Clean Power Asia Conference Held In Nusa Dua

Denpasar (Antara Bali) - Clean Power Asia Conference (CPA) which was attended by 600 professionals in the field of renewable energy and cleaner fossil energy, including the experts, is scheduled to be held in Nusa Dua, Bali, on 14-16 May 2012.

"The conference also brought together energy ministers various countries, regulatory agencies, power companies, investors, and providers of services and technology to discuss the latest developments related to renewable energy and energy from fossil fuels in Asia," said Director of the CPA Program Daria La Valle in a press statement received here on Saturday.

According to Daria, Indonesia became the mainstay of the countries in Asia in the use of electrical energy derived from renewable and clean fossil.

"Indonesia is a country with the greatest potential for renewable electricity generation of fossil fuel that is cleaner in Asia," he said.

He considered Indonesia contains the largest geothermal resources in the world. In addition, Indonesia has great potential in the field of bioenergy, solar, and water.

He said, several speakers presented at the conference, including Datuk Loo Took Gee who served as Secretary General of the Ministry of Energy, Green Technology and Water Malaysia, Dr Songpope Polachan (Director General of the Department of Mineral Fuels Thailand Ministry of Energy), Hatsady Sysoulath (Director General for Promotion of Renewable Energy Agency Ministry of Energy and Mines Laos).

Then Dr. Lavansiri the Director (Chairman of the Thailand Energy Regulatory Commission), Dr Kardaya Warnika (Director of New Energy, Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation and the Ministry of Mineral Resources), Nur Pamudji (President Director of PT PLN), and Shinta W Kamdani (Vice-Chairman Chamber of Commerce and Industry / Chamber of Commerce).

Datuk Mohd Nazri addition Shahruddin (Vice President Director of Power Plants Malaysia Tenaga Nasional Berhad), Yokihiro Hirabayashi (Deputy Director of International Business Development Department of Japan's J-Power), Dr Nattakit Parkpoom (Expert Planning Division of Energy Systems Power Plant Thailand EGAT), Heru Dewanto (Commissioner of PT Cirebon Electric Power), and Anupam Datta (Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation GM India).(IGT/T007)