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CEPSI 2018 The Memoir is a collection of pictures and thoughts of the 22nd Conference of the Electric Power Supply Industry hosted by Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) in Kuala Lumpur, from September 17 to 22, 2018.

Keynote sessions and event highlights are encapsulated within these pages which serve as a permanent record of the conference.

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GLITTERING KUALA LUMPUR POWERED BY TNB TNB is Malaysia’s largest electric utility, serving some 9.2 million industrial, commercial and residential consumers in Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Labuan. The company is a key contributor to nation-building, striving for a better and brighter Malaysia.

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ABOUT CEPSI 2018 The Conference of the Electric Power Supply Industry (CEPSI) returned to Kuala Lumpur 22 years after TNB first hosted the event in 1996.

Held once every two years, the conference is the Association of the Electricity Supply Industry of East Asia and The Western Pacific’s (AESIEAP) flagship event where the most prominent electricity supply industry players from East Asia and the Western Pacific region converge.

Themed ‘Reimagining Utility of the Future’, this year’s conference saw power industry companies, utility leaders, professionals and experts discuss the industry’s response to technology disruptions, economic shifts, evolving sustainability, megatrends, the energy trilemma, digitalisation and a smarter future for the electricity industry.

Over 1,500 delegates had the opportunity to attend keynote and technical sessions fronted by influential speakers while perusing the latest technology, products and services.

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THE LEADERSHIP TNB has been shining bright thanks to its guiding stars.

Its Non-Independent Non-Executive Chairman Tan Sri Leo Moggie needs no introduction. Having held various ministerial positions at the federal and state levels in Malaysia for close to four decades, the Sarawakian is a familiar face in the utility industry across the region.

Datuk Seri Ir. Azman Mohd, TNB’s President and Chief Executive Officer, and TNB Chief Corporate Officer Datuk Wira Roslan Ad Rahman have served the company for decades in various capacities.

Since joining TNB in 1979, Azman climbed the ladder – from serving as a District Office electrical engineer to being the President/CEO, a post he has held since July 2012.

Roslan’s over 30-year career with TNB started in 1980, as an electrical engineer in Batu Pahat, Johor. He too grew steadily and was named Chief Corporate Officer in September 2012.

The trio, assisted by their workforce of thousands nationwide, have been the driving force of TNB, serving the nation in glittering fashion.

From left : TNB Chief Corporate Officer Datuk Wira Roslan Ab Rahman, TNB Non-Independent Non-Executive Chairman Tan Sri Leo Moggie and TNB CEO Datuk Seri Ir. Azman Mohd.

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VENUE KUALA LUMPUR CONVENTION CENTRE The Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre is the crown jewel of Malaysia’s business events industry.

Sitting next to Petronas Twin Towers in the city’s central business district, the centre is a purpose-built facility for international, regional and local conventions, tradeshows, exhibitions and private functions.

Comprising five levels, the centre offers 12,310 square metres of columnfree exhibition halls, 3,000-capacity Plenary Hall, 470-seat Plenary Theatre, Grand Ballroom, Banquet Hall, Conference Hall, 23 meeting rooms, and the latest in digital audio-visual facilities. The centre also prides itself in having a professional team to deliver world-class services.

Since opening in 2005, the centre has won the International Association of Convention Centres Innovation Award 2015, Best of Malaysia Awards 2014, International Congress and Convention Association Best Inaugural PR Award, Kuala Lumpur Mayor Universal Access Award 2013 and the MICE Report Awards 2012 for ‘Best Convention Centre in Asia’.

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HOST CITY KUALA LUMPUR From a tin mine settlement to a bustling metropolitan – Kuala Lumpur has grown by leaps and bounds since its humble origins in the 19th century.

Today, the capital of Malaysia has an estimated population of 1.8 million (Department of Statistics, Malaysia). And in sync with the growing population, Kuala Lumpur continues to boom in many areas like digital economy, arts, culture and tourism.

Greater Kuala Lumpur, spanning 2,793 sq km, houses a number of leading brand producers and multinational corporations. The city is well connected, providing hassle-free travel thanks to an extensive network of expressways and public transportation systems like Light Rail Transit, Mass Rapid Transit, KLIA Express and KTM Komuter.

Kuala Lumpur has hosted some of the biggest international events – from the 1998 Commonwealth Games to the World Economic Forum on Asean (2016), World Urban Forum 9 (2018) and World Cancer Congress (2018), to name a few.

With invaluable hospitality and a perfect blend of old and new, Kuala Lumpur is a must-stop for visitors to this region.

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HOST COUNTRY MALAYSIA Malaysia is a relatively young nation that was built on its abundant natural resources. Its rapid development since independence has fuelled the need for a more diverse economy as evidenced in the thriving manufacturing sector, commerce, tourism and emerging technologies.

Its capital city of Kuala Lumpur and administrative capital Putrajaya are in Peninsular Malaysia while states Sabah and Sarawak, and Federal Territory of Labuan share the island of Borneo with Indonesian territory of Kalimantan and Brunei.

Malaysia is listed as one of the mega-diverse countries with a large number of endemic species. In addition, the country is known for its multiculturalism which is evident in the variety of languages, food, arts and beliefs.

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SOFT LAUNCH EIGHT MONTHS PRIOR Reimagining utility of the future.

That was the CEPSI 2018 theme revealed at the soft launch on January 19, 2018.

TNB President/Chief Executive Officer, who is also President of AESIEAP (2017-2018), Datuk Seri Ir. Azman Mohd, had in his welcoming speech during the soft launch said the conference will address interesting topics including megatrends, energy trilemma and digitalisation. “As such, this conference will be the ideal gathering for utility stakeholders to share thoughts and ideas, hear from visionaries and learn from some of the best minds in the industry,� he said.

TNB was given the mandate to host the 2018 edition during the 42nd AESIEAP Council Meeting in Bangkok in 2016.

