Power-Gen Asia 2011, the 19th premier conference and exhibition for the power generation, transmission and distribution industries in South East Asia, was held from 27th to 29th September 2011 at Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, Malaysia. The event was organised by PennWell Corporation and TEEAM was one of the supporting organisations.
The high-powered conference addressed and discussed strategic and technical issues surrounding the challenges ahead for regional governments and the industries. It covered a broad range of topics over four conference tracks, namely:
- Trends, finance & planning
- Environment challenges, fuel options, power grid & distributed generation
- Power plant technologies
- Operation, optimisation & servicing
A diverse range of topics were discussed by an equally broad range of international speakers, from traditional fossil fuel technology to the developments in green and renewable power generation. Nuclear power in Malaysia was also in the panel discussion which drew great interest among the delegates. The strategic and technical content of the conference provides great information and educational opportunities for all power industry executives to observe, learn and update their skills and knowledge of emerging technologies and key topics that will affect the future of the region’s power generation industry.
There is serious focus on energy efficiency now and Malaysia is looking at implementing energy efficiency vigorously and is now in the process of enacting the energy efficiency and conservation law. The Malaysian government will continue to further enhance sustainable development of the energy sector through an optimal energy mix and improving the performance of the transmission system, to enable it to contribute towards strengthening economic growth.
The event attracted a full house of exhibiting companies with over 150 organisations from 50 countries. They showcased a wide range of products and services with the latest technology in power generation, transmission & distribution; and renewable & sustainable energy.
Power-Gen Asia 2011 was a good platform for display of products and services, excellent networking opportunity and an experience for developing the skills and knowledge of the power industry professionals. It was certainly a fruitful event for all who attended.
