annual report - Tenaga Nasional Berhad

National Council forOccupational Safety andHealth Awards 2007GOLD• Chenderoh Power StationIn addition, the Division’s ICCteams from various stationshad garnered Gold Medalsand 3-star Gold Medals awardsat the Regional and NationalICC Convention organised bythe Malaysian ProductivityCorporation (MPC). Severalstations had also received 5Scertification over the sameperiod.Challenges and ProspectsMoving forward, the GenerationDivision is confident that itremains on track in its pursuit ofachieving World Class GenerationPerformance. It will leverage onits high technical experience toincrease technical competencieswhile at the same time activelyincreasing the reliability of meritorder plant. Plant reliabilitywill be improved to meet thegrowth in electricity demandin the country. In this regard,several key initiatives includingGeneration Plant ManagementSystem (GPMS) to analyse plantperformance in real time andTotal Productive Maintenance(TPM) are being implemented.TNB Generation will also ensurethat the Equivalent AvailabilityFactor (EAF) will maintain itsupward trend of consistentlyexceeding the target value.TNB REMACO, a wholly-ownedsubsidiary of TNB, which hasbeen providing repair andmaintenance services in powergeneration sector and energyrelatedservices in Malaysia andthe ASEAN region, will continueto widen its marketing initiativesto other foreign countries.I n t e r m s o f p r u d e n c e i nbudgetary management, theDivision has instituted poolingof high value spare parts andjust-in-time spare part purchaseto mitigate the high inventorylevel. Monthly monitoring andreview will continue to beconducted to ensure stringentbudget utilisation.The rising fuel cost driven byscarcity and price volatility willremain a major concern. TheDivision has been workingtowards reduction in fuelconsumption by improvingcurrent plant efficiency throughthe GPMS project. In themeantime, it is fully engaged inthe effort to optimise generationenergy mix of its power plantsby maximising hydro resourceswhile actively identifying newfuel types such as wind power,bio-fuel, LNG, geothermal, solarand others.[ Tenaga Nasional Berhad ] [ Annual Report 2008 ]55