Much work has been carried out since and CEPSI 2018 is seen as the perfect venue for those in the power industry to quickly learn and adapt fresh methodologies to face new challenges.

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EIGHT MONTHS PRIOR WHAT TO EXPECT CEPSI 2018 provided a perfect avenue for players in the energy and power industries to discuss and explore the future of the world’s energy.

Based on the theme ‘Reimagining Utility of the Future’, the tone of the prestigious conference was set to cover several vital topics, namely digital disruption, sustainable transformations, green energy, future alternatives and enabling new business models.

Fifteen high-profile speakers from large corporations shared their insights on current trends and issues over five keynote sessions.

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As the world greets Industrial Revolution 4.0, CEPSI 2018 was designed to ensure industry players were ready to evolve.

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PRESIDENT’S ASPIRATIONS

DATUK SERI IR. AZMAN MOHD CEPSI has always been a platform for the electricity supply industry to come together to exchange ideas, build new friendships and strengthen partnerships.

When Malaysia first hosted CEPSI in 1996, much of the industry is still coal and fossil fuel-based. However, in just 22 years, the industry is on the cusp of technology disruptions and as power suppliers, we have to respond to the economic shifts, sustainability and regulatory requirements that come with it.

The conference provides great opportunity for utility leaders and electricity supply/energy industry experts to share their thoughts on issues impacting the industry as well as the challenges and solutions.

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I look forward to the many conversations that will arise and perhaps shape the thoughts and direction of those who join us at this conference.

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WELCOME TO CEPSI2018 On the eve of the conference, over 2,000 delegates from 30 countries, and VIPs from the AESIEAP community, as well as invited guests were feted with Malaysia’s well-known hospitality. The presence of the delegates represents the spirit of collaboration and cooperation among AESIEAP’s member countries and the international community.

Malaysia and Tenaga Nasional Berhad are appreciative of the opportunity to witness the return of CEPSI to Kuala Lumpur for the second time since 1996.

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“We have a lot of coal in Malaysia but so far we have not fully utilised the coal here ... we feel we are going to supply enough electricity to this country for a long time.” - Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad

SPECIAL KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY

TUN DR. MAHATHIR MOHAMAD Prime Minister of Malaysia

When Tenaga Nasional Berhad first hosted CEPSI 22 years ago, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad as prime minister was invited to present a keynote address at the conference. Now when CEPSI arrives in Malaysia for the second time, Tun Dr Mahathir, holding the mantle of prime minister yet again, also returns to share his thoughts in a special address.

He shares his long-held stance that Malaysia has no plans to develop nuclear power plants after the country’s experience with mining radioactive materials in the past. Decades ago, Malaysia produced tin tailings that once “activated” were used in the production of colour televisions. However, activated tin tailings emit radiation levels that are dangerous to people.

Once tin tailings were no longer used in colour TVs, Malaysia had to bury the radioactive material deep underground, which rendered large tracts of land unusable. He reiterated that disposal of radioactive waste from nuclear plants was problematic, stressing that Malaysia would continue to explore its natural resources wisely to fuel power generation.

Tun Dr Mahathir cited Fukushima Daiichi in Japan and Chernobyl in Ukraine as examples of nuclear disasters as well as pointed out the lack of knowledge on a safer way to dispose of radioactive waste.

He concluded Malaysia would continue to explore natural resources — such as coal, fuel and hydropower — to generate electricity, adding that there are potential coal deposits in Selangor, Sabah and Sarawak.

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“We see mega-trends and disruptive technologies bring many new and exciting opportunities ... the industry must embrace technologies and breakthrough ideas.� - Tan Sri Leo Moggie

WELCOME SPEECH BY

TAN SRI LEO MOGGIE Chairman of Tenaga Nasional Berhad Malaysia

CEPSI 2018 is a milestone for Tenaga Nasional Berhad as the organisation welcomes back to Kuala Lumpur the upper echelons of the electricity supply industry since Malaysia last hosted the conference in 1996.

Over the years, the ESI landscape has been moving towards the Fourth Industrial Revolution. As the future is being reimagined, the power supply industry requires a collective spark to address disruptive technologies that bring bright opportunities while being confronted with the peril of becoming irrelevant if the industry does not adequately respond to the needs and expectations of consumers and stakeholders.

Changes around the world have created more demand and need for electricity, while demanding new products and services that bring new experiences and value. As such,

ESI players need to embrace breakthrough ideas and learn from each other.

The advancement in key energy technologies such as renewable energy, energy storage, smart grid and automation provides new tools to achieve energy sustainability — to ensure economic viability, energy security, and environmental sustainability.

With the vast and diverse experiences and know-how of the global utility leaders and experts gathered at CEPSI 2018, it is hoped this is the best time for all to share and exchange notes towards finding solutions and mitigations of the current ESI challenges ranging from sustainability, environmental, climate change, innovation, digitalisation, future utility, retail & customer service, generation, transmission, and distribution network.

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“The government will act as a driver, but the prime mover of this (electricity industry) transformation is the local experts and professionals.” - Yeo Bee Yin

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YEO BEE YIN Minister of Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change Malaysia

The Minister highlighted that Malaysia’s future lies in the electrification of new sectors while trying to achieve the decarbonisation target the country set for itself in the Paris Agreement outlined in 2016. She added the government will support initiatives to convergence transport and electricity.

During the signing of the agreement, Malaysia had pledged to reduce greenhouse emissions by 45% by 2030, and slash 32 million tonnes of carbon emissions by 2020. However, efforts to decarbonise should not affect the availability of electricity at a low cost.

To drive these ideas, her ministry will be bringing back the Malaysia Programme Office for Power Electricity Reform (MyPower) agency to oversee reforms of the electricity supply industry over the span of 36 months.

