GUA MUSANG, June 12 — The RM5 billion Nenggiri Hydro-Electric Dam project which is expected to be operational in the middle of 2027 will boost renewable energy electricity capacity in Peninsula Malaysia, said Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan.
He said the federal government had approved the project in principle in 2012 and it was approved by the Kelantan Government in 2014. The dam will generate 300 megawatts of electricity. “This high-impact project is expected to help the Kelantan Government minimise the impact of the big flood phenomena other than overcoming the issue of clean water supply and irrigation.
He said this in his speech at the ground-breaking ceremony of the Nenggiri Hydroelectric Project which was launched by Mentri Besar Datuk Ahmad Yakob, here today.“The Ministry and TNB are always focused on maximising benefits of this project and the interests of villages affected and Orang Asli communities in the area will always be looked after.