The Energy Commission of Malaysia expects to shortlist several companies for the development of new combined-cycle power plants in the country by next month.

Its chief executive officer Ahmad Fauzi Hassan said the commission issued the request for quotation (RFQ) today to 47 interested companies including 10 foreign companies.

“We are going to shortlist them based on the criteria that we have discussed with the Minister (of Energy, Green Technology and Water Peter Chin Fah Kui),” he told reporters at the Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB)'s Chinese New Year banquet in Kuala Lumpur today.

Also present at the event were TNB chairperson Leo Moggie and its president/chief executive officer Che Khalib Mohamad Noh.

On Jan 27, the commission, on its website, unveiled a list of 47 prospective bidders, comprising both local and foreign firms, for the development of new combined-cycle power plants.

Among local parties bidding for the project are Tenaga Nasional Bhd, YTL Power International Bhd, Petroliam Nasional Bhd and Sime Darby Energy Sdn Bhd, while foreign names include Mitsubishi Corp, Mitsui & Co, Daewoo International Corp and Korea Electric Power Corp and Siemens Project Ventures.

- Bernama