Annual Report 2010 - Tenaga Nasional Berhad

from 1965 to 1980
• 22 June 1965
CEB was renamed “Lembaga Letrik Negara (LLN)” Tanah
Melayu (National Electricity Board or NEB) of the States of
Malaya.
• 1966
NEB commissioned the first computer system in the country
– an IBM 1440 main frame with 8000 KB memory – envisioned
as the bedrock of the nerve centre of the Company’s new HQ
building in Jalan Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur.
• 1968
Malaysianisation of the NEB was completed with more than
80 expatriate officers in key positions replaced by qualified
Malaysians within a decade.
• 1974
Tan Sri Abu Zarim Haji Omar became General Manager of the
NEB (1974-1984).
• 1976
The Board under the leadership of Tan Sri Dato’ Abu Zarim Bin
Haji Omar, set up a training institute in 1976 known as the
Institut Latihan Sultan Ahmad Shah (ILSAS).
• 1976
First Grid connection from the West Coast to the East Coast
when both Kuantan and Pekan received electricity supply
from the Grid.
• 1976
The NEB took over the installations of the Penang City Council
at a cost of some $22 million. During the same year, the
Central Government gained control of the Perak River
Hydroelectric Power (PRHEP) company and its subsidiary, the
Kinta Electrical Distribution Company. In 1978, the PRHEP
system was integrated with that of the NEB.
• 15 February 1976
Pelitawanis was formed to promote goodwill and spirit of
cooperation among the wives of employees and women
employees of LLN/TNB. It was registered and approved by the
Registrar of Societies of the Federal Territories on 1 June
1978.
• 1979
The National Load Despatch Centre (NLDC) was officially
opened by Prime Minister Tun Hussein Onn. It was established
in 1978.
• 1980
The start of construction of the Kenyir hydro project. The 150
meter high dam and its works constituted the largest
hydroelectric scheme constructed in the Peninsular and on the
East coast then. During its construction, the Company was
involved in an operation known as “Operation Jumbo” to
relocate a herd of elephants trapped by rising waters on the
man-made islands in the lake. The Kenyir project was
completed in December 1985.