Chenderoh Power Station - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Chenderoh Power Station - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Chenderoh Power Station or Chenderoh Dam 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. The dam is located at Chenderoh Lake, Kuala Kangsar District, Perak. It was constructed by Perak River Hydro-Electric Power Company Ltd and completed between 1929 and 1930.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. The scheme was designed by consulting engineers Rendel, Palmer & Tritton of London and Vattenbyggnadsbyran (VBB) of Stockholm, Sweden. The architect was Osvald Almqvist. Architectural Review, No. 446, London, January 1934 : pps 3 - 7 Read more on Wikipedia
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