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11th Feb 2008

Brunei and Japan conducted joint project in Electric Supply Industry

            The Japanese government have sent experts from the Japan Electric Power Information Centre, Inc (JEPIC) and a Senior Officer of Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry to Brunei Darussalam to implement a joint project under the Brunei-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (BJEPA).

The aim is to assist in the review of and propose improvements to the existing electricity supply in Brunei Darussalam.  Projects concerned with the regulatory framework of Brunei’s electricity supply industry include licensing procedures and tariffs, billing systems and revenue collection mechanisms.  Projects concerned with the technical aspect include technical advice on operations and maintenance regimes of the power generating equipment such as boilers, steam turbines, heat recovery steam generators (HRSG) and gas turbines.

            Experts, who will be in Brunei until 15th February, will share information based on their experience and discuss with middle and top management from the government sector.