Energy Magazine June 2017 | Page 71

and maintenance ( O & M ) contracts in Kuwait , two in Pakistan and one in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia .
Although TNB REMACO has built a global presence , its roots are firmly planted in Malaysia : “ As of
December 2016 , we have executed a contract for a Long-Term Ser vice Agreement ( LTSA ) with Petronas Gas Berhad ( PGB ,) the national petroleum company of Malaysia ,” Yusoff says . PGB awarded a MYR160 milion contract to TNB REMACO for the maintenance of its gas turbine and related equipment for the Central Utility Facility ( CUF ) in Gebeng and Ker teh , for a duration of 6 years .
“ Customer requirements keep on changing ,” Anuar Yusoff says . “ They keep on pushing their expectations . For an example , TNB used to carr y out a planned maintenance outage for roughly 50 days in the late 80s , but now clients requested a shor ter outage period , and we have to work 24 / 7 to fulfil their requirements . To suppor t that , we need to have highly skiled and dedicated personnel , and the latest equipment .” When the
petroleum prices rose in the early 2000s , TNB REMACO lost some of these employees to the O & G sector . However , the firm worked hard to develop teams of adept and robust personnel , and during the last five years has managed to maintain a low turnover . Yusoff adds , “ We have a good remuneration package that is within the best in Malaysia . In terms of competencies , we have a systematic training system which is conducted by TNB owned technical training centre , namely ILSAS . We have a training module where for the first three years of entering into TNB REMACO , al personnel wil enrol into dedicated
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