Dubbed MESI Reform 2.0, it will focus on increasing efficiency through market-based competition, reduce government intervention, cost reflective tariff, increase cross-border trade while having future-proof regulations through the adoption of renewable energy and energy efficiency as well as add value to consumers and lastly incentivising consumers in relation to their consumption patterns.

The democratised energy supply landscape will provide Malaysians with a green, efficient, transparent, market-based and sustainable electricity supply industry.

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“The theme ‘Reimagining Utility of the Future’ underpins the current reality of how the electric supply industry is transforming in response to acceleration of technology disruptions, economic shifts, evolving sustainability and increasing customer expectations.”

- Datuk Seri Ir Azman Mohd

WELCOME ADDRESS BY

DATUK SERI IR AZMAN MOHD President of AESIEAP 2017/2018. President / Chief Executive Officer Tenaga Nasional Berhad Malaysia

Throughout the years, CEPSI has emerged as a premier platform for power industry companies, utility leaders, industry professionals and experts from all over the world to gather, exchange ideas and learn from one another and also a renowned avenue for industry players to showcase their technologies, products and services.

Likewise, CEPSI 2018 promises to offer eminent speakers, insightful panel sessions, exhibitions and technical paper presentations besides the AESIEAP Council Meeting and General Assembly, technical tours and cultural events.

Datuk Seri Ir Azman Mohd urged utility organisations as well as industry and technical experts from all over the world to share experiences and advancements with each other.

Reflecting on the theme “Reimagining Utility of the Future”, he said CEPSI 2018 provided industry players the opportunities to realise the emergence of new challenges related to the acceleration of technology disruption, economic shifts, sustainability, regulatory requirements and increasing customer expectations.

He also stated Tenaga Nasional Berhad’s utmost support for reforms that would result from the MESI Reform 2.0 and extend its fullest support for the establishment of MyPower. The reform initiatives will be in tandem with the company’s aim to reimagine the future to empower consumers.

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CONGRATULATORY NOTE BY

RONNIE L. APEROCHO Senior Vice President and Head of Networks Manila Electric Company (Meralco) Philippines

The energy industry players have to transform, reinvent or even disrupt themselves to remain relevant and sustainable as a business and a key player in the future. Today the energy industry is constantly undergoing disruptions in the form of decentralisation, decarbonisation and digitalisation.

In his congratulatory speech at the opening day of CEPSI 2018, Aperocho noted that a major trend is the transformation of consumers to “prosumers�, who are able to generate their own electricity from renewable energy sources and even export excess capacity back to the grid. Currently, Meralco is close to having 1,500 net metering customers, with an aggregate capacity of 11MW as of today.

Renewable energy is growing at an unprecedented pace as the world moves towards a decarbonised supply mix. This trend is driven by supportive RE policies, cost reduction in technology, and greater access to funding.

In the Philippines, through the Renewable Energy Act 2008, the government provides incentives for generating companies and consumers to move to green energy. In Southeast Asia, wind and solar penetration are expected to surge to 22% in 2040. By 2030, it is expected that these energy tariffs will start to undercut existed coal energy in some countries.

Meanwhile, he said the utility industry is just starting to look into digitalisation as compared to other industries. The use of smart grid, Internet of Things and big data analytics will enable effective management and monitoring of network operations and assets in real-time. With digitalisation, customers also come to expect a seamless experience with their utility providers.

In the Philippines, Meralco also faces deregulation and competition with end users with at least 1MW usage will be allowed to choose their suppliers based on price and other factors. Utility players have to accept these realities and be driven to be operationally efficient, reliable and serving customers effectively.

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CONGRATULATORY NOTE BY

LIU ZHENYA Chairman, China Electricity Council Chairman, Global Energy Interconnection Development & Corporation China

China’s rapid economic development over the recent decade has ramped up energy demand. However, it is acknowledged coaldominated energy generation is not ideal. Currently, China is installing more than 500 million smart meters and building 21 million public electric car chargers.

The proportion of clean energy power generation has risen from 25% in 2010 to 39% today. The proportion of non-fossil energy in primary energy consumption has increased from 9% to 14%. The republic has completed the setting up of 21 UHV projects and the UHV transmission line that is under construction is more than 40,000 km long, and the substation (conversion) capacity is about 400 million kW. Liu noted that international cooperation has accelerated under the One Belt and One Road initiative, further promoting interconnectivity with neighbouring national power grids, and cross-border networking and investments with Russia, Mongolia, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar and more.

According to the emission reductions promised in the Paris Agreement, countries have the urgent task of ensuring clean development. At the Global Energy Interconnection Conference, a roadmap was unveiled towards energy development and utilisation, technological innovation and industrial development in areas such as new energy, new materials, artificial intelligence, big data, and electric vehicles.

He pointed out Asian power generation capacity is now at about 30 million kW, accounting for 43% of global capacity. However, Asia remains dependent on fossil energy which in 2017 was at 95 million tonnes. Asia’s energy demand is expected to reach 146 million tonnes.

In addition, there are over 400 million people in Asia who still do not have access to electricity.

To promote Asia’s energy transformation, it is crucial to build an Asian energy grid, accelerate the development of clean energy bases. By 2050, it is aimed that Asia’s clean energy capacity will reach 12.7 billion kW, 80% of the total installed capacity.

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CONGRATULATORY NOTE BY

BONG-SOO HA Executive Vice-President & Chief Global Business Officer Korea Electric Power Corporation, South Korea

In his speech, Bong expressed concern on climate change and global warming. South Korea, he said, recently experienced its highest temperature in 111 years, and a slew of natural disasters in other countries. The signs of climate change have warned the industry to stop business as usual, and turn to energy transition in the global scale.

It is a great challenge for utility companies in terms of cost increase and technology. But energy providers must each find their own ways to address climate change. As for South Korea, the country plans to have 20% of its electricity from renewable sources by 2030.

Although South Korea is not endowed with natural resources for renewable energy, the country is committed to achieve that goal by converting mindsets from a heavy focus on efficiency and economy to taking into account environmental concerns.

