Classroom Training: Remaining (Useful) Life Assessment of Power Utility Assets, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 14 and 15 October 2025
14 and 15 October 2025. A second training program delivered on the topic Remaining (Useful) Life Assessment of Power Utility Assets. This course was attended by participants from Sabah Electricity Sdn. Bhd. and Kyudenko Malaysia Sdn Bhd. The program focused on methodologies and diagnostic approaches for evaluating the condition of critical power assets, estimating their […]
Grid Forming ESS Forum: Malaysia Chapter, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 17 October 2025
On 17 October 2025, during AEBF2025, Huawei Digital Power hosted the Grid Forming ESS Forum: Malaysia Chapter. I was invited to contribute and deliver a talk in the BESS Safety Workshop. The short talk centered around use cases of BESS in the power grid, and the power utility mindset in asessing and adopting batteries. My […]
Enabling Subsea Interconnectors in ASEAN Workshop, Manila, The Philippines, 14 – 16 October 2025
This week, the Enabling Subsea Interconnectors workshop convened in The Philippines, bringing together representatives from all ASEAN member states alongside participation from the upcoming new member, Timor Leste. The workshop provided an important platform to advance dialogue on the ASEAN Power Grid (APG), with knowledge sharing through a series of interesting case studies. A nice […]
Classroom Training: Utility-scale Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 29 and 30 September 2025
29 and 30 September 2025. The 4th technical training session on the topic of Utility-Scale Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) this year. Attended by 35 participants from various backgrounds including hydro and solar PV plants operators, transmission system operators, consultants and quality assurance engineers. Among the new areas covered in this session, we briefly explored: […]
Volta Forensic at Battery Associates 2025 Battery Day, 25 September 2025
Volta Forensic is featured in the sixth edition of Battery Associates 2025 Battery Day. The event culminates leaders across battery industries and showcasing panels and deep-dives on pressing battery developments. The first panel touches on Advances in BESS Technologies and Deployment in APAC. Here I shared insights from Malaysia and around the world on the […]
Volta Forensic is proud to be an associate inspector with the Global Inspection Team at KEMA Labs since 2023
Volta Forensic is proud to be an associate inspector with the Global Inspection Team at KEMA Labs since 2023. A trusted name in the power utilities industry for close to 100 years. We support in carrying out failure investigations, testing, inspection and certification services for various power utility customers in and around APAC. View KEMA […]
Classroom Training: Electrical Failure Investigations, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 18 and 19 August 2025
A two-day public training course on the topic of Electrical Failure Investigations. This time with participants from power utilities, an oil & gas, a government organization, OEM and inspection companies. Failures are never random. Every incident leaves clues and can occur at different stages of either design, manufacturing, installation, operation, or environment. With the right […]
Customized Training: Submarine Power Cables – Design to Deployment, TNB Labs, Malaysia, 12 – 14 August 2025
12 – 14 August 2025. Just concluded a 3-day customized Submarine Power Cables – Design to Deployment training with my former colleagues at TNB Labs Sdn. Bhd. The program covered the full lifecycle of submarine power cable projects; from system design considerations and manufacturing quality assurance to installation methodologies and post-deployment monitoring. We explored technical […]
Workshop: Overview of Electrical Failure Investigations for Power Utilities, PLN Postgraduate Students at UNITEN, 8 August 2025
8 August 2025. Ending the week through a nice engagement with postgraduate students from PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara at Universiti Tenaga Nasional. I enjoyed the positive exchange of experiences and high spirits among the participants of this group. Thank you Institute of Sustainable Energy (ISE) – HICoE for the opportunity to collaborate.
Classroom Training: Forensic Investigations and Failure Analysis (FIFA) of Power Utility Equipment, Department of Electrical Services (DES) Brunei, 23 – 24 July 2025
It was a privillege to deliver a training session on Forensic Investigation and Failure Analysis of Medium and High Voltage Power Utility Equipment under the HAPUA (Heads of ASEAN Power Utilities/Authorities) platform. This session brought together passionate and experienced professionals from Department of Electrical Services (DES) Brunei, Electricité du Laos (EDL), Barakas Power Station, Brunei […]