The CEO Magazine Asia — January 2018

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Empowering

ECONOMIES

A combination of deep industry knowledge and

strategic global partnerships has put Edra at the

top of South East Asia’s independent power sector.

WORDS HOLLY JOHNSON • IMAGES EDRA POWER HOLDINGS SDN BHD

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s Malaysia’s second-largest independent power

producer (IPP), Edra Power Holdings Sdn Bhd

places strong emphasis on its dedicated multicultural

workplace, the reliability and safety of its electricity

supply, and the optimisation of its costs structure.

Headquartered in Kuala Lumpur and focused on gas

power generation, Edra has 13 integrated power projects throughout

Malaysia, Egypt, Bangladesh, the United Arab Emirates and Pakistan,

with a total installed capacity under management of 6,532.5 megawatts.

Edra was formed in 2014 from the consolidation of three major

IPPs in Malaysia – Powertek Energy Group, KLPP Group and Jimah

Energy Group – each with an impressive history of more than

20  years in the development, operation and maintenance of power

plants. With more than 30 years of industry experience, President

and Executive Director Datuk Wira Mark William Ling Lee Meng

was a key player in the smooth success of this transition. »

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