Voith Hydro, Widad to bid for hydro projects in Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR: Voith Hydro GmbH & Co KG has partnered Widad Business Group Sdn Bhd (WBG) to seek and bid for hydro projects in Malaysia.

The German manufacturer and full-line supplier for hydropower plants and relevant engineering services company said it had today entered into a Memorandum of Collaboration with WBG on the venture.

Head of sales and proposal service and upgrade Markus Kaufmann said Voith Hydro had been setting footprints for years with more than 50 per cent of Peninsular Malaysia hydropower plant capacity provided by it.

This included schemes at Sungai Perak or Cameron Highlands, Pahang.

“The Asean region and hydropower market is important to us, and we would like to increase our presence here by providing high technological expertise which has been our trademark for 150 years,” he said in a statement today.

Kaufmann said there was a need to collaborate with a partner that complemented Voith Hydro’s solutions, services and experience, and can help to open up more doors of opportunities locally.

“WBG fills in this gap perfectly with their track record in relevant industries and sizeable past projects in both the public and private sector,” he added.

WBG founder and group executive chairman Tan Sri Muhammad Ikmal Opat Abdullah said the partnership would pave the path for the two organisations to focus on and foster collaboration in mutual beneficial opportunities in Malaysia.

“We are already in talks to develop joint activities and look forward to prospects of further developing our partnership in the future,” he said.

WBG is focusing on construction, integrated facility management (IFM), property development and information and communications technology (ICT) services.

WBG has more than 20 years in construction, IFM and ICT services via its listed units Widad Group Bhd and Dataprep Holdings Bhd.

Voith Hydro is one of the leading industrial partners for power plant operators worldwide.

In more than 30 locations in 24 countries, Voith Hydro has developed customised, long-term solutions and services for large- and small- power plants all over the world.

It is estimated that a quarter of the energy generated worldwide from hydropower is produced with turbines and generators from Voith Hydro.

Source: NST