Awards
PBAPP CENTRAL LABORATORY WINS IKM “EXCELLENCE” AWARD FOR THE 3RD CONSECUTIVE YEAR
6 December 2019
PBAPP Central Laboratory received its third consecutive “Laboratory Excellence Award” from the Institut Kimia Malaysia (IKM), or the Malaysian Institute of Chemistry. This national award recognises Malaysian laboratories which comply with the MS ISO/IEC 17025:2005 laboratory accreditation and have achieved competency in the practice of analytical work.
The 2019 award given to the PBAPP Central Laboratory is specifically for the field of water testing. This laboratory won similar awards in 2017 and 2018.
PBA HOLDINGS BHD HONOURED TO RECEIVE AWARD FOR REWARDING SHAREHOLDERS
12 November 2019
PBA Holdings Bhd (PBAHB) has received an award for rewarding its shareholders well over 3 years. The Edge Media Group gave PBAHB The Edge-Centurion Club Corporate Award 2019 for the “highest return to shareholders over 3 years” in the telecommunications, media & utilities sector.The Edge-Centurion Club Corporate Awards were conceived to recognise Malaysia’s small and medium enterprises and their CEOs. One of the key criteria for “club membership” is market capitalisation of between RM100 million and RM1 billion.
MEF GIVES A GOLD AWARD TO PBAPP
8 October 2019
Perbadanan Bekalan Air Pulau Pinang Sdn Bhd (PBAPP) was chosen as one of two recipients of the inaugural Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) “Employer Excellence Gold Award 2019” on Tuesday, 8.10.2019. Human Resource Minister YB M. Kula Segaran presented the award to PBAPP and PBA Holdings Bhd CEO Dato’ Ir. Jaseni Maidinsa and PBAPP Head of Division, Human Resource, En. Mohammad Zulkifli bin Abdul Hamid.
PBAPP WINS TWO “PENANG TOP ACHIEVERS” AWARDS
28 September 2019
Perbadanan Bekalan Air Pulau Pinang Sdn Bhd (PBAPP) received two awards during “Penang Top Achievers 2019 Awards Nite” at the G Hotel. PBAPP won the “Industry Excellence in Public Service” award for its involvement in expanding corporate and community development, and steering the water supply business in Penang to greater heights.
PRIME MINISTER’S AWARD FOR PENANG WATER COMPANY CEO.
1 May 2019
Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad presented the “Anugerah Perdana Menteri Tokoh Mahir 2019” (APMTM 2019) to Dato’ Ir. Jaseni Maidinsa, the CEO of PBA Holdings Bhd (PBAHB) and Perbadanan Bekalan Air Pulau Pinang Sdn Bhd (PBAPP).
Dato’ Ir. Jaseni received the award at the Putrajaya International Convention Centre on 1 May 2019, in conjunction with the 2019 National Worker’s Day Celebrations. The APMTM 2019 recognises Dato’ Ir. Jaseni’s key contributions in championing, developing and promoting competency training programmes for the water supply industry in Malaysia.
PBAPP RECEIVES IKM “LABORATORY EXCELLENCE AWARD” FOR THE 2ND CONSECUTIVE YEAR.
7 December 2018
Institut Kimia Malaysia (IKM) has presented Perbadanan Bekalan Air Pulau Pinang Sdn Bhd (PBAPP) with its “Laboratory Excellence Award” for the second consecutive year. This award recognises the performance of the PBAPP Central Laboratory in the Sungai Dua Water Treatment Plant (Sg Dua WTP) in 2018.
The IKM award recognises PBAPP’s commitment to competent analytical testing of water, in accordance to the MS ISO/IEC 17025:2005 standards.
PBAPP CEO RECEIVES IEM PENANG’S “DISTINGUISHED ENGINEER AWARD”
2 November 2018
The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia, Penang Branch (IEM Penang) presented Dato’ Ir. Jaseni Maidinsa with its “Distinguished Engineer Award 2018”.
IEM Penang Chairman Ir. Yau Ann Nian presented the award to Dato’ Ir. Jaseni, the Chief Executive Officer of Perbadanan Bekalan Air Pulau Pinang Sdn Bhd (PBAPP) and PBA Holdings Bhd (PBAHB), at IEM Penang’s 51 Anniversary Dinner.
MALAYSIAN WATER ASSOCIATION AWARDS 2018
7 September 2018
PBAPP received two national level awards from the Malaysian Water Association (MWA). The awards were handed out by YB Dr. Xavier Jayakumar, the Minister of Water, Land and Natural Resources (KATS), in Putrajaya.
1) MWA Water Industry Achievement Award 2018 “Best Water Treatment Plant” for Sungai Dua Water Treatment Plant.
The Sungai Dua WTP is the largest WTP in Malaysia, with a maximum treated water capacity of 1,228 MLD. As at 2018, it produces more than 80% of the treated water that is distributed throughout the State of Penang daily.
