A Pusat Tenaga Malaysia recently launched two publications under the Malaysian Industrial Energy Efficiency Improvement Project (MIEEIP): the Industrial Energy Audit Guidelines: A handbook for energy auditors and the Malaysian ESCO Directory.

The publications were launched at the Second National Convention for Energy Professionals on 22 September 2003 by the Deputy Energy, Communications and Multimedia Minister, Datuk Tan Chai Ho. Datuk Tan represented the Honourable Minister Datuk Amar Leo Moggie.

The guidelines have been published to assist auditors in the industries and from energy service companies as well as the factory management to carry out energy audits as the first step towards energy management. Apart from tips on initiating and conducting energy audits, the handbook contains practical guidelines on the audit of six common energy systems, namely electricity supply and consumption, steam generation and distribution, compressed air, fans and blowers, pumps and electric motors. The contents are largely based on the common and established practices in energy auditing and the experiences of the MIEEIP team in carrying out audits at 48 Malaysian factories

Meanwhile, the directory of Malaysian energy service companies, or ESCOs was compiled to introduce the local ESCOs and the services that they offer to industrial and commercial clients. It also introduces some templates for agreements and case studies of ESCO projects in energy efficiency, using the energy performance contracting (EPC) approach.

Both these publications are available for limited distribution at PTM.

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