The second issue he highlighted is the age of 3Ds — decarbonisation, decentralisation and digitalisation. The Fourth Industrial Revolution is breaking down barriers between industries, including automotive, finance and telecommunications. This has enabled the industries to work towards new business models.

Similar to what Facebook, Amazon, Netflix and Google have done in providing platforms for consumers to connect with businesses, the energy industry must evolve to provide a technology platform to cater to electricity-related businesses.

CEPSI 2018 is a timely and relevant event where insights, expertise and idea sharing will help to address the industry’s long-standing concerns and explore new directions.

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KEYNOTE SESSION 1 Global Trends and Big Shift in Electricity & Energy

DR. JONATHAN WOETZEL Senior Partner McKinsey & Company

Global Disruption and its Impact on the Electricity and Energy Sector Urbanisation, ageing, technologies and globalisation. These are the four forces that are colliding and transforming the global economy.

Some 2,000 years ago, the world’s economic centre was between India and China, shifting in the late 1500s to Europe and later to the US, and now it’s coming back to Asia. This reflects the growth of unprecedented economic productivity as a result of urbanisation.

It is expected three billion more people will join the consuming class by 2025.

These are the people that the energy sector has to cater to.

The world too is getting older. For example, in China, a family has two sets of grandparents and parents, but only one child while fertility rates have been on the decline globally for many decades. By 2040, one in four people will be 65 years or older, hence they will have to be twice as productive as before to keep growth rates as they are.

This is where technology comes into play, helping to sustain productivity growth. The fundamental changes that technology brings will impact every

industry, including energy. There will be volatility each time a new technology is introduced.

It means that the energy industry will face growing demand, change in mobility, emerging markets, renewables over fossil and more. The utility of the future will be smart grid, automated back office, decentralised but integrated infrastructure ecosystem, rise in electric vehicles and data enabled decision making. More importantly, digitalisation will create value across the value chain and save operation costs.

Utility players should be prepared for prosumers that will change distribution, demand, storage and competition.

Other new opportunities lie in the rise of electric vehicles and smart city applications.

However, it means huge challenges for the workforce as automation becomes prevalent. Up to 45% of all processes within a utility can be automated today, requiring better resource management and reskilling.

Adapt, prepare and invest. Utilities will have to do so in the face of change.

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INDRANIL LAHIRI President & CEO Siemens Malaysia

New Landscape of Energy Infrastructure - Striding Together with the Right Technology Partner By 2040, it is expected that global energy demand will be 43,000TWh — significant enough to meet needs.

Southeast Asia’s current energy demand stands at more than 5,000 TWh, from which 16% is electric power.

Driving the need for electrification are heating and cooling systems and mobility. The industry can expect efficiency to triple once traditional energy sources are converted to electric energy. Electrification will be the biggest and most important parameter for the energy industry.

Over the years, Siemens has been fast-charging buses, electrifying ferries and airport taxis. This saves on carbon emissions and noise pollution as well.

Siemens recently partnered Airbus to create the first hybrid aircraft.

From customers’ point-of-view, passive customer base is turning into

active producers — prosumers — with their own generation and manual grids. In the future, the industry will be customer-centric, driving the energy revolution.

However, renewables continue to pose a challenge in terms of load swings.

For example, in Germany, the load of renewables swings from 10 to 53 GW. It needs enough infrastructure to balance it out such as battery storage and powerto-X conversion and supplement the grid when renewables are not producing.

Meanwhile, by 2020, there will be 50 billion Internet of Things devices waiting to be powered. These items generate a huge amount of data, hence big data needs to be turned to smart data to drive the energy landscape. A typical example refers to energy IP, analytics, and revenue protection (devices are installed on the distribution end to prevent pilferage).

In terms of asset monitoring, artificial intelligence and machine learning are embedded in the systems, enabling the industry to move away from a rulebased decision model to a data driven one — autonomous with less human intervention.

Another example of how the future will be is the microgrid project in New York where 100 households are prosumers and even trade on the blockchain with their neighbours.

Even so, there is a huge gap to be bridged between electrification and sustainable energy systems. Other challenges include efficient sector couplings as the industry moves to renewables, power-to-X conversion (chemicals, storage, hydrocarbons, etc), more flexible, reactive and resilient grids, as well as addressing customer-centric business models.

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KEYNOTE SESSION 1 Global Trends and Big Shift in Electricity & Energy

LARA OLSEN Head of Business Development & Growth Tesla Energy

Opportunities for Energy Storage Let’s talk about energy storage and accelerating the transition to sustainable energy. Consumers who choose to use sustainable energy should not have to sacrifice. In fact, it should look, perform and meet the needs better.

Three trends that drive energy storage are scale, flexibility and local/decentralised generation.

Tesla in 2016 won the contract to build the “largest lithium ion battery in the world” with a 20 MW/80 MWh Powerpack system at the Southern California Edison Mira Loma substation. A year later, Tesla jumped to 100 MW/129 MWh when building a mega battery in South Australia. And now, a 1.1 GWh battery system has been announced in California.

While the first two projects were results of meeting needs after natural disasters, Tesla’s latest project was commissioned by California to prepare for the capacity needed moving forward as well as being more cost-effective for ratepayers compared to the three gas plants that were also considered.

Flexibility for Tesla refers to saving the current grid from what it needs. The South Australia operator had in a research compared battery performance to traditional steam turbine, pointing to renewables and batteries performing better than the current alternatives in the market.

For example, a New Zealand operator has seen a growth in load for a suburb outside Auckland but was unsure whether the demand will persist.

By using a 2 MWh battery, the operator was able to monitor usage over five years and if the load demand grows, they are then able to put in more without hassle. If it doesn’t, the operator will not add on more batteries. So in this case, they did not lock themselves with a 20-year asset.

