- Source: Tenom Pangi Dam
Tenom Pangi Dam (Malay: Empangan Tenom Pangi) is a hydroelectric plant in Tenom, Sabah, Malaysia. It is located 120 km (75 mi) south of Kota Kinabalu on the Padas River. The project is a run-of-river hydroelectric power plant. Tenom Pangi Dam is the only major hydroelectric dam in Sabah.
The power station has three turbines of 22 MW installed capacity totaling 66 MW. Continuous power output is 66 MW. Average annual energy output is 400 GWh. The station is operated by Sabah Electricity.
Construction started in 1978 and was completed in 1984. The dam became operational in 1984 (1984). The plant suffered extensive flood damage in 1988, where the trash rack and log boom were washed away and the intake and gate machinery damaged. It was refurbished in 2003.
Specifications
The permanent dam components are as follows:
Power Intake Structure – 3 bays.
Spillway – gated concrete weir run-off river type.
Power Tunnels – 3 exposed penstocks
Powerhouse
Powerhouse – above ground 4 levels
With 3 penstocks to powertrains comprising 3 turbines of 22MW each, 4 air-cooled generators of 25MVA each and 3 transformers of 25MVA each.
See also
Sabah Electricity
Tenaga Nasional
Batang Ai Dam
References
Japan ODA Bank document
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External links
Sabah Electricity website Archived 2007-01-28 at the Wayback Machine
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- List of power stations in Malaysia
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