaysia Natural gas-fired power stations in Malaysia Buildings and structures in Selangor 1985 establishments in Malaysia