Now, instead of consumers going off the grid, they are looking into engaging more with the grid.

When they are not using, they can contribute to the grid at competitive incentives while improving resilience since power generation is decentralised as well as offset fossil fuel costs.

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CULTURAL DINNER A trip to Malaysia will not be complete without a multicultural experience. Delegates and invited guests at the CEPSI 2018 were treated to a firsthand experience of some of the country’s cultural heritage. Before the dinner started, delegates had the opportunity to try batik painting, henna drawing and some woodcarving.

They were also welcomed by culture ambassadors garbed in colourful traditional wear. Many of the delegates were delighted to take photos with them.

During the dinner’s interlude, many traditional dances were performed to the accompaniment of Malaysia’s indigenous musical instruments.

Delegates were invited on stage to try some of the traditional dance moves and songs. They also enjoyed the bamboo dance that is popular among the tribal folk in East Malaysia.

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KEYNOTE SESSION 2 Future Utility and Sustainable Development

BRAD GAMMONS Global Managing Director IBM Energy, Environment & Utility Industry

Two Sides of the Same Coin Current technology advancement and economic development have to be in line with sustainable practices.

Inherently, technology will become cheaper over time while consumer expectations remain high — faster response time and progress rate. Hence, sustainability practices must be woven into everything an organisation does to have better outcomes.

To start, an organisation will need to take advantage of the tools and capabilities that are in the market. In the context of sustainability, organisations should create an environment that supports an ecosystem for collaboration while leveraging on technology.

Meanwhile, data is an asset for an organisation. Most organisations do not put in the discipline in managing data as they would for other assets. Data has to be connected to a platform where it can be shared, used and processed in a way that the organisation can understand the business better. For example, artificial intelligence is just another way to process large amounts of data to gain insights and build predictive models from it.

With technology, energy providers can either have a more efficient energy mix, supply and distribution or even have a green token or renewable credit platform that is operating on blockchain.

However, the energy industry needs to juggle regulatory mandates and policies. So, industry players will need to work harder at engaging the regulators to approve such market platforms while still meeting the needs of the consumer.

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SHARBINI SUHAILI Group Chief Executive Officer Sarawak Energy

Digitalising Our Business: A Sustainable Energy Future for Sarawak & Beyond Despite being Malaysia’s largest producer of electricity from hydropower, Sarawak Energy will be looking at other renewable energy sources such as solar and biomass to add into its energy mix by 2025. Currently, hydropower makes up more than 60% of its generation mix and total installed generation capacity stands at 4,701MW. Sarawak Energy is also working to increase this capacity to 5,449MW by 2020, and 7,115MW in 2025, as well as have 100% coverage in 2025.

The high mix of hydropower allows the company to offer the lowest electricity tariff in Asean for residential, commercial and small and medium enterprises. Its tariff is 38% lower than Peninsular Malaysia and less than half of Singapore. Low tariffs have allowed the state to attract energy-intensive industries in advancing the Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy (SCORE).

Among its efforts to diversify its energy mix, Sarawak Energy is building a pilot hydrogen production plant and a refuelling station to evaluate source’s viability and fuel cells to power the state’s transportation sector. To be located in Kuching and scheduled for completion in the first quarter of 2019, the refuelling station will be the first dedicated for transportation in Southeast Asia.

Hydrogen fuel buses will be running on Kuching roads by March 2019.

This provides opportunities to our position as a sustainable energy developer and to explore ways towards a green transportation system. The organisation is also enhancing its service fleet with more electric vehicles.

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DR. ALEXANDER KOTOUC Head of Product Management BMWi BMW Group

Visionary Mobility As the world moves towards digitalisation, industries need to change their business models.

Even Apple and Google have announced they are building cars. These developments have garnered a lot of public interest and that affects the business models of traditional players.

BMW already began a strategy years ago to stay ahead of these changes. It is no longer just a company that puts together sheets of metal to manufacture cars. Instead, it is to inspire people to be on the move, and get a sense of how mobility is perceived. Cars are part of this future of mobility but not necessarily the only part.

First, BMW addresses autonomous driving. The timeline for this is much closer than expected.

Within three years, autonomous driving will be seen on the road.

Secondly, the strategy involves electrification. It is already a new normal in some countries. The demand for electric vehicles (EV) is growing fast.

In 2013, BMW sold 311 units and in 2017, 100,000 units were sold.

The BMW i8 Roadster is a plug-in hybrid that only takes 4.6 seconds to accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h. Customers who want sustainability do not have to sacrifice looks and performance. By 2025, BMW will be pushing out 12 fully electric car models to cater to demand.

This demand has called for collaboration between mobility and energy. When BMWi was launched, it is to build a sustainable ecosystem to provide consumers with the convenience of being able to charge an EV almost anywhere.

Vienna, a city steeped in old architecture, was interested in providing a network of car chargers but worried about how it would affect the city’s image. However, it did not need to build new chargers but make use of existing infrastructure such as streetlights that could double up as chargers while the EVs are parked by the roads.

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DR. KEN KOYAMA Chief Economist & Managing Director Institute of Energy Economics Japan

Future Challenges for Global Power Market and Industry Some two-thirds of the global energy demand comes from fast-growing nations such as China and India as well as non-OECD countries, hence the future of energy development lies here.

Transportation and electrification will account for 75% of global energy demand by 2050, leading to an acceleration of electrification development. However, this development requires substantial investments.

When it comes to emerging Asian countries, reducing greenhouse gases emission remains a long-term challenge.

Combating air pollution is an immediate task. One of the best ways to approach it is to improve energy efficiency and accelerated electrification transition.

Energy supply industry also faces the need for market reform or deregulation. It

has already been implemented in advance markets while it is only beginning in emerging countries. However, there will be a “missing money� problem particularly in the competitive wholesale market.

