Its president Datuk Seri Che Khalib Mohamad Noh said maintenance
work was necessary and it was more cost effective compared to the
breakdown which could happen without prior notice.
Che Khalib
said consumers in the affected areas would be notified at least a week
before their supply was to be cut off, adding that it would be
re-connected after a few hours.
“In industrial areas, the
notification will be a few months earlier so they can make adjustments
for their operations,” Che Khalib said after a luncheon talk here
yesterday.
He said there were thousands of TNB substations which had to be serviced in stages, adding there were 35,000 in Pahang.
Che Khalib said TNB had allocated some RM700mil to RM800mil a year on maintenance.
On another matter, Che Khalib said TNB had been conducting studies on the use of solar energy as an alternative.
“A
solar energy system is more relevant as an alternative power in
Malaysia compared to a wind energy system because our country lies
along the Equator.
“However, the installation and maintenance of the system would be costly, reaching up to billions of ringgit,” he said.
He said if the Government decided to use nuclear power, TNB would cooperate and give its assistance.
KUANTAN: Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) has given an assurance that there would only be a minor disruption of power supply to consumers during its ongoing maintenance work.