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Hulu Terengganu Hydroelectric Project

Coordinates: 5°9′16″N 102°36′19″E / 5.15444°N 102.60528°E / 5.15444; 102.60528
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Hulu Terengganu Hydroelectric Project
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LocationTerengganu, Malaysia
Coordinates5°9′16″N 102°36′19″E / 5.15444°N 102.60528°E / 5.15444; 102.60528
StatusOperational
Construction began2010
Commission dateDecember 2015
OwnerTenaga Nasional Berhad
Power generation
Units operational2 x 125 MW
Nameplate capacity250 MW

The Hulu Terengganu Hydroelectric Project is an underground hydroelectric power plant located the Terengganu, Malaysia. It was built from 2010 to 2015 by Tenaga Nasional Berhad, the largest electricity utility company in Malaysia.[1]

Location

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The project is located about 50 km West of Kuala Terengganu upstream of Tasik Kenyir reservoir involving dams on both the Terengganu and Tembat rivers.

Issues

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World Wide Fund for Nature are questioning the need to clearfell an area three times larger than the size of the dam reservoir.[2]

The International Union for Conservation of Nature has deemed 94 plant and animal species in the region threatened by extinction. Environmentalists are concerned that the project will kill endangered wildlife.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ R.S.N. MURALI and SHAHRIL CHE WAN (18 November 2008). "TNB to build another hydroelectric plant in Terengganu". Star Publications (M) Bhd. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2009.
  2. ^ TAN CHENG LI (26 May 2009). "Lost wilderness". Star Publications (M) Bhd. Archived from the original on 2 June 2009. Retrieved 31 May 2009.
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