TNB: Substation maintenance work to be fully completed by midnight
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Energy provider Tenaga Nasional Berhad repeated its need to carry out repairs on the Bukit Badong substation, which has been shut down for 16 hours on Dec 19, triggering a water disruption in much of the Klang Valley that is feared to last for about six days.
PUTRAJAYA: There will be no deferment in the ongoing maintenance works at the Bukit Badong substation to avoid further complications.
Energy, Green Technology and Water secretary-general Datuk Seri Dr Zaini Ujang said if the maintenance work was not carried out as scheduled, consumers in the Klang Valley might face water and electricity disruption of more than three weeks.
“Maintenance work has already started and we cannot guarantee the situation if we postpone it.
“Most importantly, we advise consumers not to resort to panic storing to avoid interruption of water supply by Friday,” he told a press conference yesterday.
He said if consumers continue to store water, it would disrupt the plans of the authorities.
“Indirectly, it will cause more delays and we cannot resume water distribution normally within the scheduled time in Selangor, the Klang Valley and Putrajaya,” he said.
Asked if the timing of the maintenance work was insensitive towards businesses, he said: “They have to shut down anyway. Everyone is affected by the scheduled maintenance.”
He said the respective authorities and water bodies had announced in advance and businesses might be worst hit if the scheduled maintenance was not carried out.
He said the decision was made collectively between the ministry, National Water Services Commission (SPAN), Energy Commission, Pengurusan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd, Syarikat Pengeluar Air Sungai Selangor Sdn Bhd (Splash), Unit Perancangan Ekonomi Selangor (UPEN), and Tenaga Nasional Bhd on Oct 31.
“Considering the water cut will affect about 3.9 million users, Pengurusan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd had requested to conduct the maintenance work in stages within four days.
“It is based on the distribution concept of two days with water and two days without water,” he said.
TNB is conducting maintenance work at three water treatment plants near Sungai Selangor, and Phase 1, 2 and 3 plants will continue to operate using generator sets.
“The three plants contributed a total of 2,800 million litres per day, accounting for 60% of water usage in Selangor, Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya,” he said.
