The Energy Commission of Malaysia has received seven Requests For Qualifications (RFQ) submissions and shortlisted five consortia to tender for the 2,000 MW "Project 3B" coal-fired power plant. The five shortlisted consortia are 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB), Formis Resources, Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB, which is also bidding for another 1,000 MW coal-fired project, Project 3A), Malakoff Corp and YTL Power International. All the contenders have either foreign or local partners.
The groups have proposed various locations for the project. 1MDB has proposed the plant to be located at Jimah, Negri Sembilan, while Malakoff has proposed Pulau Carey, Selangor. Both Formis and YTL Power have proposed Tanjung Tohor, Johor. TNB, meanwhile, has proposed Tanjung Hantu - Segari, Perak.
The required investment for the development of the plant will range between Myr12bn and Myr14bn (US$3.95-4.61bn).
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