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In Japan, February saw the first-ever electricity to water crossover. Kansai Electric Power Co., better known as Kepco, will be the first electric company to pick up a water service outsourcing contract, for Miki in Hyogo Prefecture.

This small-scale project for 30,000 people is a first step in Kepco’s plan to generate US$10m in annual sales from the sector in the Osaka area.

Two major infrastructure projects worth US$650 million are coming up in Malaysia, turning around a freeze on government spending in the sector. The US$390 million Langat II water plant ...

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