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.