TNB to host CEPSI 2018

KUALA LUMPUR: Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) will host the 22nd Conference of the Electric Power Supply Industry (CEPSI) 2018 at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre here from September 17 to 22.

TNB president/chief executive officer, Datuk Seri Azman Mohd said the conference will address issues related to power supply, including megatrends, sustainability, energy trilemma, digitalisation and smarter future.

“We are expecting over 1,500 delegates, industry leaders and players in the electricity supply industry and energy from East Asia and the Western Pacific at the conference,” he told reporters after the soft launch of CEPSI 2018 yesterday.

Azman, who also the Association of the Electricity Supply Industry of East Asia and Western Pacific (AESIEAP) President, said some 250 power utilities and suppliers will display their products, services and leading edge technologies during the conference.

CEPSI 2018, themed, “Reimagining Utility of the Future” will underpin the current scenario of how the electric supply industry is transforming in response the emergence and convergence of technology disruptions, economic shifts, evolving sustainability and regulatory requirements, as well as increasing customer expectations.

He said collaboration with utility and industry players across the globe is necessary to address these trends as various stakeholders can share their experiences and strategies on how to better serve consumers.