Friday, October 16, 2015

Technical Visit to Bakun Dam Bintulu

Date    :   11th December 2015 (Friday)
Time   :   6.30 a.m. – 5.00 p.m.
Venue :   Bakun Dam, Bintulu
          (Gathering Point at Miri Express Bus Terminal, Pujut Corner)
Fees     :   RM 400 (for members only)
          RM 550 (for non-members)

Age     : 21 years old and above.

SYNOPSIS
The Bakun Dam is an embankment dam located in Sarawak, Malaysia on the Balui River. The dam was built by Malaysia-China Hydro JV consortium, led by Sime Engineering Berhad of Malaysia (a subsidiary of Sime Darby and Sinohydro Corporation of China. It has the second tallest concrete-faced rockfill dam in the world. This project commenced in 1997 and officially started operation in 2011 under 100% government-owned company, Sarawak Hidro. The Bakun dam generates 2,400 megawatts (MW) of electricity for Sarawak Energy, which is wholly owned by the State Government of Sarawak.

PROGRAMME

Time
Programme
6:00am
Gather at Miri Express Bus Terminal, Pujut Corner.
6:15am
Registration of participants.
6:30am -10:30am
Depart from Miri Express Bus Terminal to Bakun Dam.
11:00am -1:30pm
Presentation on construction milestones and daily operation.
1:30pm – 5:00pm
Visit Bakun dam site.
5:00pm – 8:00pm
Depart from Bakun Dam to Bintulu
8:00pm
Check in at 101 Hotel, Bintulu.

REGISTRATION
Registration will be closed on 11th November 2015
Any enquiries, please contact Ir. Tian Foon Howe at
tianfoonhowe@gmail.com or 019-8158648

Please download the REGISTRATION FORM as below: