Malaysia gets a bigger power backbone with new 500kV grid project

Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) has commenced work on a new 500kV National Grid Backbone transmission line project, with the launch of the PMU Kampung Awah substation site in Maran, Pahang. The project, expected to be completed by 2030, will span about 500km and strengthen the national grid across several states on the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia.