The Sultan Ismail Power Station is the largest gas turbine power station in

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, Located in Paka,

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approximately 100 km from the state capital,

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. It generates 1,136 MW. The station is the first and still remains the largest plant of this combined cycle type in

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. With a capacity of 1150 MW, it is the second largest power plant after Port Klang Power Station. The station uses natural gas as the main fuel. The gas is supplied by Petronas from its nearby gas processing plant.

History

The station was completed in 1987 and officially opened in 1988 by Almarhum

Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah Al-Haj ibni Almarhum Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Al-Haj (29 April 1930 – 14 May 1998) was the 17th Sultan of Terengganu from 21 September 1979 to 14 May 1998. Life Sultan Mahmud was born on 29 April 1930 ...

Type of power station

The type of power station is an oil and gas turbine from

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oil and gas refinery in

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