Malaysia to hold first International Geothermal Conference, 23-25 September 2024
Malaysia International Geothermal Conference 2024
Carlo Cariaga
22 Aug 2024
Registration is open for the first-ever Malaysia International Geothermal Conference taking place at the UKM in Selangor on 23-25 September 2024.
Malaysia will be holding its first-ever International Geothermal Conference at the Teknopolis Building of the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia on the 23rd to 25th of September 2025. (Link to conference location)
Registration to the Malaysia International Geothermal Conference (MIGC 2024) is still open. Click here to register.
Hosted by the Geothermal Research Group at the Department of Earth Sciences and Environment, UKM, the event aims to bring together experts and stakeholders in the geothermal energy sector to discuss advancements, share research, and explore opportunities for collaboration. The event is also a platform to highlight the geothermal potential of Malaysia and the work currently being undertaken to explore and characterize the resource.
“This is the first time that Malaysia will be holding a geothermal conference, so we did our best to give it an international scope. We have invited several international keynote speakers and organized local researchers to contribute and present their work in both oral and poster sessions,” said Dr. Mohd Hariri Afrin from the Department of Earth Sciences and Environment.
“We have also scheduled field trips to some of the top geothermal locations in Malaysia. We want to show the locations of the studies that we are doing. Participants will see how geothermal resources in Malaysia can be developed for tourism, and not just for electricity generation.”
“With this package, we believe that participants can have a good combination of a conference, exhibition, learnings from workshops, and a site visit. It is a great way to learn about the hot springs in Malaysia and our potential and opportunities for geothermal development.”
The closest that Malaysia has come to developing a geothermal power facility was back in the 2010’s when the Tawau site in Sabah was slated for a 37-MW power plant. Drilling at the site commenced in 2016 but the project had been declared abandoned in 2018 presumably due to funding issues.
The sector is seemingly undergoing a resurgence, however, with exploration efforts being undertaken by several groups. Aside from the work being done by the Geothermal Research group in UKM, an MoU had very recently been signed between Malaysian institutions and a UK-based geothermal consultancy for a detailed assessment of geothermal potential in Malaysia.
Source: Malaysia International Geothermal Conference
