KL, RI resume talks on power grid

KL, RI resume talks on power grid

SINGAPORE : Malaysia and Indonesia have resumed discussions on
building the first interconnection between their national power
transmission grids, an official with Malaysia's state power
utility Tenaga Nasional Bhd. said Thursday.

He said discussions between Tenaga and Indonesia's state
utility PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara, or PLN, on building the
interconnection stalled in 1998 due to the financial crisis that
hit the region.

"We are currently talking to PLN about getting it
implemented," he said.

Tenaga and PLN are reviewing and discussing the technical
details of constructing the 50-kilometer underwater cable that
will connect Peninsular Malaysia's transmission grid to
Indonesia's Sumatra island. --Dow Jones