2) Malaysia Water Award for Management 2018 awarded to Dato’ Ir. Jaseni Maidinsa, CEO of PBAHB and PBAPP.
This award recognises outstanding management in the fields of water or wastewater engineering.
MSOSH GOLD (CLASS 1) AWARDS
9 August 2018
Perbadanan Bekalan Air Pulau Pinang Sdn Bhd (PBAPP) won 2 Gold (Class I) Awards from the Malaysian Society for Occupational Safety and Health (MSOSH).
The gold awards were for achieving zero incidences of “lost time injuries” (LTI), accidents and dangerous occurrences at Plants (WTPs) in 2017. This is the first time that PBAPP has received MSOSH Gold (Class I) awards.
PBAPP’S INNOVATIVE WATER TREATMENT PLANT RESIDUE RE-CYCLING PROJECT WINS 2 AWARDS
A PBAPP project to re-cycle water treatment plant residue won the Penang State Innovation Award 2016 (Non-ICT Category) on 28/11/2017. This “green” project involves the conversion of the residue at the Sungai Dua Water Treatment Plant (Sungai Dua WTP) into a value-added material that may be used in clay brick production.
PBAPP also won the “Innovation Award Runner-Up” trophy for this project at the “International Greentech & Eco Products Exhibition & Conference Malaysia (IGEM) 2017” event in the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC) on 13/10/2017.
PBAPP launched an innovation project called “Conversion of Sungai Dua WTP residue into Clay Bricks” in 2009. Following various project innovation processes and tests, PBAPP has successfully produced “safe” clay bricks using water treatment plant residue. The clay bricks that PBAPP made (using Sungai Dua WTPR as a plasticizer) are non-toxic, inert and “safe” in terms of corrosivity, ignitability and reactivity. Moreover, the strength of the bricks, as building materials, complies with the Malaysian standard (MS 76:1976) and the European standard (BS EN771-1:2003) for clay bricks.
IKM EXCELLENCE AWARD 2017
8 December 2017
Perbadanan Bekalan Air Pulau Pinang Sdn Bhd’s (PBAPP’s) Central Water Laboratory received the “IKM Laboratory Excellence Award 2017” from Institut Kimia Malaysia (IKM–Malaysian Institute of Chemistry) on 8/12/2017 at the Sime Darby Convention Centre, Kuala Lumpur.
IKM hands out the award exclusively to laboratories that “comply with the MS ISO/IEC 17025:2005 accreditation and that have achieved competency in the practice of analytical work”.
PBAPP’s Central Water Laboratory is accredited to MS ISO/IEC 17025:2005, the Laboratory Accreditation Scheme of Malaysia (SAMM), for the testing of raw water, settled water and treated water. Located in the Sungai Dua Water Treatment Plant (WTP) in Seberang Prai Utara, the Central Laboratory is part of the Package 12 treatment plant works that was officially opened by YAB Tuan Lim Guan Eng on 3/6/2016.
MSOSH Gold (Class II) Award for Batu Feringghi Water Treatment Plant.
24 August 2017
PBAPP’s Batu Feringghi Water Treatment Plant earned the “Gold (Class II)” award (utilities sector) from the Malaysian Society for Occupational Safety & Health (MSOSH), for recording Zero (0) “dangerous occurrences”, accidents and “lost time injury” at this water treatment plant during the year of evaluation.
Located on a hillside overlooking the Batu Ferringhi beachfront, the Batu Ferringhi Water Treatment Plant was commissioned in the year 2000 to treat raw water from the Teluk Bahang Dam. With 28 No. of workers and maximum treatment capacity of 120 million litres per day (MLD), it produces potable water that is distributed to the north-western coastline areas of Tanjong Bungah, Batu Ferringhi and Teluk Bahang on Penang Island.
ASEAN Federation of Engineering Organisations (AFEO) Awards 2015
Perbadanan Bekalan Air Pulau Pinang Sdn Bhd (PBAPP) received two awards at the 33rd Conference of the ASEAN Federation of Engineering Organisations (CAFEO) on 25 November 2015.
ASEAN Federation of Engineering Organisations (AFEO) Engineering Award
The ‘ASEAN Outstanding Engineering Achievement Project Award’ (2015) was conferred upon PBAPP for its engineering achievements at the Sungai Dua Water Treatment Plant (Sungai Dua WTP) in Seberang Perai. This award recognises outstanding engineering achievements in ASEAN countries. Its citation states: ‘The basis for this award shall be an engineering achievement that demonstrates outstanding engineering skills, that have made a significant contribution to the engineering process and the quality of life in ASEAN.’
