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

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company in Peninsular

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and also the largest publicly-listed power company in

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with MYR 182.60 billion worth of assets. It serves over 10.3 million customers throughout

Peninsular Malaysia Peninsular Malaysia ( ms, Semenanjung Malaysia; Jawi: سمننجڠ مليسيا), or the States of Malaya ( ms, Negeri-negeri Tanah Melayu; Jawi: نڬري-نڬري تانه ملايو), also known as West Malaysia or the Malaysian Peninsula, ...

(except

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) and the East Malaysian state of

Sabah Sabah () is a state of Malaysia located in northern Borneo, in the region of East Malaysia. Sabah borders the Malaysian state of Sarawak to the southwest and the North Kalimantan province of Indonesia to the south. The Federal Territory o ...

through Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd. TNB's core activities are in the

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, transmission and distribution of electricity. Other activities include repairing, testing and maintaining

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s, providing engineering, procurement and construction services for power plants related products, assembling and manufacturing high voltage switchgears, coal mining and trading. Operations are carried out in Malaysia,

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and

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. TNB is one of the 10 companies under Khazanah Nasional, Malaysian sovereign wealth fund and also one of the 13 Malaysian companies listed on the Forbes Global 2000 in 2018. TNB is ranked 16th globally i
Brand Finance: Utilities 50 2021 Ranking
and 226th globally in 2020 Bentley Infrastructure 500.

History

Lembaga Letrik Pusat (1949-1965)

The ''Lembaga Letrik Pusat'' (Central Electricity Board, CEB) was established and came into operation on 1 September 1949. The Board was to become heir to three major projects considered by the Electricity Department following its re-establishment in April 1946 which were the Connaught Bridge Power Station,

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Hydroelectric Project & the development of a National Grid. CEB eventually became the owner of 34 power stations with a generation capacity of 39.88 MW, including a steam power station in Bangsar with a capacity of 26.5 MW, a hydroelectric power station at Ulu Langat with a capacity of 2.28 MW, and various diesel powered generators with a total capacity of 11.1 MW.

Lembaga Letrik Negara (1965-1990)

On 22 June 1965, Central Electricity Board (CEB) of the Federation of Malaya was renamed the ''Lembaga Letrik Negara'' (National Electricity Board, NEB) of the States of Malaya. By the 1980s, the Board was supplying the whole peninsula with electricity, replacing the Perak River Hydro Electric Power company (PRHEP) and its subsidiary Kinta Electrical Distribution Co. Ltd (KED) in 1982, Penang Municipality in 1976, and areas supplied by Huttenbach Ltd in 1964, which included Alor Setar, Sungai Petani, Kulim, Lunas, Padang Serai, Telok Anson, Langkap, Tampin and Kuala Pilah. On 4 May 1988,

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Mahathir Mohamad announced the government’s decision on a policy of privatisation. Two pieces of

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were passed to replace the Electricity Act and to provide for the establishment of a new corporation. Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) was formed in 1990 by the Electricity Supply Successor Company Act 1990, to succeed the National Electricity Board (NEB) of the States of Malaya.

Corporate Governance

Tan Sri Leo Moggie is TNB’s former chairman and Non-Independent Non-Executive Chairman from 12 April 2004 to 11 March 2020. Ahmad Badri Mohd Zahir was the new chairman of the company, appointed on 12 March 2020, succeeding Moggie.

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chairman, Amir Hamzah Tun Azizan was appointed as the new CEO and President since 2 April 2019 succeeding Datuk Seri Ir. Azman Mohd who resigned on 31 March.

Divisions

Transmission

The TNB Group has a complete power supply system, including the National Grid which is energised at 132, 275 and 500 kilovolt (kV), with its tallest electricity pylon in Malaysia and Southeast Asia being the Kerinchi Pylon located near Menara Telekom,

Kerinchi Bangsar South ( Malay: ''Bangsar Selatan'') is an integrated property development project which sits on the former Kampung Kerinchi site in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is renamed of Kampung Kerinchi from the developer to upscale the value of land ...

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. The National Grid is linked via 132 kV HVAC and 300 kV HVDC interconnection to Thailand and 230 kV cables to Singapore. TNB, through its subsidiaries, is also involved in the manufacturing of

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s, high voltage

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s and

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s, consultancy services, architectural, civil and electrical engineering works and services, repair and maintenance services and fuel undertakes research and development, property development, and project management services. TNB also offers higher education through its university,

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(Uniten).

Generation

The Generation division owns and operates

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assets and hydroelectric generation schemes in Peninsular Malaysia and one Independent Power Producer (IPP) operating in

. In the peninsula, it has a generation capacity of 11,296 MW. Plans to expand its generation capacity include increasing hydroelectric generation by 2015 and commissioning the first nuclear power plant in Malaysia by 2025 if the government decides to include nuclear as an acceptable energy option. In 2021, Tenaga became part owner of the repowered Blyth Offshore Wind Farm in England.

Distribution

The Distribution division conducts the distribution network operations and electricity retail operations of TNB. The division plans, constructs, operates, performs repairs and maintenance and manages the assets of the 33 kV, 22 kV, 11 kV, 6.6 kV and 415/240 volt in the Peninsular Malaysia distribution network. Sabah Electricity provides the same function in the state of

. To conduct its

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business, it operates a network of state and area offices to purchase electricity from embedded generators, market and sell electricity, connect new supply, provide counter services, collect

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s, operate call management centres, provide supply restoration services, and implements customer and government relationships.

Branding

Since its privatization, the corporate slogan of TNB is 'Penggerak Kemajuan Negara' or Powering the Nation. Since 2013, the company has adopt new corporate slogan campaign, 'Better. Brighter'.

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