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Power-Gen’s advisory board to review submissions

ABU DHABI, February 19, 2015

The Advisory Board of the 13th annual Power-Gen Middle East Conference and Exhibition, the region’s premier exhibition for all aspects of the power generation industry, recently convened to review submissions of abstracts by experts from all over the world.

Among the most popular subjects for the abstracts have been operation and maintenance, fossil fired technology and renewable energy technology, in the technical track and market trends, strategic planning- project issues, renewable energy and market structure and regulation in the strategic track.

The conference is set to take place at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (Adnec) from October 4 to 6.

Dedicated to conventional power generation, renewable and alternative energy industries, Power-Gen provides a regional platform for the power industry to discuss challenges and solutions for advancing the future of the energy sector, said a statement.

The event will attract senior executives, industry leaders and top engineers from over 80 countries across from around the world, the event is critical to discussions about how GCC countries can meet the estimated 6 to 10 per cent annual surge in demand for power, which is around 8 GW of additional capacity; especially since GCC countries are projected to invest more than $300 billion in some 20 energy projects by 2020, it added.

Reflecting the international scope of the conference, the 41-member advisory board features global experts from UAE, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Switzerland, Jordan, Greece and Germany, who reviewed the 130 submissions received up until applications closed on January 30.

Speaking of the theme of the event ‘Sharing Technology Innovation’, Nigel Blackaby, event director, said: “Power-Gen is undoubtedly a key forum to discuss the most crucial issues in the power industry and their solutions to meet the challenge of the growing demand for electricity in the region in a sustainable way.”

“We have received a tremendous response from the community this year, with the balance of conventional and alternative generation technologies ensuring a stellar line up of conference speakers at the event,” he added.

Tauseef H Farooqi, commercial director, Taweelah Asia Power Company, said: “The advisory board meeting brought together experts from across the world to finalise the event agenda for Power-Gen, one of the most significant events for the industry. Among the topics discussed, the status of the oil prices remained a constant.”  

“The prevalent low prices present unique opportunities to the power generation industry as oil is a key raw material. The only impact I see is a potential reduction in investment in the industry in the short-term as oil continues to remain a key source for revenue for regional economies,” he added. - TradeArabia News Service




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