{{Short description|Hydroelectric power station in Perak, Malaysia}} {{Infobox dam | name =Chenderoh Power Station | name_official =Stesen Janakuasa Chenderoh | image = | image_size = | image_caption = | image_alt = | location_map = Malaysia Perak | location_map_size = 220px | location_map_caption = | location_map_alt = | coordinates = {{coord|4.961|N|100.9782|E|display=inline,title}} | country =Malaysia | location = Kuala Kangsar District, Perak | purpose = | status = | construction_began = | opening = | demolished = | cost = | builder = | designed_by = | owner = | operator = | dam_type = | dam_crosses = | dam_height_foundation = | dam_height_thalweg = | dam_length = | dam_elevation_crest = | dam_width_crest = | dam_width_base = | dam_volume = | spillway_count = | spillway_type = | spillway_length = | spillway_capacity = | spillway_volumetric_flow_rate = | spillway_type2 = | spillway_length2 = | spillway_capacity2 = | spillway_volumetric_flow_rate2 = | spillway_type3 = | spillway_length3 = | spillway_capacity3 = | spillway_volumetric_flow_rate3 = | res_name = | res_capacity_total = | res_capacity_active = | res_capacity_inactive = | res_catchment = | res_surface = | res_max_length = | res_max_width = | res_max_depth = | res_elevation = | res_tidal_range = | lower_dam_type = | lower_dam_crosses = | lower_dam_height_foundation = | lower_dam_height_thalweg = | lower_dam_length = | lower_dam_elevation_crest = | lower_dam_width_crest = | lower_dam_width_base = | lower_dam_volume = | lower_spillway_count = | lower_spillway_type = | lower_spillway_length = | lower_spillway_capacity = | lower_spillway_volumetric_flow_rate = | lower_spillway_type2 = | lower_spillway_length2 = | lower_spillway_capacity2 = | lower_spillway_volumetric_flow_rate2 = | lower_spillway_type3 = | lower_spillway_length3 = | lower_spillway_capacity3 = | lower_spillway_volumetric_flow_rate3 = | lower_res_name = | lower_res_capacity_total = | lower_res_capacity_active = | lower_res_capacity_inactive = | lower_res_catchment = | lower_res_surface = | lower_res_max_length = | lower_res_max_width = | lower_res_max_depth = | lower_res_elevation = | lower_res_tidal_range = | plant_name = | plant_coordinates = <!-- {{coord|..|..|type:landmark|display=inline}}--> | plant_operator = | plant_commission = | plant_decommission = | plant_type = | plant_hydraulic_head = | plant_turbines = | plant_pumpgenerators = | plant_pumps = | plant_capacity = | plant_capacity_factor = | plant_efficiency = | plant_storage_hours = | plant_annual_gen = | plant_annual_gen_year = | website = | extra = }}
'''Chenderoh Power Station''' or '''Chenderoh Dam''' ({{langx|ms|Stesen Janakuasa Chenderoh}}) is a hydroelectric power station in Chenderoh Lake, Kuala Kangsar District, Perak, Malaysia. It was constructed by Perak River Hydro-Electric Power Company Ltd and completed in 1930.{{sfn|Central Electricity Board of the Federation of Malaya|1963|p=11}}<ref>Detailed descriptions of the scheme appear in the Minutes of the Institute of Civil Engineers, London, Volume 239, Issue 1935, 1935, pp. 253-312 and in the Architectural Review, Volume 75, No. 446, London, January 1934.</ref> The scheme was designed by consulting engineers Rendel, Palmer & Tritton of London and Vattenbyggnadsbyran (VBB) of Stockholm, Sweden. The architect was Osvald Almqvist. <ref>Architectural Review, No. 446, London, January 1934 : pps 3 - 7</ref>
It was the first major hydroelectric dam and power station in Malaysia. It was preceded by two stations on Malaya's rivers; the 800kw Ulu Gombak station in Selangor (1905) that was used to provide Kuala Lumpur's first electricity, and the Sungei Besi Tin Mines Ltd scheme at Ulu Langat that was purchased by FMS Electrical Department in 1929.{{sfn|Central Electricity Board of the Federation of Malaya|1963|p=11}}
The Chenderoh plant was constructed in tandem with a steam power station at Malim Nawar, 65 km south of Chenderoh, that was commissioned in 1928.<ref>Report of Badan Warisan Malaysia; Ipoh Echo Archive, 1 February 2013</ref> Between them, the stations supplied power to Kinta Valley's tin mining industry and associated settlements.
The station is operated by Tenaga Nasional.
==Design== The power station is a hydroelectric power station, using 4 turbines of 10.7 MW and one of 8.4 MW, totaling 40.5 MW installed capacity.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://globalenergyobservatory.org/geoid/41453|title = Chenderoh Hydroelectric Power Plant Malaysia - GEO}}</ref>
==Technical specifications==
The permanent dam components are: *Main Dam **Crest elevation is {{convert|50|m}} above sea level (ASL), maximum flood level is {{convert|48|m}}, operating levels maximum 45 m. **Reservoir area at {{convert|45|m}} ASL is {{convert|25|km2}}, and with a catchment area of x,000 km<sup>2</sup>.{{clarify|reason=x,000 km2? |date=July 2012}} Storage volume is {{convert|95|e6m3}}. *Power Intake Structure - 5 bays. *Spillway- gated concrete weir with chute and flip bucket. *Power Tunnels - 5 tunnels. *Powerhouse **powerhouse **with 5 penstocks to powertrains comprising 5 turbines of 10.7MW each and one of 8.4 MW, 5 generators of 15MVA each and 4 transformers of 15MVA each. * Sirens **Used to warn residents when the dam is released or dam failure. **The entire system is the only one Federal Signal 2001-SRN.
==See also== {{stack|{{Portal|Malaysia|Water|Renewable energy}}}} *Tenaga Nasional
==References== {{reflist}}
== Sources == * {{citation|title=Cameron Highlands Hydro-Electric Scheme|author= Central Electricity Board of the Federation of Malaya|location= Kuala Lumpur|year= 1963 }} ==External links== *[http://www.tnb.com.my/tnb/pdf/HydroPower.pdf Tnb webpage]{{dead link|date=August 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
Category:Energy infrastructure completed in 1933 Category:1933 establishments in British Malaya Category:Hydroelectric power stations in Malaysia Category:Kuala Kangsar District Category:Dams in Malaysia