On 17th January 2007, The country's oldest power station, TNB's Connaught Bridge Power Station in Klang celebrated its achievement of 200 000 Equivalent Operating Hours (EOH) on two Siemens branded V94.2 gas turbines today.

The two Siemens gas turbines were commissioned in 1984, and utilized treated residual oil as the main operation fuel. They were the first land-based large capacity gas turbine units installed in the country. Previously operated in simple cycle mode, both turbines were converted to natural gas firing in 1993.

The Siemens gas turbines are now in their 23rd year of operation and had previously achieved world's shortest overhaul for 160 000 EOH, within 22 days. The 'EOH' measuring unit is a technical unit used to describe the service life-span of a gas turbine.

Built in the 1940s, Connaught Bridge is the first power station to be connected to the country's National Grid. Named after the Malayan Railway crossing across the Klang River which ran beside the site of the station, Connaught Bridge is responsible for the generation and supply of electricity to areas within Klang Valley, Negeri Sembilan and Melaka.

In his speech at a celebratory event at Connaught Bridge today, Tan Sri Datuk Amar Leo Moggie, Chairman of Tenaga Nasional Berhad, attibuted the success of the power station to its workforce.

'Your achievement and commitment to quality culture practices and to continuous improvements at the workplaces, have to date earned the power station many quality awards befitting it illustrious history, service and excellence,' he said to the staff of the station. 

Tan Sri Leo also mentioned that the admirable performance of the two Siemens gas turbines was due to the continuous collaboration between the power station and Siemens Malaysia.

Siemens Malaysia CEO, Rainer Althoff also recognized the event as a celebration of a longstanding partnership with Tenaga Nasional Berhad.

In his congratulatory speech, Mr Rainer Althoff said that he was looking forward to a continuous and fruitful partnership with the utility giant. The company pledged to continue to provide its best to Tenaga Nasional Berhad in order to ensure the performance continuity of its engineering machinery units.

'Under the care of TNB, Siemens will always be there to look after them and ensure that the two will be at its top condition and admirable performance, always,' said Mr Rainer Althoff.

Deputy Minister of Energy, Water and Communications, Dato' Shaziman Abu Mansor, who was guest of honour, was present to officiate a multimedia presentation that gave guests an insight of the station's historical milestones to date.

Also present on that day was Siemens Malaysia's Head of Sector Power IPP, Mr Jim Anderson and and Head of Sector Power PU, Mr Prakash Chandran.

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