TNB invites abstracts for CEPSI 2018

KUALA LUMPUR: Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) is calling for abstracts for technical papers on electricity supply from professionals to be presented in an international conference to be held in September.

TNB chief corporate officer Datuk Roslan Ab. Rahman said TNB, as host of the Conference of the Electric Power Supply Industry (CEPSI) 2018, was calling for the technical papers for the event from Sept 17-22, here.

“We are accepting abstracts from professionals in the electricity supply industry,” said Roslan who is also Association of the Electricity Supply Industry of East Asia and the Western Pacific (AESIEAP) 2017/2018 secretarygeneral.

“The technical papers should fall under any of the eight identified categories — Sustainability and Green Energy; Generation and Future Alternatives; Transmission and Future Grid; Distribution and Advanced Network; Smart Grid and New Technology; ICT and Innovation; Retail and Customer Service; and Business Transformation.

“Details about the categories and guidelines for submitting the abstracts and papers can be accessed from www.cepsi2018kl.org,” he said, adding that the closing date for submission of the papers was April 16.

The selected papers will be presented at the technical sessions of CEPSI 2018. The sessions are for the sharing of case studies, onsite lessons and experiences, overview of recent technologies and design strategies, and industry best practices.

Registration for individual and group for the 22nd edition of CEPSI 2018 is open.

Over 1,500 delegates, comprising industry leaders, senior executives, government officials and professional experts from all over the world are expected to attend the conference.