ASEAN Federation of Engineering Organisations (AFEO) Honorary Member Award
The second AFEO award for PBAPP is the conferment of the ‘AFEO Honorary Member’ upon PBA Holdings Bhd and PBAPP Chief Executive Officer Dato’ Ir. Jaseni Maidinsa. This award is given to persons ‘who have rendered outstanding services to the engineering profession, the institution and/or the nation.’ Dato’ Ir. Jaseni has served in PBA, PBAPP and PBAHB for 30 years.
PBAPP and PBAHB CEO Dato’ Ir. Jaseni Maidinsa (left) receiving the ASEAN AFEO Award for the Sungai Dua Water Treatment Plant.
Dato’ Ir. Jaseni Maidinsa (centre), senior PBAPP managers and engineers with the two ASEAN AFEO awards won by PBAPP.
KeTTHA INDUSTRY AWARDS
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PBAPP was named as Malaysia’s ‘Water Services Operator of The Year” in the inaugural KeTTHA Industry Awards (KIA) ceremony organised by the Ministry of Energy, Green Technology and Water (KeTTHA) on 21 November 2013.
PBAPP also received the inaugural “Efficiency Award” in the water industry category, scoring a memorable “double” for Penang in the field of sustainable water supply management.
LEADING A JICA PARTNERSHIP PROJECT
NRW represents water loss in the water supply Industry. The reduction of NRW is important because less water loss means more water availability for consumers. NRW percentage is regarded worldwide as a key performance indicator in the water supply industry. To put it simply, a water supply operator with a low NRW percentage is generally regarded to be an efficient water supply operator.
In 2013, PBAPP recorded a NRW percentage of 18.2% for Penang, as compared to the national average of 36.6%, as reported in the Malaysia Water Industry Guide 2013.
In short, Penang’s NRW percentage was less than half of the national average. It was also the lowest amongst all the states in Malaysia. In fact, since PBAPP was incorporated in 1999, Penang’s NRW percentage has consistently been the lowest in Malaysia.
Accordingly, in 2014, PBAPP was appointed by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), to serve as the lead organisation for the implementation of the JICA Partnership Programme on “NRW (Non Revenue Water) Reduction Technology Training and Capacity Building in Malaysia”.
The aim of this project is for PBAPP to acquire the latest Japanese technology in NRW management to further reduce water loss In Penang. A team of PBAPP engineers and technicians will be trained to serve as NRW lecturers. Once this team is ready, PBAPP will then provide NRW reduction training for other water supply operators throughout Malaysia, with endorsement from the Ministry of Energy, Green Technology and Water (KeTTHA).
The duration of the project is from 1 January 2014 – 30 November 2016. JICA will provide a partnership grant of RM1.6 million for expenses while PBAPP will allocate the land for the ‘training field” and appoint a team of lecturer trainees. PBAPP will also provide the training facilities at the Penang Water Services Academy (PWSA).
JICA has also appointed Tokyo Suido Services, or TSS, to work directly with PBAPP on this project. TSS has helped Tokyo to achieve 3.3% NRW.
On 18 March 2014, JICA, PBAPP and TSS signed an agreement to formalise the partnership programme, witnessed by the Chief Minister of Penang, YAB. Tuan Lim Guan Eng and the Consul-General of Japan, H.E. Mr. Ryuji Noda.
WATERLINKS AWARD
Together with PDAM Tirta Musi Palembang, PBAPP won the international “WaterLinks” Award for “Best Water Operator Partnership (WOP)” in 2011.
WaterLinks represents the International Water Association (IWA), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). USAID has been implementing initiatives in Asia through its Environmental Cooperation-Asia (ECO-Asia) projects.
The WOP project is one of ECO-Asia’s key water supply initiatives. As a participant, PBAPP has been sharing its best practices and core competencies with PDAM Tirta Musi, the water supplier for the province of Palembang in Indonesia since December 2009.
The initial target for the partnership was to improve water supply services to 40,000 residents. At the point of initiation, more than 70% of these residents had intermittent water supply for 10-12 hours daily.
By focusing on non-revenue water (NRW) management and capacity development, PBAPP helped PDAM Tirta Musi to improve continuous water supply and increase access to safe drinking water for the benefit of 150,000 residents; and water supply availability has been upgraded to 24 hours a day.
A total of 80 PDAM Tirta Musi personnel were also trained by the Penang Water Services Academy (PBAPP’s sister-company that specialises in water industry training services).
Penang Green Office Certification by the Penang Green Office Council
OTHER AWARDS RECEIVED
| 2011 | Penang State Level Safety Week 2011 Video Presentation on Safety Best Video and Best Director |
| 2006 | Gold ( Class II ) – OSH Awards by the Malaysian Society for Occupational Safety & Health |
| 2001 | MWA Outstanding Water Award for Management 2001 by the Malaysian Water Association |
| 2001 | Silver Award – OSH Awards by the Malaysian Society for Occupational Safety & Health |