POWER-GEN Africa

Event contact title
Worldwide Sales:
Event contact first name
Leon
Event contact last name
Stone
Email
leons@pennwell.com
Event contact telephone number
+44 1992 656 671
Description
POWER-GEN Africa will move to Cape Town, Republic of South Africa, on 17-19 March 2014 and will once again provide comprehensive coverage of the power needs, resources, and issues facing the electricity generation industries across sub-Saharan Africa.Africa?s power requirements continue to expand with the rapid growth and development through out the continent driving the need for more widespread and reliable electricity.With POWER-GEN Africa?s conference and exhibition focusing on all aspects of the conventional power industry, focusing on the development and demands within sub-Saharan Africa, the event brings together the world?s leading power equipment suppliers along with those developing power infrastructure in this dynamic region of the world.POWER-GEN Africa targets those who work in the utility and private power sectors, engineering and commercial personnel from the equipment manufacturing and consulting fields. The event will address professionals from energy intensive industries with responsibility for ensuring power supply, and officials and ministers from the national and regional political spheres who are tasked with energy policy.The three day event will feature a multi-track conference and an exhibition with many of the leading suppliers from both the International and African power sectors demonstrating their latest technologies once again.
Attendee information
WHO ATTENDS POWER-GEN AFRICA? Public and municipal utility owners & managers?? ??? Government and regulatory executives Independent power producers?? ??? Original equipment manufacturers Power / heat plant owners & operators?? ??? Plant service sector Project developers & managers?? ??? Fuel suppliers Design/structural/construction engineers?? ??? Industrial facilities personnel Mechanical/electrical/plant engineers?? ??? Strategic and portfolio investors Industry consultants and advisers?? ??? Energy traders Trade Press??
Exhibitor information
POWER-GEN Africa offers unrivalled networking opportunities connecting the utility-scale renewables and general power industry. The exhibition floor is populated by major players in the conventional power generation and renewables sectors, alongside a high-level conference featuring strategic and technical presentations by leading experts in the renewable power energy field.
Partner Voices
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