Another issue that the supply industry will need to address is to have the desired energy mix to ensure energy security while continue to be sustainable. Many researchers have pointed to renewables being the winner in the future, although degree of growth will differ from country to country. While the intermittency issue of renewables can be bridged with the development of battery storage, it is still added cost for the energy supply industry.

The electricity supply industry has a lot of challenges ahead. These issues can be dealt with by use of sufficient planning, technology and via market reforms.

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KEYNOTE SESSION 3 ESI Digitalisation and Industrial Revolution (IR) 4.0

DR. VENU NUGURI Senior Group Vice President ABB Group’s Power Grids Division South Asia, Middle East and Africa

Big Shift in Power Systems Grid Edge Technologies Technology advancements have consistently reduced the cost of renewable energy and allowed such alternative power sources to penetrate the power portfolios of utility companies. However, utility companies still have to contend with intermittency and at the same time, consumers are adding their generation to the energy mix.

These disruptive developments are driving changes to the grid. The prices of photovoltaics in the 1980s and 1990s were in excess of US$50 per watt. Today, it is about 30 cents per watt and is expected to drop further. Similarly, this will happen to the prices of battery technologies.

Meanwhile, the current grid has to be able to take in the surge of renewable energy and there has been talk about the implementation of a global supergrid. On the other extreme are the micro and

nanogrids where each house has a rooftop generator producing enough for its own use and feeding the excess to the grid.

These are not contradictory scenarios but can co-exist to meet energy demand.

Energy storage and power quality are other elements of an evolving grid.

Digitalisation with the rise of the Internet of Things is key for the electricity supply industry. New business model and trends seen in the mobility industry will also affect the energy industry. For example, a German company that does not own any power plants or networks is able to aggregate more than 5,000 power generators of 1MW scale to provide for consumers.

The grid of the future will need to accommodate all these developments while ensuring energy security, maximum customer value and new business models remain sustainable.

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PAUL SCANLAN Chief Technology Officer Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd

Opportunities for Power companies as Telecom Operators Digitally Transform There is much room for the telecommunications and electricity supply industries to collaborate, with coordination from regulators. The installation of a telecommunications-based station needs inputs from both telecommunications and power utilities and if both could work together, customers could benefit from price reduction for energy and mobile usage.

For example, it takes a lot of electricity to power a traditional telecommunication base tower, somewhere between 10 and 20 kW. Now, a 5G base is about the size of a laptop. This base has a small footprint and consumes a lot less power, which is why many countries, including Malaysia, have started 5G and narrowband IoT trials.

The energy industry has poles, sites and power, and the telco industry needs poles, sites and power. On the other hand, the telco industry could assist the energy industry in the distribution network and in advanced metering infrastructure.

Another way the two industries can work together is to share resources. The electricity supply industry provides the sites, backhaul and fibre, which will lessen the need, cost and fuel for telcos to lay their cables in the same location.

Telcos have the communication network for the energy industry to leverage on to power PLC (power line communication) and narrowband IoT solutions. This synergy between the two industries will allow the sharing of resources while keeping costs low.

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KEYNOTE SESSION 3 ESI Digitalisation and Industrial Revolution (IR) 4.0

DR. HIROSHI OKAMOTO Executive Vice President TEPCO Power Grid Inc.

Utility 3.0: Digital Utility Shaping a Future Cyber-Physical Society The electricity supply industry is on the verge of utility 3.0 that will be driven by deregulation, decarbonisation, decentralisation, digitalisation and depopulation. It simply means the energy industry will see integration with other industries such as transportation and telecommunications.

There will be three major transformations from utility 3.0. The retail of electricity will see changes as consumer behaviour, expectations and usage evolve. Secondly, there will be a need for integration between centralised energy and the decentralised nature of prosumers. Lastly, the consolidation of infrastructure between the energy, transportation and telco industries.

TEPCO plans to install 29 million smart meters in Japan by 2020 after having installed 17 million to date. These meters are capable of providing information on electricity usage once every 30 minutes and would enable consumers to plan their usage in accordance with their needs.

The company is also involved in the establishment of a “drone highway” to prevent entanglement with the power cables. This system will guide drones flying around TEPCO’s transmission networks.

Meanwhile, areas surrounding the earthquake-stricken TEPCO’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in northern Japan are returning to normal. The company had undertaken measures to decontaminate the surrounding environment to safer levels.

Revitalising efforts for the locals include reviving a football stadium known as the J-Village Stadium that was used as a temporary shelter for workers involved in decommissioning the plant over the last seven years.

Some 410,000 employees were engaged in revitalisation promotion activities while 280,000 more were involved in decontamination-related activities between January 2013 and April 2017.

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CEPSI 2018 EXHIBITION Taking place alongside the conference was the CEPSI 2018 exhibition, which attracted about 150 companies, half of which were Malaysian. The rest hailed from China, Japan, Singapore, Indonesia, Australia, France, Germany, India, Ireland, South Korea, Portugal, Chinese Taipei, United Kingdom and United States.

Among the international exhibitors were Siemens, ABB, Huawei, Accenture, Shell, Nokia and Voith Hydro.

Trade visitors were able to glean pertinent information on the latest technological advancements in the energy sector while leveraging on network opportunities to expand their business reach.

Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO), PT PLN (PERSERO), SP Group and IHI Corporation received special awards from Tenaga Nasional Berhad for their innovative showcases during CEPSI 2018.

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KEYNOTE SESSION 4 ESI Innovation & Smart Solutions

ZUBIN POSTWALLA Marketing Leader China, East Asia Pacific, Grid Solutions, GE Power

Innovations in the Grid Space to Boost Sustainability, Resilience and Distributed Generation The energy sector has three transformation phases, each evolving at its own pace with one or more of these phases used in tandem to provide end-to-end solutions.

