In-house Training for UniKL British Malaysia Institute: Utility-scale Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), 22 and 23 January 2026
First time delivering in-house technical training for participants from academia. Thank you Universiti Kuala Lumpur (UniKL) British Malaysia Institute. We discussed some interesting research topics relating to Battery Energy Storage System functions, performance degradation and safety. Always a pleasure to exchange views on these areas of interest. Thank you IK Academy for the collaboration.
Submarine Power Cables Failure Investigations
Submarine power cables are among the most critical and expensive assets in modern power systems. When failures occur, understanding the true root cause is essential for effective recovery, claims resolution, and preventing recurrence. At Volta Forensic, we provide independent forensic engineering and root cause investigation services for submarine and subsea power cable failures, supporting utilities, […]
In-house Training for Sabah Electricity: Utility-scale Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), 18 and 19 December 2025, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.
Closing this year with an in-house training for the Distribution Network Operator (DNO) team at Sabah Electricity focusing on Utility-Scale Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS). This programme was attended by 30 engineers drawn from the Asset Management, Operations & Maintenance (O&M), Project and Planning departments. The various backgrounds created nice opportunities for cross-functional discussions on […]
Classroom Training: Utility-scale Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 3 and 4 December 2025
3rd and 4th December 2025 A nice mix of participants this time in the Utility-scale Battery Storage Systems (BESS) training. I noticed that the mean age of participants is slowly shifting now at the end of about 2 years of offering this training. Before it was a topic of interest for participants under 30 years […]
In-house Training for Vysus Group: Utility-scale Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), 4 to 5 November 2025, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Great to spend the week with the Vysus Group Malaysia team for an in-house session on the topic of Utility-Scale Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS). Appreciate the active participation and thoughtful discussions from Vysus consultants especially from their experiences working on projects for the Australian power grid and its National Electricity Market (NEM). In this […]
Customized In-house Training for Sarawak Energy Berhad: HV and EHV Power Cables – Design to Deployment, Kuching, Malaysia, 27 to 30 October 2025
27 to 30 October 2025. It was a great pleasure to spend the past week with the Sarawak Energy Substation Engineering and Power Cable Projects teams, sharing insights and field experiences in a technical training on the topic of HV and EHV Power Cables. This customized in-house course was attended by a total of 50 […]
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: […]