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A challenging feat of engineering: the Ulu Jelai project
SMEC shares details on its decade long involvement in Malaysia’s 372MW Ulu Jelai hydroelectric project
LOCATED IN THE CAMERON Highlands of Malaysia sits the impressive 372MW Ulu Jelai Hydroelectric Project, which was commissioned in 2016 to help meet Malaysia’s demand for electrical power. SMEC’s involvement in the project began over ten years ago when the global engineering and design firm was engaged by Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB), Malaysia’s Electrical Power Public Utility, to review an earlier feasibility study carried out in 2004. “Our investigations confirmed that the hydroelectric
Above: Aerial view of the Ulu Jelai project in Malaysia
project was still a viable development option and a priority project to develop West Malaysia’s hydropower potential. This resulted in SMEC being engaged to undertake the feasibility study review
20 | October 2021 |
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and tender design, followed by detailed design, construction supervision and contract management for project implementation,” says Andreas Neumaier, Chief Technical Principal – Hydropower and Dams and at that time project manager of the Ulu Jelai Hydroelectric Project. “To provide for a safe and reliable power system, electricity demand in Peninsular Malaysia must be met by a combination of baseload and peaking power plants.,” adds Dato’ Nor Azman Mufti, Managing Director, TNB Power Generation. “Unique to hydroelectric plants is the capability to provide fast start-up and spinning reserve duties, features that are critical to the overall security of the power system by
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