Chimneys of Malakoff Estate

Twin metal rooftop chimneys of Malakoff Estate
in Penang most probably of a former rubber smoke house
first used in the colonial era in the early 20th century.

 

Chimneys of Penang Hill

Penang Hill,dated back to the late 1700's,
the oldest British hill station in Southeast Asia,
serviced by a funicular train since 1923,
the 833 meters high hill meant as an escape
from the hot and humid of the tropics.
The colonial house chimneys here are
like those of other stations in Malaysia.

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The chimney of Bukit Pinang Bungalow.










Brownhead Bungalow












Eythrope Bungalow and its panoramic view.








Chimneys of David Brown's Restaurant and Tea Terrace





Chimney of an old PWD quarters.







Chimney pot of a brick garbage burner with it's chimney missing.

Chimneys of Ann Joo Steel Mill

The chimneys of Ann Joo Steel Berhad
formerly known as Malayawata Steel
are of around 60 to 120 meters of height
is situated at the Prai Industrial area.
It's a pioneer in the nation's steel industry
and runs with three internationally-acclaimed certifications, Quality (ISO 9001:2000), Environmental (ISO 14001:2004) and Occupational Safety and Health (OHSAS 8001:2007).






Coal handling facilities at the jetty.

Chimneys of Prai Power

The chimney of about 45m high of Prai Power
a Combined Cycle, single shaft configuration with a GE 9FA gas turbine,a heat recovery steam generator,
a steam turbine driving a common generator with an output of 350mw.

This building beside the Prai Power is what  remains of the TNB Prai Power Station,
a thermal power plant which was decommissioned and dismantled in preparation
for the installation of a new modern combined cycle  block running on natural gas
which have yet to materialize,with a short gas supply conditions in peninsular,
a heavy fuel oil thermal power plant would be a good option to even up the fuel mix
if pollutants can be reduced.

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Gelugor Power Station

Gelugor Power Station chimney is 115m high.
This new chimney was only build when the plant was upgraded from 220mw open cycle to 330mw output combine cycle mode.
A new 7km gas pipeline from the mainland was also added to enable the plant to run on gas with diesel as standby fuel.

Sunrise at Gelugor.

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