Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation (Toshiba ESS) and TNB Power Generation Sdn Bhd (TNB Genco), a wholly owned subsidiary of Tenaga Nasional Berhad, a national utility company in Malaysia, have agreed to further collaborate on CO2 capture technology implementation to thermal power plants in Malaysia. The two companies will hold discussions and begin full-scale introduction of CCS (Carbon Dioxide Capture, and Storage) technology to thermal power plants in Malaysia from September 2023, including the acceptance of TNB Genco’s engineers to Toshiba ESS facilities.
With the growing environmental awareness around the world, global warming countermeasures have become an urgent issue in Malaysia as well. The agreement will promote the introduction of CO2 capture equipment for coal fired units, such as the relatively new Jimah East Power Coal-Fired Power Plant or any other plan owned by TNB Genco. Specifically, from September of this year, TNB Genco’s engineers will get training and personnel development support related to the delivery and operation of CCS equipment at related locations within the Toshiba ESS Group.
Commenting on the development, Shinya Fujitsuka, Director and Senior Vice President of the Power Systems Division at Toshiba ESS, said, “I’m pleased that we have signed this MoU, which will enable us to contribute to Malaysia’s decarbonization goals by leveraging TNB Genco’s operational expertise in thermal power plant operation and Toshiba ESS’ expertise in CO2 capture technology, which it has cultivated through demonstration projects and the network it has built up in Malaysia.