Centralised thermal power generation is designed to provide electricity to the masses. One of the biggest issues was peak demand where energy was not used efficiently. It was also dependent on fossil fuels that brought about fuel diversity issues. However, infrastructure was the hub and spoke format, as well as large high voltage transmission systems. Now, we have to ensure that this system is at its most efficient, perusing digitalisation solutions while remaining cost effective.

The renewables revolution came about to address sustainability. All nations are following this wave either with policies or incentives and the technology has matured enough to fully support it. However, there are unintended consequences coming up on the grid response. There are asset management solutions out there to counter load and response as well as the implementation of power quality correction solutions.

This has opened up the market to distribute solid-state where prosumers can put photovoltaics on their roofs and coupled with some storage to become selfsufficient. It will disrupt the market where the traditional models are shaken up.

It has allowed new players to enter the market at a much lower cost.

The impact of this technology on the grid has led to a two-way system where excess electricity can be redirected for use elsewhere. Thermal generation becomes a backup in this instance. The challenge will then be does the utility opt for battery storage or build a two-way electricity flow on the distribution side.

There has to be a balance among the three phases and backed up by sound policy and regulation. Digitalisation is already the way forward. However, bear in mind the cybersecurity risk it brings.

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YANG KUN Executive President China Electricity Council

The Practice and Responsibilities of China Power Industry under the Belt and Road Initiative Some five years ago when Chinese President Xi Jinping brought forth the Belt and Road initiative, it was to promote infrastructure construction and international interconnection. Over 100 countries and international organisations have actively supported and taken part in this initiative.

China’s power industry has been involved in the initiative by enhancing international cooperation, demonstrating great responsibility and commitment. In grid connection, China has connected its power network to Mongolia, Myanmar, Laos and so on.

In capacity cooperation, China’s power industry has invested more than US$8 billion to construct thousands of grids and generation projects in countries that are participating in the Belt and Road initiative. These projects will open up opportunities in global energy interconnection such as development strategy, backbone network and standardisation.

China will continue to enhance cooperation between these countries to further develop their energy infrastructure.

Many of these countries face power shortage and limited access, hence these projects will help improve livelihoods and quality of life for their citizens. The projects also have economic impact and create job opportunities.

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JAMES CHONG Managing Director Accenture Digital (Asean)

Digital - Powering Innovation in Next Generation Utilities to achieve Value and Growth Revenues of many utility companies in North America, Asia Pacific and Europe are falling due to deregulation, efficiency and compressive disruption. This disruption is a form of “insidious change” that is eating into the utilities industry. Over time, revenue and margins start to fall, diminishing the ability to reinvent.

There are four key areas that cause compressive disruption. One of them is consumer demand and expectation that come from the new digital age. Another is industry convergence where many companies in the power and telecommunications industries often find a better rate of success if they team up to offer solutions rather than going it alone.

Then there is distributed energy that is moving towards decentralisation. The last key area is technological advancement where benefits can have a social element in place.

These changes are ongoing but an organisation needs to react in a way that makes sense to it.

The traditional operating model of a utility no longer holds. Much like the telecommunications industry, utility companies face the same disruption.

The efficiency of power utilities often played a major role in a country’s industrial development in the past but against the backdrop of technological disruptions, they would now have to determine what would be their next phase of development in terms of innovative solutions.

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KAMAL BALLOUT Global Vice President of Energy Segment (Nokia)

Enabling New Business Models in Utility Industry with Communications In the early days, telcos owned the entire user experience. And when the industry was deregulated, that ownership was unbundled to allow for more players to be a part of it. Then an explosion of services such as Netflix, Amazon and Google came into the picture.

Change is inevitable for utility companies as costs for renewables and battery storage are going down. However, as consumers become more demanding, utility companies are forced to innovate. They have to come up with new features to keep consumers satisfied while looking at ways to boost revenue amidst a lower cost structure.

The lower costs have allowed for decentralisation.

Technology disruption has got utility and service providers looking at innovations for greater value to enhance and increase their portfolios, and to shape the future utility landscape.

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GAVIN D. BARFELD Chief Technology Advisor MERALCO

The New Digital Disruptors: Enabling a Sustainable Energy Future Technology disruptors and socio-economic factors have fuelled utility companies into becoming digital enterprises. In the Philippines, the rapid infrastructure development will contribute to higher energy demand and it has been estimated the country will need 43,000MW in additional power by 2040.

Utilities are also faced with rapidly evolving consumers. A study has shown that of the 160 million population in the Philippines, more than 67 million are active Internet and social media users — spending more than nine hours browsing and four hours on social media daily.

Today, there is a fresh wave of technology that will bring positive changes to the energy industry.

Blockchain has evolved from being used in digital currency to smart contracts, facilitating exchange of anything of value, including energy. In 2016, the first energy transaction on blockchain took place in a microgrid in Brooklyn, where citizens could buy solar power from one another.

There is also a project in Africa where smart meters and blockchain technology allow donors to

directly donate to the meters, ensuring the money goes to the intended users. Another platform allows those who bring solar energy to developing countries to earn bitcoins.

Blockchain can be used to facilitate payments, as seen in Germany where a company is running a pilot programme to authenticate and manage billing process for autonomous electric vehicles charging stations.

Another rising technology being used in the energy sector is fog and edge computing, where it can be applied in smart metering. With edge computing, it will help streamline the data from smart meters.

As artificial intelligence and machine learning matured in recent years, its implementation in the energy industry is imminent. In Japan, AI is used to enhance wind turbine efficiency by correlating wind predictions based on weather patterns for individual turbines.

With technological advancements and disruptions, utility companies will have to roll out more smart solutions for the benefit of consumers and to stay relevant.

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D. JOHN YESURAJ Manager - Technology, Power Transformers CG Power & Industrial Solutions, Ltd.

Sustainable Transformations: The Lessons from the Past Discussions held in energy councils usually revolve around energy trilemma — affordability, availability and sustainability. Affordability points to providing energy at a rate that is acceptable to the consumers and industries while availability means meeting current and future needs without sacrificing sustainability.

