YTL clinches three awards at Asian Power Awards 2017![]() Tan Sri Dr Francis Yeoh was named the CEO of the Year for YTL Power International Berhad at the Asian Power Awards 2017 Asian-Power, 21 September 2017 Over a hundred senior executives and prime industry figures flocked to the Conrad Bangkok on September 20 for the awards night in Thailand. The gala night featured 64 awards this year as nominations jumped to 135. ![]() YTL's power projects under Attarat Power Company PSC clinched the Innovative Power Technology of the Year and Coal Power Project of the Year (Silver) for its 2 x 277 MW Oil Shale Mine-Mouth Power Project at Attarat Um Ghudran, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. YTL also clinched two other awards for its power projects under Attarat Power Company PSC, Jordan, namely the Innovative Power Technology of the Year and Coal Power Project of the Year (Silver) for its 2 x 277 MW Oil Shale Mine-Mouth Power Project at Attarat Um Ghudran, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. The company's investment in Jordan's oil shale plant is its first in the Middle East, and the firm is seeking to expand its investments in the region in the infrastructure, water, roads, communications, tourism and industry sectors. According to Yeoh, construction work has begun at the site of the US$2.1 billion oil shale-fired power plant, which will generate about 470 megawatts annually, about 15 percent of Jordan's overall electricity production. |