One of the roles of technology in the energy sector is to improve efficiency, especially when managing renewables. The implementation and rolling out of renewables depends on government policies and subsidies as well.

Energy needs have evolved. As agricultural, travel and consumer comfort demands grew, these industries built more machinery to keep pace. To feed the demand, it has pushed for accelerated fossil fuel usage, which is not sustainable in the long term.

Moving in tandem with technology has then allowed the energy sector to turn to more sustainable practices. Among the new technology that the industry has seen, it includes carbon capture and storage as it is not feasible stop fossil fuel usage yet.

The current challenge with renewables is that its output is yet to meet global energy demand. Energy conversion technology has to become more efficient to increase the use of renewables. On the other hand, usage of energy efficiency appliances, vehicles and lighting needs to be encouraged among consumers.

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DATO’ ABDUL RAZAK ABDUL MAJID Chairman Energy Council of Malaysia

MESI transformation - Evolution in a Revolution For any meaningful transformation to work in the energy industry, government reforms and support are needed from other industries. In the early days in Malaysia, there were flaws in the tariff design, fuel management and cost, and the lack of transparency, among others. Over the years, many reforms were carried out by the Malaysian government and Tenaga Nasional Berhad to address those flaws.

Now, tariffs in Malaysia are revised every six months, taking into consideration fluctuating fuel prices while energy security is no longer a huge problem. However, consumers do not have much choice or have any participation in the industry.

Malaysia will have to take new technology and decentralisation options into consideration. For example, electrification will be one of the drivers for the country’s energy sector to change, such as giving customers an option to charge their electric vehicles wherever.

Malaysia must up its game if the country wants to achieve its target of 20% electricity to be generated by renewable sources by 2030, compared to only 2% now. With this target, it should be a programme, with initiatives to achieve that.

The higher renewable energy target will depend on solar panel and battery prices, which will provide the impetus to drive higher renewable energy content. For now, installing solar panels on rooftops is about RM6,000 to RM7,000 per kilowatt. There are some incentives under the feed-in-tariff mechanism to install the solar panel, though the scope is limited. The more efficient way to implement renewables will be to introduce large-scale solar systems.

Future industry reforms will have to continue to address consumer usage changes, provide more options for Malaysians to participate in the industry and supply security while keeping up with technological advancements.

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EXPERIENCE MALAYSIA The uniqueness of Malaysia is not just restricted to its people and hospitality but is also visible in its architecture.

A trip to Malaysia will not be complete without visiting the sacred Hindu temple of Batu Caves and some national landmarks in Putrajaya, including Putra Perdana, the office of the prime minister.

Other landmarks in the heart of Kuala Lumpur that are worth seeing include the iconic Petronas Twin Towers, Selangor Pewter headquarters and the historic Bangunan Sultan Abdul Samad — next to the symbolic Dataran Merdeka.

CEPSI delegates visited these interesting locations that have been instrumental in shaping Malaysia and its people.

Batu Caves in Kuala Lumpur has become a bigger tourist attraction after the 272 steps leading to the main temple were repainted in vibrant colours. A must visit for first-time visitors to Malaysia, Batu Caves is also home to the country’s tallest Lord Murugan statue at 42.7 metres.

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VISIT TO HEART OF TNB On Day Five, registered delegates had the opportunity to see two Tenaga Nasional Berhad facilities — Meter Data Intelligence Centre and TNB CareLine.

TNB’s Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) is an architecture for automated, two-way communication between a smart utility meter and data centre. The goal of AMI is to improve and advance customer experience with real-time information at their fingertips. Meter Data Intelligence Centre (MDIC) is the heart of TNB’s AMI project that monitors and controls AMI.

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TNB CareLine is a central support and engagement centre for its customers. The facility consists of the Call Management Centre and One Stop Engagement Centre. TNB CareLine operates round the clock with the support of 500 skilled agents.

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TECHNICAL SESSIONS On Day One, Two and Three, there were a slew of technical sessions at CEPSI 2018 to facilitate the sharing of knowledge, ideas and case studies. Each session had at least 18 tracks, each with five industry experts from AESIEAP member countries.

The topics were varied, covering smart grids, distribution, research, data, sustainability, engineering, cybersecurity, seafloat power plant, consumer profiling and automation.

These sessions were particularly interesting and useful for those knee-deep in the electric supply industry. It also opens up possibilities of collaboration, data-sharing, technology exchange and networking opportunities.

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ABOUT AESIEAP The Association of the Electricity Supply Industry of East Asia and The Western Pacific (AESIEAP) was founded in 1975 in Hong Kong with the mission to foster cooperation, and share expertise and technology among organisations in the electricity supply industry.

AESIEAP also takes on the responsibility of studying industry issues and providing solutions that contribute to the development of the industry in East Asia and Western Pacific.

Its full members are the electric utilities from Australia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Chinese Taipei, French Polynesia, Hong Kong SAR, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Lao PDR, Macau SAR, Malaysia, Nepal, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Philippines. P.R. China, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam.

TNB is one of AESIEAP’s 10 founding members. For the 2017/2018 session, TNB President and CEO Datuk Seri Ir. Azman Mohd holds the AESIEAP presidency and leads the 23-member Executive Committee.

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NEXT HOST THE PHILIPPINES As CEPSI 2018 drew to a close, it was announced that the Philippines will host the conference in 2020. Manila Electric Company (Meralco) senior vice-president Ronnie L. Aperocho said he was excited with the opportunity his country has been given to host the prestigious conference.

“The excitement and nervousness are mixed up as much of the preparation needs to be done in less than two years. However, our confidence as the organiser is extremely high with strong support from the government and related agencies.

“We are looking forward to welcoming participants to Manila,” he said after the CEPSI 2018 Exco Council Meeting in Kuala Lumpur.

China was unveiled as the host for CEPSI 2022.

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